Chinese Again!
Lent is over! and well I did end up giving up something after some weight gain, Chinese food. I love fried chicken smothered on delicious sauce, but it just seems like combination of grease, sugar and soy sauce is my kryptonite. So along with my promise of drinking a healthy morning fruit and vegetable smoothie I did not each Chinese for almost 40 days. I am looking forward to eating some fried goodness again, but a lot more conscious about what it does to my system.
The WLC has been a challenge for me this time. After being excited that my weight was way lower (probably just a low dehydrated weight or something) than I expected, BAM I saw what my real weight really was, and I have been able to stay around 251 consistently for most of the challenge. I have lost inches which is great and clothes feel better which actually means a lot more. Nuke has actually lost a whooping 22 pounds and Jeff 16 as of last week! (Great job guys.)
I might do a little push on the last two weeks and see if I can jump start my system and maybe get bellow 240. The weather is getting nicer and outdoor activities will probably be more conducive to getting in shape. I know nutrition and exercise will be the key to getting in good shape again, and it seems like this time the changes however small will be long lasting.
22 pounds sounds like a lot to most people, and I AM really happy with it. On the other hand it is barely 5% of my weight and I have a lot of work yet to do.
Ideally I could keep losing at say half this rate, and drop another 45% by the end of the year (not counting the occasional plateau). I think more exercise would help (Logtar and I have discussed this), but I give myself a pass too often because of my sore knees.
On the food front, I DID have a couple Reese’s eggs over the holidays but for the most part my new eating habits are starting to settle in. I have breakfast and lunch under control, but still sometimes take too large of a serving at dinner (and feel bloated and miserable if I finish).
I just wanna say thanks Logtar! I had started trying to be healthier on my own, but because of you I am paying more attention. The encouragement helps a bunch!
Nice work Nuke! Very nice, keep it up!
I’m in the process of trying to lose weight myself and I”m pretty frustrating from only losing 5 lbs. in the past 2 1/2 months, despite eating better and exercising 3 – 4x a week (for at least 40 min. per session). My pants are a little looser but not enough. I don’t keep a lot of junk food around, but I think my achilles heel is portion control and instead of going back for more, I eat broccoli or spinach.