Week 36 weigh in

I really don't understand my body sometimes. Sometimes I'll have a great week and gain weight (or lose very little). Other times I'll have a bad week and still lose weight. Fortunately, that was the case last week. I don't think I had a very good week, but I still managed a loss. The scale read 263.0 this morning, which is a loss of 1.6 pounds. Coming up on Christmas, I'll definitely take whatever loss I can, so I'm happy with that (even if I don't understand it).

Days 245 & 246 - Terrible weekend

I had a really bad weekend with respect to food. It was a great weekend other than that, but food was really not good. There were a lot of restaurants on Saturday and Sunday night ended up being a movie night, which of course included some snacks. I'm expecting to have to pay the price on the scale Monday.

Day 244 - Yet again, good day & bad night

I had another day where my food was good until the evening. Didn't have the greatest dinner and I did get into some snacks this evening. I've got to figure out why I struggle so much in the evening, when I can do so good throughout the day.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Bear claw pastry
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Granola bar
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- KFC Chicken sandwich
- Fries
- Diet coke
- Christmas cookies (X3)

Evening Snack:
- M&Ms
- Christmas cookies (X2)
- Water

Workout:
- None

Day 243 - Good day, rough night

I had a pretty good day today. Food was good throughout the day, but I had some significant Christmas cookie calories tonight. I ate a bunch with dinner and had a few more tonight. They are pretty much one bite cookies, so I keep going back for more... but I'm trying to fight against them as best as I can. The old me would have had them all gone in one night (no joke).

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Granola bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Chicken chili
- Garlic bread
- Diet coke
- Coffee
- Christmas cookies (X5)

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Christmas cookies (X3)

Workout:
- None

Day 242 - Just an OK day

Today wasn't a bad day, but it wasn't great either. I had pretty good food throughout the day, however, we had takeout tonight, so dinner wasn't the greatest. I did however bring home the small pizza instead of the medium (which I was considering), so it's not all bad :-) BUT, my wife made cookies today and she decorated them with my daughter tonight... and I ended up eating 5 of them for dessert. Sigh... it's going to be a rough Christmas season (wrt the waistline).

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Penne with meat sauce
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Granola bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Pepper pizza (6 small slices)
- Thai chicken bites (shared appitizer)
- Diet coke
- Coffee
- Christmas cookies (X5)

Evening Snack:
- Water

Workout:
- None

Day 241 - Another pretty good day

My food today wasn't the greatest, but it wasn't bad either. My meals weren't real healthy, however, portions were good and I didn't get into any snacking tonight. So I think it was a pretty good day overall.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Grilled cheese sandwich
- Chicken sausage gumbo
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Beef chili
- Double cheeseburger
- Pancake
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Hard candies (X3)
- Water

Workout:
- None

Day 240 - Feeling better... whole new week

My cold is almost gone and I'm feeling much better now. Still a bit tired, but much better. And I was able to start this week off with a great day. Good portions, limited snacking this evening and good food throughout the day, makes for a great start to the week.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Chicken breast
- Corn
- Rice
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Sheppards pie
- Peas
- Water

Evening Snack:
- Hard candies (X4)
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Days 237, 238 & 239 - MIA

I had no update these days as I really had a bad weekend. Including overindulgences, snacks, fast food and bad meals. Let's just skip forward to next week shall we :-)

Week 35 weigh in

Well... let's just call last week "the week that wasn't". It had to be the worst week I've had over the past 35 weeks. It's easy to blame my cold... but really it boils down to getting back into my pre-diet habits. Those habits that pushed me over 300 pounds.

I have decided to not have my old mentality of 'now my diet is broken, so it's all over'. I am re-devoting myself to good eating as of today. This is a whole new week... so let's see where it'll take me.

As for my weigh-in, I was surprised to see that I didn't gain 5 pounds. My weigh in was 264.6, which is a gain of 2 pounds. Obviously not happy with a gain, but as least I should be able to erase that gain this week... fingers crossed.

Day 236 - In a funk

This cold has really gotten me in a funk. I've pretty much thrown my diet out the window. I wish I hadn't (after snacking), but I just don't feel like I have the motivation to stick with my food plan. I'm hopeful that once I feel better (which is soon I hope), I can get back on track. I'm sure this evening snacking is packing on the pounds...

