01/26/2010 week 3
So basically I have plateaued. I am bouncing between 357-355lbs. Not sure if my body is adjusting or if that is just how it goes. I am starting to work out today and see if that will jump this weight loss into gear again. Also I have been thinking about whether there is anything special about these cookies or if it is just a way to curve your appetite without indulging into something that is unhealthy. I was considering trying another diet to see if there is anything different. However sense it is the first month it would be an unfair comparison to any other diet. I think it would be easier to just do liposuction. Eat whatever then suck it out of my belly. Or just stop eating all together. All I know is that I want to get down to a weight that I can eat better food. I really enjoy my dinners and the cookies aren’t bad. However, I crave things like pizza. And making a healthy pizza is not how I would like to get over it.
Then I work at a place that you can eat at your desk and I get to smell everyone’s delicious food everyday. But I have not slipped yet. I have a goal and I will hit it. My wife has been very supportive and has helped me stay strong to it. She eats what I eat for dinners and reminds me of my goals when my mind starts too slipped into it evil thought processes (ice-cream, toast and BUTTER). It would be easier to just live in Africa they know something about staying skinny. Well anyways, you should know that I am doing better then I write. I am not going as crazy as I like everyone to think. Well… sometimes I will go crazy but then I get myself refocused and then I go to bed it is another day.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
2 WEEKS!
Day 14 01/19/2010
So this weekend was a holiday so I was not at work. Things went great over the weekend. Last weekend I decided that there is no point in dieting Monday thru Friday and blowing all that hard work in 2 days. So I kept with that even thru the holiday weekend. Well I guess I cheated a little. I had an ice cream sandwich Sunday night after dinner. It was only 180 calories. I ended up getting some Ex lax to help me out too. My body is trying to hold on to the food as long as possible to try and absorb everything out of it. I probably need to drink more water. My wife also found a smoothie that is pretty dang tasty. Yoplait or something. It is about the same amount of calories as one of the cookies so I thought it would be fine to have one. I have found that I am not hungry anymore. I only eat when I am hungry and that is how I always have been.
Well this morning has marked my 2 weeks on this diet. I have not worked out at all and am questioning on even attempting too. I have now officially lost 22lbs in 2 weeks, my weight is 356lbs. I am pretty dang excited for this and can’t wait to be under 300lbs again. My wife has wanted me to take a more updated family picture and I keep avoiding this conversation just because I hate looking at myself. So I told her that she needs to give me until my Birthday this May and then we will do it. May is a pretty big month for us Anniversary and close to our little girls 2 year birthday. Also it gives me some time to get the fat off me. Well folks that’s it for now.
So this weekend was a holiday so I was not at work. Things went great over the weekend. Last weekend I decided that there is no point in dieting Monday thru Friday and blowing all that hard work in 2 days. So I kept with that even thru the holiday weekend. Well I guess I cheated a little. I had an ice cream sandwich Sunday night after dinner. It was only 180 calories. I ended up getting some Ex lax to help me out too. My body is trying to hold on to the food as long as possible to try and absorb everything out of it. I probably need to drink more water. My wife also found a smoothie that is pretty dang tasty. Yoplait or something. It is about the same amount of calories as one of the cookies so I thought it would be fine to have one. I have found that I am not hungry anymore. I only eat when I am hungry and that is how I always have been.
Well this morning has marked my 2 weeks on this diet. I have not worked out at all and am questioning on even attempting too. I have now officially lost 22lbs in 2 weeks, my weight is 356lbs. I am pretty dang excited for this and can’t wait to be under 300lbs again. My wife has wanted me to take a more updated family picture and I keep avoiding this conversation just because I hate looking at myself. So I told her that she needs to give me until my Birthday this May and then we will do it. May is a pretty big month for us Anniversary and close to our little girls 2 year birthday. Also it gives me some time to get the fat off me. Well folks that’s it for now.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Day 9 01/14/2010
Things are going fine. My wife made some homemade chili but this time we had chicken instead of beef. I didn’t notice a difference in taste. Also a piece of toast from my low calorie bread. We found some 0 calorie spray butter to go with the toast. It’s amazing how many things there are out there that you can substitute and is better for you. I have only been eating 4 cookies a day and am also starting to think that I need to start taking a stool softener.
