Back on Track

Ate too much yesterday and was full but still under 1,000 calories. Vegetables are great! Mushrooms, onions, zucchini with garlic, curry, basil & pepper. Interesting combo but good.

Looks like the rain has stopped for a few days. The mountains are covered with snow. It was in the 30s in the valleys last night. Saw lots of frost on the ground this morning on the way to work. 

Working all day today from 7:30 am to 10:00 pm with only a 1/2 hour break. Is that legal? I wonder if they will pay me overtime pay. Probably not. I think my contract precludes that but this work is sub work. I wonder....

The Lost (Gained) Weekend

I was away for the weekend. Ate too much to track so I estimated 3,000 calories per day. In the past, I would have fallen off the wagon completely but things are different now. I have a goal and I'm sticking to the program. My goal has been pushed out 2 weeks. I'll get there.

Found a inexpensive little kitchen food scale at Sur la table. Now I can weigh the food I eat to really see what the caloric content is.

Still raining here in Southern California. Supposed to clear up tomorrow. I'll stop at the grocery store tonight to stock up on fruits and vegetables. Bought tomato juice by mistake last week instead of V8. Similar but I like the V8 better. Now I need to choke down 11 cans of the tomato juice unless I can find some vodka.

The demons won the fight

No In-N-Out!

Fought a lot of demons today. Thought about In-N-Out burgers. Looked up taco calories on the Internet. Taco Bell tacos = 110 calories. Not too bad. 3 for lunch would be within my limits. But Taco Bell? Gross. Need to find another place. Maybe the Crazy Chicken?

But I pushed those demons to the side and went with my standard fare as per Jared. 6" ham sub (290 cals)... Filling. I'll finish the other 1/2 for dinner. I'll probably go for a large naval (110 cals) and a nectarine (90 cals) when I get home later tonight. 

Now, I need another coffee (5 cals). The weather has taken a turn for the worse. From sunshine to completely overcast in a couple of hours, and this Starbucks is freeeeeezing!

Back to pre-Super Bowl Weight

It took three days but I got rid of what I gained on Super Bowl weekend. I'm back on track. Feelin' good.

Adjustments

Not a bad day yesterday. Still feeling the effects of overeating on Super Bowl Sunday. I didn't really overeat like the old Dale would have. Actually, compared to the old Dale, I ate very little, but the new Dale can't handle such a big meal. That's good.

Two changes to the chart. 

1. I've had to push out the goal date to 2/24. That's a gain of 10 days added to my original forecast. That original forecast didn't include the weekend blimps. Now that I've had 3 weekend blips, I think this forecast is more accurate. I still make progress. That's good. 

You can see the weekend blips in red. The first big spike, a smaller spike the next weekend and a HUGE spike on Super Bowl weekend. 

2. I've also added trend lines. Easy to do in Excel. I'm sure my weight loss trend line will flatten a bit over time. My goal is to keep it steep until I reach my goal. The calorie intake trend line is on the way up. The Super Bowl spike helped as well as the fact that I find I can eat around 1,300 calories a day and still lose weight. So when I'm hungry, I don't starve myself but hunt down a piece of fruit. I just discovered that white peaches have a lower calorie content than other fruit. I had one last night. Tasty! That's good.

First to 6

Keeping it simple with the chart. Don't get lost in the details. 

The predicted calorie spike occurred on Super Bowl Sunday, along with a Steelers win. I didn't track everything I ate. I just estimated 3,000 calories. It could be lower or higher. Not sure but it doesn't matter. I'm back on track today. The weight is a bit higher but I think I'm still carrying some of yesterday's intake.

Did you know that Beck's Premium Light only has 64 calories per bottle?

Today also starts triathlon training. I'm not sure if I'm going to race, but my brother threw a challenge my way for August 22. I found a Couch-to-5K (law school has sent me to the couch - it's time to get up) and Sprint Triathlon training plan at Beginner Athlete and I start today. The plan looks complicated at first but after analysing and inspecting closer, it's not that bad. 

I start with with a 25 walk today. I may skip the Couch-to-5K part or at least accelerate the training a bit. The point is, anyone can do this. I challenge you to do it as well.