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Melon & cantaloup
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Deep fried fish (3 peices)
- French fries
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- Apple

Supper:
- Baked fish sticks (3 peices)
- French fries
- Water

Evening Snack:
- Chips (large bag)
- Chocolate covered almonds
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 235 - Feeling worse again

Really not feeling well tonight. If I'm feeling like this in the morning, I may just be taking a sick day. And I thought I was over this cold... but now it's back with a vengence :-(

And to top things off, I had a really bad day today. I had a good day going until tonight. Feeling so blah made me want to sit in front of the TV and eat... which I did :-( Back to far too many snacks, which I know doesn't solve any problems, but for whatever reason I just crave it. I've got to find a way to break that craving once and for all.... sigh.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Melon & cantaloup
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Chicken breast
- Rice
- Corn
- Water

Evening Snack:
- Chips (large bag + more)
- Dairy milk bar
- Mini-chocolate balls (X5)
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 234 - OK day, but still under the weather

My food today was pretty good. I had some decent meals and didn't really snack tonight. So it was a pretty good day. Unfortunately, I'm still not feeling great. This cold is hanging on and my throat is pretty sore in the evenings. I've got a cough overnight which tends to keep me up a bit. I'm hoping this will all be over soon... but we're just getting into cold season. I hope it's not like this all winter.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Pineapple & cantaloup
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Spaghetti w/ turkey meatballs
- Garlic cheese bread
- Water
- Cinnomin scone
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Day 233 - Decent start to the week

I had a pretty good day today food wise. I did have a couple chips tonight while watching TV, however, there were very few left so I don't think I took in too many calories. Other than that, I had some good meals with decent portion sizes... so I think I'm off to a good start this week.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Pineapple
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Meatball kababs (w/ peppers & pineapple)
- Rice
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Chips (just a few chips)
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Week 34 weigh in

As I expected, I ended up with a gain last week. I'm now at 262.6. Surprisingly, I only gained 1.4 pounds. I thought I had a worse week than that. Obviously, I'm not thrilled with a gain, but I'm a bit releaved that it wasn't 5 pounds or something.

Well, I'm hoping that I can have a great week this week and drop, not only that 1.4 pounds, but also the 1.2 pounds that was keeping me in the 260s. So, goal for next week is 250s... we'll see how it goes.

Day 232 - Completed a bad week with a bang

This week hasn't been very good, so I guess I decided to finish it off with a bang. Really not a good day today food wise. I was at a movie with my daughter and of course we got snacks. I was watching TV with my wife today and we also had snacks. There was an awful lot of snacking this weekend. I expect I'll pay the price at tomorrow's weigh in... and I'll just have to get back on board next week.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Pizza slice
- Italian wedding soup
- Crackers
- Diet coke
- Coffee
- Hot chocolate

Afternoon snack:
- M&Ms
- Coffee crisp

Supper:
- Meatball kababs (w/ peppers & pineapple)
- Rice
- Milk

Evening Snack:
- Chips (a full large bad)
- Dairy milk
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 231 - Blast... another weekend stumble

Yesterday was really rough. I was in town for dinner, so it ended up being fast food and we had company last night, so there were lots of snacks floating around the table. Unfortunately I didn't do very well resisting anything yesterday. Boy I have a hard time on weekends... without having the structure of a weekday, I just seem to stumble over and over.

Here's how yestertoday broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Pizza slice (X3)
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- Chocolate carmel nut clusters (X2)

Supper:
- KFC big crunch sandwich
- Hot wings (X4)
- Poutine
- Diet coke
- Small DQ ice cream

Evening Snack:
- Chips
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 230 - Liquid calories

Today wasn't too bad. I had a good breakfast, a good lunch, a good snack... but the evening was a different story. Tonight was the annual spirits festival (aka Scotchfest). It was a great time... except my head is still pounding. Although rushing out the door and scarfing down a few peices of pizza only to drink all night is probably not ideal in terms of weight loss. Oh well... it was a good time and only happens once a year.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K nut bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Frozen pizza (3 slices)
- Water