Things are going fine. My wife made some homemade chili but this time we had chicken instead of beef. I didn’t notice a difference in taste. Also a piece of toast from my low calorie bread. We found some 0 calorie spray butter to go with the toast. It’s amazing how many things there are out there that you can substitute and is better for you. I have only been eating 4 cookies a day and am also starting to think that I need to start taking a stool softener.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Day 8 01/13/2010
So I am no longer going to be weighing myself in the mornings now. I will start doing them once a week. I lost 15 pounds though in the first week so we will see what I get down to next week. I am hoping for another 15lbs but I doubt it. It is probably going top start coming off a little slower. That is one of the reasons I decided to space out the scale time to once a week instead of the once a day. I also might start just updating this blog with the dinners and if there are new things that come up that are blog worthy.
Dinner was tuna with low calorie bread, sandwiches.
So I am no longer going to be weighing myself in the mornings now. I will start doing them once a week. I lost 15 pounds though in the first week so we will see what I get down to next week. I am hoping for another 15lbs but I doubt it. It is probably going top start coming off a little slower. That is one of the reasons I decided to space out the scale time to once a week instead of the once a day. I also might start just updating this blog with the dinners and if there are new things that come up that are blog worthy.
Dinner was tuna with low calorie bread, sandwiches.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
DAY 7 01/12/2010:
So things I believe are starting to slow down now. It was nice though losing 3lbs a day. Today I weighed in at 363lbs which means I still am showing a loss of 1lb. This also means that I have lost 15 solid pounds. I think that I will stop weighing myself everyday now. I know I should lose weight every week but don’t want to discourage myself if there are a couple days that don’t show any progress.
6am
Having oatmeal.
So basically I am getting used to this diet and nothing really new to report. I eat the cookies when I get hungry and 6 are more than enough to last throughout the day.
Dinner:
My wife made some shredded chicken that was cooked with salsa in a crock-pot. She also purchased low card and calorie soft taco sized tortillas. Little sour cream and lettuce and we had a tasty dinner.
So things I believe are starting to slow down now. It was nice though losing 3lbs a day. Today I weighed in at 363lbs which means I still am showing a loss of 1lb. This also means that I have lost 15 solid pounds. I think that I will stop weighing myself everyday now. I know I should lose weight every week but don’t want to discourage myself if there are a couple days that don’t show any progress.
6am
Having oatmeal.
So basically I am getting used to this diet and nothing really new to report. I eat the cookies when I get hungry and 6 are more than enough to last throughout the day.
Dinner:
My wife made some shredded chicken that was cooked with salsa in a crock-pot. She also purchased low card and calorie soft taco sized tortillas. Little sour cream and lettuce and we had a tasty dinner.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
DAY 6 Monday 01/11/2010:
This morning I weighed in at 364lbs totaling 14lbs in 6 whole days of dieting. I am not hungry as much now and my body is adjusting to the new diet. Actually now that I am eating so little throughout the day having a big dinner, doesn’t make me feel too good and kind of hurts. I am thinking that I need to cut down just little bit more for dinners now. The only problem is that the food just tastes so good now. But if I drink more water with my dinner I know I can definitely get my dinners down to 500 calories. Which 500 is where they want me to be anyways. So I will see how it goes.
6:45am
Still have not eaten, probably should. I was thinking to myself this morning that I should probably try and force myself to eat these cookies every 2 hour whether I am hungry or not. I have always heard that your body’s metabolism slows down when you starve yourself because it thinks you are not going to eat again. But if you teach it to have food coming in every 2 hours it will speed up and help you lose more weight. Speaking of slowing down and not to make it gross, my daily study time in the bathroom have become a little more few and far between. I was considering taking some pills to make it. Well that’s all I will say about that. But since I am trying to be detailed I thought it might be important to mention this.
