Week 4 Weigh In

Ok... so I didn't post anything on Monday this week and got called out on it! I sincerely appreciate those of you that emailed me, please keep it up! It is so hard to go to the trouble to make a post just to let everyone know that I'm a failure. When I gain weight, my whole motivation self-destructs. This is where I go wrong... this is where I get back into bad habits. This is where the trouble begins. I have choices to make and the choices I make when I fail, are the most important choices that I have. I was in Phoenix visiting my Grandmother this week and didn't count my calories while I was gone. I'm sure that is at least part of the problem. I am weighing in and I count that as at least a small victory. That is a huge key to winning the war and not just focusing on the battles.

Starting Weight (Nov. 17, 2008): 280 lbs.
Starting BMI: 39
Weight Last Weigh in: (Dec. 1, 2008) 274 lbs.
Weight Today (Dec. 8, 2008): 275 lbs.
Current BMI: 38.4

Weight Change This Week: +1 lbs
Total Weight Lost: - 5 pounds
Goal Streak: 0 weeks in a row
NEXT GOAL: 255 lbs. (20 lbs. to go)

Week 3 Weigh In

I've been doing a great job counting calories and have had the flu this past week so I haven't gone to the gym. Counting the calories has worked very well and i will keep it up. When I don't work out, I have less calories, but enough to not go into starvation mode. When I start working out again, I will have more calories to make up for the difference in what I am burning. Most of the time i stay around 2000 calories. A little less when i don't work out and a little more when I do. I don't really know the minimum that I can get without my body saving the fat because I am not getting enough. I will stay with the number that I have been getting cuz it seems to be working until I hit a plateau. Working out will help prevent that as well I think. Anyway, here's my stats for the week:

Starting Weight (Nov. 17, 2008): 280 lbs.
Starting BMI: 39
Weight Last Weigh in: (Dec. 1, 2008) 276.5 lbs.
Weight Today (Dec. 8, 2008): 274 lbs.
Current BMI: 38.2

Weight Change This Week: -2.5 lbs
Total Weight Lost: - 6 pounds
Goal Streak: 3 weeks in a row
NEXT GOAL: 255 lbs. (19 lbs. to go)

Week 2 Weigh In

I'm on the right track. i lost 2.5 pounds this week which is amazing since it was Thanksgiving and I got sick and didn't work out. I have been counting calories and it has been working well. It's tough to keep up with, but totally worth it. I never realized how many calories some stuff has in it. It's really not too difficult to eat well and when I start exercising, the pounds should really come off! I'm going to have to research the minimum calories that I should be getting because I think my problem is that I get too many a lot of days and then hardly any at all and that makes the weight gain even worse.

Starting Weight (Nov. 17, 2008): 280 lbs.
Starting BMI: 39
Weight Last Weigh in: (Nov. 24, 2008) 279 lbs.
Weight Today (Dec. 1, 2008): 276.5 lbs.
Current BMI: 38.6

Weight Change This Week: -2.5 lbs
Total Weight Lost: - 3.5 pounds
Goal Streak: 2 weeks in a row
NEXT GOAL: 255 lbs. (21.5 lbs. to go)