Evening Snack:
- Oh dear... don't go there :-)

Workout:
- None

Day 229 - Terrible day today... sigh

Like Raegun, I just can't have junk in the house. I think about it constantly until it's gone. Some of the chocolate carmel nut clusters where left over from last night and I ended up eating some this afternoon and more tonight. Add to that, I was home this afternoon and had a lunch of leftovers (not very healthy) and a pizza dinner... it was all in all just a terrible day food wise.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Melon
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Lasagna
- Penne with meat sauce
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- Chocolate carmel nut clusters (X2)

Supper:
- Breadsticks with cheese
- Pepperoni pizza (4 slices)
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Chocolate carmel nut clusters (X4)
- Hard candies (X3)
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 228 - Feeling better, but not a great day

I got a solid 11 hours of sleep last night and woke up feeling much better this morning. Still not the greatest, but I don't feel like I'm coming down with the flu anymore. Let's hope it just gets better from here.

Unfortunately I didn't have the greatest day today. I stumbled a bit tonight in that I had some snacks this evening. There was some cake and chocolates in the house and I just couldn't resist them while watching TV. I was however able to stop before cleaning out the box of chocolates... which is a bit of a victory (hey... I'll take what I can get). Here's hoping for a better day tomorrow.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K nut bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Lasagna (3 peices... 1 peice too many)
- Garlic bread
- Milk

Evening Snack:
- Coffee cake
- Chocolate carmel nut clusters (X5)
- Coffee
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 227 - Not feeling great...doh

I'm really not feeling too well today. Stuffed up and a sore throat... I think I'm going to head to bed early. I also got a flu shot today, which can result in some flu like symptoms... I hope I can get over this before Friday (Scotchfest). Oh ya... and I did have a pretty good day today food wise. :-)

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Parfait (yogurt, granola & fruit)
- Cereal with raspberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Penne with meat sauce
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Chicken breast
- Rice
- Corn
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- None

Workout:
- None

Day 226 - Here comes the cold

Double meaning there. It has snowed 2 of the last 3 days so I just put my snow tires on tonight... so winter is on it's way. Also, the kids are both sick and I've started getting a scratchy throat and I'm feeling acky... so here comes my cold too. So tonight I was curled up on the couch and happened to have a few snacks in front of me. I know, not the best approach to losing weight. I'm planning on turning things around and improving my week from here on out... provided I don't get any sicker... fingers crossed.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Parfait (yogurt, granola & fruit)
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Ham steak
- Risotto (butter & cheese)
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Penne with meat sauce
- Garlic bread
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Chocolate balls (5 small chocolates)
- Snack mix (shared a large bag)
- Beef jerky
- Diet coke

Workout:
- Snowblowed the driveway and changed 4 tires... I'm exhausted

Week 33 weigh in

I managed to pull off a loss last week, but not exactly a huge one. I was hoping to break back into the 250's this morning, however, the scale read 261.2. I thought I had a great week last week (except perhaps Sunday), so I was hoping for more, but I suppose I should be happy with a loss of 1.4 pounds. Here's to another great week :-)

Day 225 - It was bound to happen

Well, I finally had an off day. I had such a great week, it was just a matter of time before I had a bad day. I didn't get into any snacking tonight, however, my meals weren't great and I had a late afternoon McDonalds meal... which is never a good idea. I just hope one bad day isn't enough to throw my weigh in tomorrow morning.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cinnamon French toast (4 slices)
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Begal with lite cream cheese
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- Double cheeseburger (Not the double quarter pounder... WIN)
- Fries

Supper:
- Ham steak
- Potato pancakes
- Risotto (butter & cheese)
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 224 - Decent day today

Today was a bit of a lazy day, but it wasn't too bad in terms of food... especially given that it's a weekend. My meals weren't half bad and there was no snacking to speak of tonight. So, I'll chalk that up to a good day.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Begal with lite cream cheese
- Pancakes w/ whipped cream & syrup
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Italian wedding soup
- Soda crackers
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Frozen pizza (2 small slices)
- Chicken chili
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 223 - Really good day today