9:00am
Banana: I am really not get hungry as much anymore. Also the pain of hunger isn’t bad anymore. My body is definitely getting used to feeling it. I received an email today from the lady who signed me up and she stated that women average 15lbs a month and guys 20lbs a month. So I am pretty motivated to see those results. My wife and I agreed that we need to make lower calorie dinners and then on the weekend I will stick to the diet but have a little more calories for the dinner then. Hopefully her statistics are true and if they are then I should have lost over 100lbs by my birthday in May. My fingers are crossed.
I tried to eat all my cookies but didn’t feel like eating them. My wife purchased some more Tuna Helpers, so we had one of those for dinner. They are definitely tasty.
This morning I weighed in at 364lbs totaling 14lbs in 6 whole days of dieting. I am not hungry as much now and my body is adjusting to the new diet. Actually now that I am eating so little throughout the day having a big dinner, doesn’t make me feel too good and kind of hurts. I am thinking that I need to cut down just little bit more for dinners now. The only problem is that the food just tastes so good now. But if I drink more water with my dinner I know I can definitely get my dinners down to 500 calories. Which 500 is where they want me to be anyways. So I will see how it goes.
6:45am
Still have not eaten, probably should. I was thinking to myself this morning that I should probably try and force myself to eat these cookies every 2 hour whether I am hungry or not. I have always heard that your body’s metabolism slows down when you starve yourself because it thinks you are not going to eat again. But if you teach it to have food coming in every 2 hours it will speed up and help you lose more weight. Speaking of slowing down and not to make it gross, my daily study time in the bathroom have become a little more few and far between. I was considering taking some pills to make it. Well that’s all I will say about that. But since I am trying to be detailed I thought it might be important to mention this.
9:00am
Banana: I am really not get hungry as much anymore. Also the pain of hunger isn’t bad anymore. My body is definitely getting used to feeling it. I received an email today from the lady who signed me up and she stated that women average 15lbs a month and guys 20lbs a month. So I am pretty motivated to see those results. My wife and I agreed that we need to make lower calorie dinners and then on the weekend I will stick to the diet but have a little more calories for the dinner then. Hopefully her statistics are true and if they are then I should have lost over 100lbs by my birthday in May. My fingers are crossed.
I tried to eat all my cookies but didn’t feel like eating them. My wife purchased some more Tuna Helpers, so we had one of those for dinner. They are definitely tasty.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Day 4 01/08/2010
This morning I weighed myself again and I am now down to 367lbs. So dieting 3 days has lost me 11lbs. This is getting me pretty excited to see result so fast. I might need to go to the tanning both to get rid of the farmers tan soon. Then I can rip off my shirt and whip it around like I just don’t care. Oops sorry I started day dreaming. But for real, one of my goals is that once I get down to 300 I would like to take my family to an amusement park. As it is right now I wouldn’t be able to enjoy most of the rides just because I can’t fit. It sucks.
6am
I had 1 oatmeal raisin felt fine after
8:10am
Getting hungry now so this banana cookie is going down.
Well Friday’s I go home early. I usually don’t touch a computer when I get home.
For dinner my wife went to her parent’s house for a pizza party. I stayed home with Grandma and decided that I would cook. My wife bought some low calorie bread, so I was able to have sandwiches. I made scrambled eggs sandwiches.
Saturday 01/09/2010:
I only ate 3 cookies and my wife also found zero calorie, ranch dressing at walmart (waldon Farms). She made her ranch breaded chicken breast and I cut them up and threw them on a salad.
Sunday 01/10/2010:
3 cookies again and this whole low calorie bread thing is pretty cool because it allow us more freedom to stay close to our normal dinners. We had BLT’s with over easy eggs. TASTY!
