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Monday Morning Weigh In – 01/23/12

Steve — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:09:55 +0000

This one’s going to be short, I’m not happy. I gained 1.4 lbs, putting me squarely back where I started. I need to do better and try harder. Last time I dieted this happened at times as well, but not so early in the process. It just inspires me to do more and work even harder at my health.

Today, January 23, 2012, I weighed 192.4 lbs. I gained 1.4 lbs this week. My target is 165 lbs. I have 27.4 lbs to go.

Monday Morning Weigh In – 01/16/2012

Steve — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:38:09 +0000

I managed to lose weight. Somehow. In the last week, I’ve had a bon voyage lunch from MoJo Active at an Italian Restaurant (where I had too much pasta), a birthday dinner with my parents (where I had a “salad” that also contained steak and french fries), as well as a few other meals “out” and a big home cooked Sunday dinner. Truth be told, I didn’t watch my food like I wanted to, and yet I managed to succeed.

This week should go better, although my welcome lunch from CSSI at China King Buffet today won’t help…

Today, January 16, 2012, I weighed 191.0 lbs. I lost 1.4 lbs this week. My target is 165 lbs. I have 26 lbs to go.

Introducing Operation Wedding Weight

Steve — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:44:10 +0000

No, this is not a New Years resolution. In the months leading up to our wedding, I started dieting alongside my dad using Weight Watchers. When I started, I weighed 214 lbs. Not happy. College did a number on my eating habits, and I never touched a drop of alcohol… imagine how bad it would’ve been if I had consumed as much beer as my classmates!

Long story short, I dieted for 6ish months and got myself down to 165 lbs by our wedding. I lost almost 50 lbs! After we got married, I started “nesting” as my friends put it, and I didn’t pay as much attention to my dietary habits. Here we are almost two years later and I’ve put 22 lbs back on. I’m very frustrated. I’ve been meaning to work on this again for a few months, but starting a diet in November or December is just stupid around the holidays. There has also been a great deal of stress in my life, and I am the type to deal with stress by… eating.

It’s January 2nd. The holidays are over. I’m in two weddings this year, one in late April, the other in June. I’m aiming to get back to my wedding weight (165 lbs) and maybe a little lower this time in time for their weddings. I am using Weight Watchers online because it’s cheaper and I can’t stand the meetings. I’m one of the only men there, and I’m definitely the only adolescent male there. The meetings don’t apply to me. I tried doing it on my own but it’s easy to get off track (no pun intended) when no one’s holding you accountable. That’s what this is for. I’m sure you don’t care what my weight is, and you shouldn’t necessarily be interested in it down to the tenths of a pound. I hope you’re concerned about my well-being and health, though.

I need to do this in order to keep a visible record of how I’m doing. Think of it as public shaming… I plan to weigh in on Monday mornings and post sometime that day (probably in the evening or next day) my progress. Thanks for your support!

Today, January 2, 2012, I weigh 187.2 lbs. My target is 165 lbs. I have 22.7 lbs to go. (UPDATE: I messed up, the scale was off balance and it was weighing improperly. My weight was actually 193+. See here.)