(Jason @ 165/170 pounds 10 years ago — peak weight last year? 207… +42 pounds ouch! Today’s weight 191.2)
Talking about loosing weight on my blog has been really rewarding. I’m getting a ton of advice, supportive email, and tips. It seems like almost everyone out there is dealing with their weight, or at least trying to get healthier.
Since I got the treadmill I’ve been really working out more. So far this month I’ve done a walk/run seven out of 13 days, and I’m going to try to pick up that pace a little. I’m finding if I just throw myself on the treadmill with a podcast first thing in the AM I’ve got my best chance of doing a good workout. Today I listened to Danny Sullivan and Shoemoney on the DailySearchCast and followed it up with a little Jay-Z.
I ended January at 195 pounds, and my hope is to end Feb. at 190 which I’m tracking towards. At my peak last year I was 207, so if I can get to 189 this month and 185 in the following six/eight weeks I’ll be really happy.
| Date | Cal | Distance | Time | Weight |
| 2/2/2007 | 285 | 2.14 | 40 | 194 |
| 2/5/2007 | 347 | 2.11 | 31 | 193 |
| 2/7/2007 | 200 | 1.3 | 20 | 192 |
| 2/8/2007 | 522 | 3.5 | 65 | 193 |
| 2/9/2007 | 503 | 3.06 | 50 | 193 |
| 2/11/2007 | 580 | 3.36 | 55 | 192 |
| 2/13/2007 | 522 | 3.6 | 60 | 191.2 |
| Feb Total | 2,959 | 19.07 | 321 | |
| Average | 422.7 | 2.7 | 45.9 | 192.6 |
In terms food here is what I’m doing so far (in general):
Eat a lot:
- Fish (I’m loving this)
- Salad
- Vegetables
- Water
- Green Tea
- Egg Whites (which I enjoy with avocado, tomatoes, cheese, and/or chicken)
Eat some:
- Poultry
- Red meat
- Cheese
- Avocados (I find this helps me from eating more meat)
- Fruit
- Nutrition bars (which really help me stop from eating bread I find)
Eat very little:
- Fried foods
- Ice cream (I find very little high-fat ice cream–like three spoonfuls–can be very satisfying)
Eat no:
- Rice
- Pizza (this is the hardest for me to give up)
- Pasta (this is the second hardest thing for me to give up)
- Potatoes
- Bread
- Sugar
- Soda (I never did anyway)
Other things I’m trying to do
- Walk to Brentwood village and back as often as possible
- When I travel I wear a track suit and my running shoes. Then I walk for 15-30 minutes around the terminal with my backback. This helps me burn some calories and be more comfortable on the flight. When I went to the iMedia Summit last week I had 90 minutes to kill at the Dallas airport and I walked around for at least 30 minutes.
- Not eat late at night.
- Order only a main course when I got out to eat. This works great I find. I order a piece of fish/chicken/meat and some steamed vegetables. I eat that slowly and I don’t eat any bread. I find it’s almost always enough food. 10% of the time it’s not and I’ll eat half a powerbar when I get home.
Anyone else have any tips?