This morning I weighed myself again and I am now down to 367lbs. So dieting 3 days has lost me 11lbs. This is getting me pretty excited to see result so fast. I might need to go to the tanning both to get rid of the farmers tan soon. Then I can rip off my shirt and whip it around like I just don’t care. Oops sorry I started day dreaming. But for real, one of my goals is that once I get down to 300 I would like to take my family to an amusement park. As it is right now I wouldn’t be able to enjoy most of the rides just because I can’t fit. It sucks.
6am
I had 1 oatmeal raisin felt fine after
8:10am
Getting hungry now so this banana cookie is going down.
Well Friday’s I go home early. I usually don’t touch a computer when I get home.
For dinner my wife went to her parent’s house for a pizza party. I stayed home with Grandma and decided that I would cook. My wife bought some low calorie bread, so I was able to have sandwiches. I made scrambled eggs sandwiches.
Saturday 01/09/2010:
I only ate 3 cookies and my wife also found zero calorie, ranch dressing at walmart (waldon Farms). She made her ranch breaded chicken breast and I cut them up and threw them on a salad.
Sunday 01/10/2010:
3 cookies again and this whole low calorie bread thing is pretty cool because it allow us more freedom to stay close to our normal dinners. We had BLT’s with over easy eggs. TASTY!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Day 3: 01/07/2010
6am
I decided to try and step on the scale again this morning. I am now currently 370lbs. So since Tuesday (only 2 days on the diet) I have lost 8lbs. I am starting to feel much better. In fact I am eating a chocolate cookie this morning and don’t really feel too hungry. Hopefully it is because my stomach is starting to change and not because I had all those calories for dinner.
8am
Had a banana.
10am
Oatmeal Rasin
12pm
Oatmeal Raisin again
2pm
Banana
3pm
Chocolate. I wasn’t that hungry but then we started talking about food. What can I say….
5:30pm
So my wife went grocery shopping, looking for ideas that would work for this diet. She brought home Tuna Helper, there are 5 servings per box and after the tuna is added it equals 5 cups of food. So I had 3 cups of food and that kept me in the limit of calories that I have been focusing on. It was delicious and filling. Food is definitely taking on some new respect. I am dieting and I couldn’t even imagine what it would be like to have to go without because we didn’t have anything. I think most of us in America take food for granted, I know I have.
I can remember not to long ago having my wife ask me what I would like for breakfast, lunch or dinner. My response usually was “I don’t care whatever you want”. Well, that was mostly because nothing even sounded good. Now… no joke. EVERYTHING sounds good. I have the same response but it is just because I want anything. It almost seems like a waste of time to talk about what we want. All I want is to eat. So when it was time to eat I decided that I would not let my dog like attributes take over. I forced myself to take a bite or two and then set the fork down and enjoy the dinner. My last few bites were getting cold but I enjoyed every bite and was full.
6am
I decided to try and step on the scale again this morning. I am now currently 370lbs. So since Tuesday (only 2 days on the diet) I have lost 8lbs. I am starting to feel much better. In fact I am eating a chocolate cookie this morning and don’t really feel too hungry. Hopefully it is because my stomach is starting to change and not because I had all those calories for dinner.
8am
Had a banana.
10am
Oatmeal Rasin
12pm
Oatmeal Raisin again
2pm
Banana
3pm
Chocolate. I wasn’t that hungry but then we started talking about food. What can I say….
5:30pm
So my wife went grocery shopping, looking for ideas that would work for this diet. She brought home Tuna Helper, there are 5 servings per box and after the tuna is added it equals 5 cups of food. So I had 3 cups of food and that kept me in the limit of calories that I have been focusing on. It was delicious and filling. Food is definitely taking on some new respect. I am dieting and I couldn’t even imagine what it would be like to have to go without because we didn’t have anything. I think most of us in America take food for granted, I know I have.
