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Day 739: Thursday

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Scott Marshall, come to New Orleans in November. Don’t be a jerk.

Happy Bow Tie Thursday everyone! No, I’m not sportin’ the Hulk Hogan stache…yet, but I am trying to put together a team for Movember, a cause to help fight prostate cancer. But more about that later on. (If you’re interested let me know!)

Alright, so I’m tired so I’ll keep this brief. I know that’s been the name of the game this week, but it’s just been one of those weeks.

For breakfast, I had a bagel. Any time I have a bagel, it’s usually because I was running late and I didn’t have time to make breakfast. I went with a honey wheat bagel with reduced-fat cream cheese. It did the trick.

For lunch, I went home and made some delicious pizza bagel muffins. I have to admit, there was a lot of cheese involved. While it was delicious, it was not the healthiest. If anything, I got that dairy requirement in (he said trying to justify…) With that being said, I did make a salad with lunch as well. I’m definitely getting more fruits and veggies in my diet!

For dinner, we had delicious Skinnytaste Asian Pork which is what I had last night. Basically, I had a light version of what I had last night. The noodles were a little mushy, but it was delicious!

So today was pretty good with food. Like I was saying, I also had some oranges and apples to supplement my diet. It’s going really well! See ya tomorrow.

Day 737: Weigh In And Phil’s Birthday!

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Alright, I’m not feeling well at all. It was one of those things where you finally sit down and relax for a moment and then it hits you like a sack of bricks. No bueno. So here we go!

First off, I lost .4 this week so I’m down to 228 even. Not too shabby considering I lost 2.6 last week. Hopefully I can keep my eating in check this week and have a much lower number this time next week.

 

Also, I’m running a 10k next Saturday (10/6) and I’m stressing out a little bit about it. I’m also going to run nine miles this saturday to see how that goes. Again, I’m pretty nervous about that because it’s going to be my furthest run yet by two whole miles (which is a lot.)

 

Alright, back to more fun stuff.

For breakfast I had an cheese bagel. Not the best choice.

I went to a luncheon this morning where they had a light lunch of pizza, veggies and cookies (since when did pizza fall in to the category of light lunch?)

I had my first non-fat chai tea latte of the season. While I love me some pumpkin spice latte, chai’s are just as fallish in my book. I feel like I’m forcing fall a little too much. I wanted to wear a long-sleeve shirt with shorts to dinner tonight, but I realized I would be sweating like a hog so I nixed that plan. Like a lot of overweight kids, the hoodie was my best friend because it covered up my rolls (or I thought it did) so I use wear a hoodie starting the first week of October even if it still was 90 degrees (since Texas doesn’t believe in seasons.) Anyway, where was I?

I also went on a 2.5 mile run right after work because I knew dinner was going to be pretty high calorie. I was on pace to set a pretty good 5k time, but my allergies went nuts and something flew in to my eye that made it actually hurt, not just irritate, but physically hurt. 2.5 miles is still better than nothing!

So today is my friend Phillip’s birthday! He is the boo of my friend Andrea the Wolf who was in the same grad program as me! For his super birthday extravaganza, we went to Ted’s Montana Grill. I had never been, but I knew they were know for their awesome bison burgers. So, I went online to their website and looked at the nutritional info. While I picked a topping-heavy burger (guacamole, tomato jam, roasted peppers and pepper jack cheese) I picked the best toppings possible and instead of fries and/or onion rings (which looked insanely good) I just had a sweet potato and cinnamon sugar (no butter.) What’s also interesting is that I was going to get a salad instead, but my meal was still half the fat and way less calories. Their shrimp caesar salad was 1380 calories and 125 grams of fat!!!!! AAAHHHHH!!!!!! That’s pretty ridiculous. I mean yeah, my burger was still 766 calories and 40 grams of fat, but I still saved a lot of calories by choosing a different side and just taking the time to pick the best option.

Overall, it’s been kind of a weird day, but Tuesdays and Thursdays are like that. Sorry for the lack of photos, but that’s what Wordless Wednesday is for! Hooray. See ya tomorrow.

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILLY CHEESE!

Day 732: Eating Taco Bell

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The last time I ate Taco Bell, I still had a Texas driver’s license.

Lately, The Bell has been calling (or ringing) my name. And while it has taken a lot for me not to eat there, ironically it was my weight loss journey that drove me to go there today.

Back in the day, I would go absolutely crazy at Taco Bell. I would easily burn close to $10 on two Double Deckers Supremes, a Mexican Pizza, and a Crunchwrap Supreme (and an angioplasty in a pear tree!) not to mention a Mountain Dew. So as you can imagine, I have been a little gunshy to go there because I remember those binging sessions (or what I call lunch) and I don’t want to go back to where I was.