I can remember not to long ago having my wife ask me what I would like for breakfast, lunch or dinner. My response usually was “I don’t care whatever you want”. Well, that was mostly because nothing even sounded good. Now… no joke. EVERYTHING sounds good. I have the same response but it is just because I want anything. It almost seems like a waste of time to talk about what we want. All I want is to eat. So when it was time to eat I decided that I would not let my dog like attributes take over. I forced myself to take a bite or two and then set the fork down and enjoy the dinner. My last few bites were getting cold but I enjoyed every bite and was full.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
DAY 2: 01/06/2010
Last night’s dinner was about 800 calories. I tried weighing myself last night and didn’t see any change in weight so I just thought it was too soon. But then this morning after doing my morning duties I weighed myself again (just for fun) and I was 372lbs (I did it 3 times). I thought I slept kind of light last night. No, but for real I am not too sure where that 6lbs went but I am glad they left. Maybe the Fat Fairy took some of them back. Well guess what Fat Fairy…. It is going to get much more crowded there. I have a lot more than 6lbs that got to go home. Well anyways I was excited that I saw some results already, I really was not counting on it. But… today is a new day and it’s time for another round.
6:00am
I am eating 2 Blue Berry cookies this morning (it tastes like breakfast) and enjoying a Diet Mountain Dew. I believe it is important to drink as much liquids as possible. Not only does it make you feel like you are full but flushes your body out. Yesterday I got up at least 2 more time to go to the bathroom which means I am getting more exercise. CRAZY!!!!!
8:20am
Going in the bag and I pulled…….. a chocolate! I am drinking a soda with this one.
10:10am
I was doing well until everyone started eating cake around me. So I am going to enjoy my water a little more right now. Not going to eat another cookie until 11am.
10:30am
Ok, I couldn’t make it to 11am so I am now eating a banana cookie. It is so good…. Mmmmmmm
1:15pm
Kind of hungry so decided to eat an oatmeal cookie and Dew. I was pretty tired today so I took a 10 minute power nap.
3:30pm
Chocolate is still not very good. But it is not so bad that I can’t eat it. So that ends my second day of the diet. Not to bad. I noticed that I have been watching the clock a lot though. But it seems to go pretty quick because you have little 2 hour goals. Hopefully the Fat Fairy takes more tonight.
Today’s dinner was 2 hamburgers (which is a half pound total) with no cheese and 2 small baked potatoes. My wife and I are having some trouble trying to find some food worthy of going into my mouth that is low in calories. This meal was about 850 calories. I figured that compared to what I was eating before that this is already a huge step in the right direction. However I would like to lose as much weight in as quick amount of time as possible. So I am going to try and be a little better.
Last night’s dinner was about 800 calories. I tried weighing myself last night and didn’t see any change in weight so I just thought it was too soon. But then this morning after doing my morning duties I weighed myself again (just for fun) and I was 372lbs (I did it 3 times). I thought I slept kind of light last night. No, but for real I am not too sure where that 6lbs went but I am glad they left. Maybe the Fat Fairy took some of them back. Well guess what Fat Fairy…. It is going to get much more crowded there. I have a lot more than 6lbs that got to go home. Well anyways I was excited that I saw some results already, I really was not counting on it. But… today is a new day and it’s time for another round.
6:00am
I am eating 2 Blue Berry cookies this morning (it tastes like breakfast) and enjoying a Diet Mountain Dew. I believe it is important to drink as much liquids as possible. Not only does it make you feel like you are full but flushes your body out. Yesterday I got up at least 2 more time to go to the bathroom which means I am getting more exercise. CRAZY!!!!!
8:20am
Going in the bag and I pulled…….. a chocolate! I am drinking a soda with this one.
10:10am
I was doing well until everyone started eating cake around me. So I am going to enjoy my water a little more right now. Not going to eat another cookie until 11am.
10:30am
Ok, I couldn’t make it to 11am so I am now eating a banana cookie. It is so good…. Mmmmmmm
1:15pm
Kind of hungry so decided to eat an oatmeal cookie and Dew. I was pretty tired today so I took a 10 minute power nap.
3:30pm
Chocolate is still not very good. But it is not so bad that I can’t eat it. So that ends my second day of the diet. Not to bad. I noticed that I have been watching the clock a lot though. But it seems to go pretty quick because you have little 2 hour goals. Hopefully the Fat Fairy takes more tonight.
Today’s dinner was 2 hamburgers (which is a half pound total) with no cheese and 2 small baked potatoes. My wife and I are having some trouble trying to find some food worthy of going into my mouth that is low in calories. This meal was about 850 calories. I figured that compared to what I was eating before that this is already a huge step in the right direction. However I would like to lose as much weight in as quick amount of time as possible. So I am going to try and be a little better.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Day 1
2 Blueberry, 2 Chocolate, 2 Bananas
I can already tell you that I actually like the Banana. It is not quite as good as my wife’s Banana bread but reminds me of it, so it’s a start. The texture is like a bread or cake brownie. Not too bad. I had 2 this morning. I was pretty hungry. But... not hungry now.
6am: I had 2, 1 Banana and 1 Blueberry
8:30am: Started to get hungry so after looking over the time throughout the day decide that I could either have 1 every 2 hours or 2 for lunch and 2 snacks. I guess I will see how I feel. Not a big fan of the chocolate. It may take some time. I have also been taking 1 bite at a time, savoring it and waiting until my teeth are clean before taking another bite. Also I looked at the bottle of 5 hour energy and it is only 4 calories, no sugar and I didn’t see any carbohydrates which is the main things every diet hates.
So some beverage ideas:
Water is obviously going to have to be number 1. Diet soda is ok, but we all know that the carbonation is not good for us. Crystal light, 5 hour energy are some other good choices. It is probably best to stick with just water, though, if you can.
10:45am: Starting to feel the burn again. I am drinking water to try and make it to 11am before having anything. I have 3 cookies left and am going to have one at 11am, 1pm, and then 3pm. That should hold me until dinner tonight.
Well it is 11:40 now and I got busy at work, my banana cookie lasted 40 minutes! I took one bite and the hunger went away enough for me to focus on something else.
1:05: I wasn’t very hungry I guess it is because it took so long to finish the last cookie. I think I will have chocolate.
3:45: Not even hungry. I am very optimistic. Maybe there is something to this diet. Day 1 went very fast. I admit though… I am looking forward to eating some normal food. Hopefully my wife ate the rest of the pizza so I don’t have to think about it. Lol.
Oatmeal is all that is left. I will eat it at 4pm to make sure I have enough time to get home and eat dinner without dying of starvation.
Dinner about 5:30pm
We had broccoli and cheese chicken with baked potatoes.
Broccoli & Cheese Chicken
4-6 pieces of boneless skinless Chicken Breast - 110 cal. per 4oz
1 can of Campbell's broccoli & cheese soup - 70 cal per 1/2 cup
1/3 cup of 1% Milk - 102 cal per 8 fl oz
1/3 cup cheese (optional) - 110 cal per 1/3 cup
1/2-1 cup steamed broccoli - 45 cal per med stalk
Directions: boil the chicken for about 15-20min while that is cooking
mix milk and soup in a large skillet on medium-low heat once the chicken
is done add them to the sauce. Optional top with cheese and or steamed
Broccoli.
We served our dinner with 2 baked potatoes (110 cal each) and poured the
cheese sauce on it instead of using butter.
2 Blueberry, 2 Chocolate, 2 Bananas
I can already tell you that I actually like the Banana. It is not quite as good as my wife’s Banana bread but reminds me of it, so it’s a start. The texture is like a bread or cake brownie. Not too bad. I had 2 this morning. I was pretty hungry. But... not hungry now.