So this morning I was starving. I don’t feel well because the weather is doing silly things and I’m just tired. Since I was on my own, I thought “what am I going to do for lunch? HUNGER PAINS ARE STICKING LIKE DUCT TAPE!” and that’s when TB came to mind. Since one of my goals is to be much better with my points, I said to myself “if you’re going to do this, do it right.” So I went to the Taco Bell website and started to look up nutritional facts. Their website is actually very comprehensive and easy to read! I knew they had “Fresco” options, so I looked at those first. So I did the math, gave myself a point allowance on how many points I wanted to use for lunch, and then I wrote down what I wanted as if I was ordering for multiple people. I figured if I stayed with my list, I wouldn’t let my eyes wonder to the drive-thru menu. I ordered two Fresco soft tacos and a Double Decker taco, but then I realized you could get a lighter version of it so I did that instead! I used 13 points which you might say is a lot, but I have no clue how many points my lunch was yesterday, I at least know since the information is provided by Taco Bell. Now, I’m not going to do this every day. I mean, it was really good, but the way birthday cake is good, it’s delicious every once in a while.

So what do you do? When you crave something, do you just eat it? What do you think?

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Day 731: Two Years Later…

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I can’t believe it’s been two years!!!

There have been plenty ups and downs this year, but I’m definitely back on an upswing. It has been a trying year: I went through a rough patch that made me doubt why I was actually doing this whole weight loss thing, though in hindsight the last semester of grad school was just a nightmare which made everything horrible in general. Anyway, a lot of awesome things have happened: I’ve destroyed my previous 5k records, I have become obsessed with running and I have been on an awesome weight loss streak that sees no end.

Speaking of weight loss, it’s weigh-in day!!! I was hoping for an awesome day of weight loss and I got it! I lost 2.6 pounds which puts me under 230 officially for the first time!!!!!!! I am down to 228.4. So in the past two years I have lost 128.6 pounds which is insane. That’s 36% of my of my original body weight. While more than 100 pounds of that was lost that first year, I have still been chugging along. I’m losing a lot more consistently now (after I met my hero Hannah Curlee) because I’ve just kept doing what I’ve been doing: keep the portions in check and keep moving!

Anyway, so I have laid out some goals for myself for year 3. I know things are going well now and I want to keep it that way. Your body does some crazy things when you lose a significant amount of weight.

So here is what I’m shooting for in the next 356 days:

  1. Breaking 200 pounds (only 28.4 pounds away!)
  2. Run a 5k in less than 20 minutes 
  3. Run in my first Half Marathon
  4. Eat more fruits and veggies 
  5. Work out more 
  6. Be more consistent with counting points 

Really, none of these are out of the range of possibility and some of them just mean I need to get back to the basics.

Finally tonight, I just wanted to thank everyone for your encouragement during this awesome transition in my life. Today I looked through some of those first posts and it was awesome to re-read so many encouraging comments. I had forgotten that I didn’t post my weight initially. It took me about a month to finally post my weight. I remember that I had the courage to even post my weight because of the support I was getting from awesome readers like you. I love you readers. Thanks for reading what I eat day-in and day-out. You rock.

See ya tomorrow.

 

Also, I made nachos with broccoli today. It was delicious. That is all.

 

 

Day 730: The Night Before…

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I feel like tomorrow is my birthday…and not to get oddly philosophical on you…it kind of is. Two years ago, I took up almost half of the couch I’m sitting own right now, and I wrote a post. Yes, this post. While I’ll admit I don’t remember every detail of that day, I remember how bad that summer was and how with that much weight comes a lot of sweat, embarrassment, and frustration. I remember worrying about breaking a pew in church and having to scope out every room to figure out the logistics of where you could sit without smooshing someone or creating such a force while sitting on a couch that the people next to you were leaning on you.

There were many reasons why I ate so much. Sometimes it was because I was pushing down feelings, other times it was because it was the only thing that  would make me happy. Other times it was much less depressing. I love going out to eat with people! A lot of my favorite memories of people are over meals, in fact most of my favorite memories of my family involve food. That’s just how I functioned. Also, food just tastes good. I love food, but I used to be obsessed with food. I would surround so much of my day around when and what I would eat. It was a sickness. It was unhealthy.

Now, I have scaled back on my relationship with food. I’ve recognized the impact it has on my health. I still love food, but I love my body even more.

Now, I love to exercise. Sure there are still days when I don’t want to run, but I miss it when I don’t. I still need to do more of it, and that’s a goal of mine for this next year.

So tomorrow morning, I’ll be stepping on the same scale in my kitchen that I have been for the past two years. It has seen me at my worst and at my best. No matter what happens, it will be a much different number from day one. See ya tomorrow.

 

Day Flippin 700

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I can’t believe it has been 700 days since I have started this crazy weight loss thing.

I can’t believe that 700 days ago I made one of the best decisions of my life.

I can’t imagine what would have happened if I hadn’t made that change.

Over the past few years, I have heard a lot of people say things like “I’m going to make a change tomorrow” or “I have lost weight before so I know it’s possible, but I just can’t give up my [insert favorite food here]”

I think about how many times I have heard that and how different their lives could have been if they had just started that day.

I’m not saying that to be preachy (this is a weight-loss-pretentious-free zone) I’m saying it as a challenge. I think about this every time I don’t do the 25 sit-ups and pushups I plan to start at the start of every week. I have counted it out and if I had started six months ago, I would have done around 4,500 sit-ups and 4,500 pushups already. I would be in better shape and way close to my goal, but since I haven’t I’m further away.

This is why I’m telling you that if you are thinking of losing weight start now. Not tomorrow. Not after breakfast. Now. 

Because this…

Looked like that 700 days ago.
Get to it. Trust me, it’s worth it.