6am: I had 2, 1 Banana and 1 Blueberry
8:30am: Started to get hungry so after looking over the time throughout the day decide that I could either have 1 every 2 hours or 2 for lunch and 2 snacks. I guess I will see how I feel. Not a big fan of the chocolate. It may take some time. I have also been taking 1 bite at a time, savoring it and waiting until my teeth are clean before taking another bite. Also I looked at the bottle of 5 hour energy and it is only 4 calories, no sugar and I didn’t see any carbohydrates which is the main things every diet hates.
So some beverage ideas:
Water is obviously going to have to be number 1. Diet soda is ok, but we all know that the carbonation is not good for us. Crystal light, 5 hour energy are some other good choices. It is probably best to stick with just water, though, if you can.
10:45am: Starting to feel the burn again. I am drinking water to try and make it to 11am before having anything. I have 3 cookies left and am going to have one at 11am, 1pm, and then 3pm. That should hold me until dinner tonight.
Well it is 11:40 now and I got busy at work, my banana cookie lasted 40 minutes! I took one bite and the hunger went away enough for me to focus on something else.
1:05: I wasn’t very hungry I guess it is because it took so long to finish the last cookie. I think I will have chocolate.
3:45: Not even hungry. I am very optimistic. Maybe there is something to this diet. Day 1 went very fast. I admit though… I am looking forward to eating some normal food. Hopefully my wife ate the rest of the pizza so I don’t have to think about it. Lol.
Oatmeal is all that is left. I will eat it at 4pm to make sure I have enough time to get home and eat dinner without dying of starvation.
Dinner about 5:30pm
We had broccoli and cheese chicken with baked potatoes.
Broccoli & Cheese Chicken
4-6 pieces of boneless skinless Chicken Breast - 110 cal. per 4oz
1 can of Campbell's broccoli & cheese soup - 70 cal per 1/2 cup
1/3 cup of 1% Milk - 102 cal per 8 fl oz
1/3 cup cheese (optional) - 110 cal per 1/3 cup
1/2-1 cup steamed broccoli - 45 cal per med stalk
Directions: boil the chicken for about 15-20min while that is cooking
mix milk and soup in a large skillet on medium-low heat once the chicken
is done add them to the sauce. Optional top with cheese and or steamed
Broccoli.
We served our dinner with 2 baked potatoes (110 cal each) and poured the
cheese sauce on it instead of using butter.
Change with James
Time for a change
A lot has happened in such a little amount of time. Years have just slipped by. I have been thinking about it for a while. Finally, I was camping with a friend who brought his uncle. I am not sure how old he is but he has a son that is my age (28) so I imagine he is about 60. He told me that he was able to lose 60lbs in 4 months. I asked him about it. He explained that he was on the cookie diet. I have heard of it before but never looked into it. NOW…. When a man who is about 60 talks about losing 60lbs in 4 months, you tend to listen. I have tried everything to lose weight and it seems that everything works but only to a point.
The biggest factor to any diet is exercise. If you exercise why do you need to diet? My opinion is that eating healthy is all you need to do. So making a change in your lifestyle is what you need to do. But then you run into the issue of who is going to cook and what are you going to cook? Working full time I don’t have time or energy to cook when I get home. If you can, more power to you. Then, there is what you’re going to take to work for breakfast and lunch. I HATE!!!!!! waking up, to find out you're running late and then going and looking for food to take to work. Guess what?! I can’t find anything but frozen burritos and frozen breakfasts. It’s my own fault, but let face it, the fatter I get the lazier I get. It’s a vicious cycle.
Now as I approach 29 years old and almost 400lbs what do I do? I have been married for 5 years to my beautiful wife and we have a daughter. They don’t have any issues with weight, so it makes it difficult for both sides to diet. I lost my Father 2 years ago; he was only 55 years old. He struggled with weight all his life and I remember when he was my weight but then rose over 500lbs. I believe his weight was the biggest factor in his death. He was unhealthy and cancer set inside him.
So 2010….
As of last night 01/04/2010 I weigh 378lbs. I am 6’2” tall 28 years old. I had my favorite dinner (pizza from Pizza Hut) last night to say goodbye to my old life.
Now 01/05/2010 I started the Dr. Seigals Cookie Diet. Yesterday I went down to the Chandler Mall in AZ and purchased a 4 week supply. It was $198.00, so this will now be the most money I have ever spent in an actual diet plan. However, if you think about it, you are going to eat. They give enough cookies to have 6 a day. I was told that I should eat one and if I still feel hungry to eat another one. Then just snack on them throughout the day. I got 4 different flavors: Banana, Blueberry, Oatmeal Raisin, and Chocolate. I went home and broke open the bags they came in and got my Ziplocs out. I put 2 of each flavor into their own bags. Then I grab an old grocery bags and mixed 3 flavors into each bag so that I can just grab it and go. Also guess what… I am able to continue drinking my favorite drink which is Diet Mountain Dew. So I didn’t have to give everything up. If you drink regular soda then stop. Diet Dew is the bomb-- you can do it.
So now I am able to go and sit down all day at my desk job and not worry about getting fatter. Hopefully…
I will try my best to keep this blog going to inform all of my progress and hopefully motivate others to join me in my pursuit to happiness and health.
A lot has happened in such a little amount of time. Years have just slipped by. I have been thinking about it for a while. Finally, I was camping with a friend who brought his uncle. I am not sure how old he is but he has a son that is my age (28) so I imagine he is about 60. He told me that he was able to lose 60lbs in 4 months. I asked him about it. He explained that he was on the cookie diet. I have heard of it before but never looked into it. NOW…. When a man who is about 60 talks about losing 60lbs in 4 months, you tend to listen. I have tried everything to lose weight and it seems that everything works but only to a point.
The biggest factor to any diet is exercise. If you exercise why do you need to diet? My opinion is that eating healthy is all you need to do. So making a change in your lifestyle is what you need to do. But then you run into the issue of who is going to cook and what are you going to cook? Working full time I don’t have time or energy to cook when I get home. If you can, more power to you. Then, there is what you’re going to take to work for breakfast and lunch. I HATE!!!!!! waking up, to find out you're running late and then going and looking for food to take to work. Guess what?! I can’t find anything but frozen burritos and frozen breakfasts. It’s my own fault, but let face it, the fatter I get the lazier I get. It’s a vicious cycle.
Now as I approach 29 years old and almost 400lbs what do I do? I have been married for 5 years to my beautiful wife and we have a daughter. They don’t have any issues with weight, so it makes it difficult for both sides to diet. I lost my Father 2 years ago; he was only 55 years old. He struggled with weight all his life and I remember when he was my weight but then rose over 500lbs. I believe his weight was the biggest factor in his death. He was unhealthy and cancer set inside him.
So 2010….
As of last night 01/04/2010 I weigh 378lbs. I am 6’2” tall 28 years old. I had my favorite dinner (pizza from Pizza Hut) last night to say goodbye to my old life.
Now 01/05/2010 I started the Dr. Seigals Cookie Diet. Yesterday I went down to the Chandler Mall in AZ and purchased a 4 week supply. It was $198.00, so this will now be the most money I have ever spent in an actual diet plan. However, if you think about it, you are going to eat. They give enough cookies to have 6 a day. I was told that I should eat one and if I still feel hungry to eat another one. Then just snack on them throughout the day. I got 4 different flavors: Banana, Blueberry, Oatmeal Raisin, and Chocolate. I went home and broke open the bags they came in and got my Ziplocs out. I put 2 of each flavor into their own bags. Then I grab an old grocery bags and mixed 3 flavors into each bag so that I can just grab it and go. Also guess what… I am able to continue drinking my favorite drink which is Diet Mountain Dew. So I didn’t have to give everything up. If you drink regular soda then stop. Diet Dew is the bomb-- you can do it.
So now I am able to go and sit down all day at my desk job and not worry about getting fatter. Hopefully…
I will try my best to keep this blog going to inform all of my progress and hopefully motivate others to join me in my pursuit to happiness and health.
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