I had a really good day today all around. My food was pretty good and I got a really good workout in tonight. I struggled with portions a bit this morning, but I think I made up for it at lunch by skipping my typical Special K mocha bar. Also, we had frozen pizza for dinner (I know, not the best dinner) but I was able to keep the portions to a reasonable amount... very proud of that.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Begal with lite cream cheese
- Cereal (a bit too much)
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Frozen pizza (4 small slices)
- Diet coke
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Scotch
- Beer
- Water

Workout:
- 1 hour of hockey

Day 222 - Still going strong

Another good day today. This has been my best week in quite a while. Today was another good day with respect to food. Still eating good, with good portion sizes and limited snacking in the evenings. Hopefully I can keep this going through the upcoming weekend.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Sausage/Pasta/Vegetable soup
- Ham steak
- Rice
- Cheese biscuit (X2)

Evening Snack:
- Scotch
- Diet coke
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Day 221 - Keeping the streak alive

So far so good this week... yet another great day today. My food was really good again and I was able to avoid the snacking tonight. If every day could just be like today, then I'd have some smooth sailing :-)

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Begal with lite cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Open face hot chicken sandwich (X2)
- Peas
- Milk
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Scotch
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 220 - Another good day

Back to back good days is a great way to start off the week. Today's food was good yet again and this evening's snacking was purely in liquid form... stayed away from anything too bad for me.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Begal with lite cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Chicken sloppy Joe (X2)
- Milk

Evening Snack:
- Scotch
- Diet coke
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Day 219 - Motivated

I guess my loss from this morning's weigh in was a bit of a motivation because I had a great day today. Food was good, portions were under control and no snacking tonight. I really felt like it was a great day... if only they could all be so good :-)

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K nut bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Lasagna
- Roll (X3)
- Water
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Scotch

Workout:
- None

Week 32 weigh in

Wow, my weigh in this morning was a huge loss. The scale read 262.6, which is a loss of 6.4 pounds from last week. Perhaps I was carrying a lot of 'water weight' last week or something. I don't claim to completely understand how the body works, but even though I had a pretty good week, I can't imaging losing almost a pound a day of fat. There must have been something else at play. Regardless, I'm back on track and heading in the right direction... horray!!!

Day 218 - Pretty good day... for a weekend

I didn't have a great day today, but it wasn't bad either... especially given that it was a weekend day. My meals weren't great, but there were no restaurants involved today and I didn't snack tonight. Let's hope the weigh in tomorrow shows a loss of some of last week's gain.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal (a bit too much... oops)
- Begal with cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Samosa (X3)
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Italian wedding soup
- Frozen pizza (4 slices)
- Diet coke
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- None

Workout:
- None

Day 217 - Not a great day of food

We were out and about today, so we didn't eat the greatest. We also hit up the city market, so we got a number of local treats, which I doubt are exactly low calorie. I didn't really go overboard today, but the food wasn't great.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Begal with cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Beef taco (X2)
- Fries Supreme
- Pizza slice
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- Chocolate caramel almond bark (1 piece)

Supper:
- Samosa (X3)
- Pad Thai
- Diet coke
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Popcorn (1 handful)

Workout:
- None

Day 216 - Some good, some bad

Today wasn't great food-wise. I was out to lunch with some co-workers today and we hit up the new Taco Bell in town. Obviously it was a high calorie lunch. However, I did manage to burn some of those calories off tonight as I got out for an hour of hockey this evening. So, we had a high and a low today... definitely could have been worse :-)

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Mixed fruit (melon, cantaloup & pineapple)
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Chicken Burrito
- Beef Gordita
- Fries Supreme
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Pasta with tomato sauce
- Roll (X2)
- Milk
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Water

Workout:
- Hour of hockey

Day 215 - Remembrance Day

Hope everyone had a great Remembrance Day today. I'd like to say a big thank you to all the men and women to do serve or have served for our Country.

On a day like today, what I ate seems to be pretty trivial (although I did have a pretty good day).

Day 214 - Yet another good day

I had a pretty good day today. Not exactly stellar, but decent all the same. I did have a pastry at lunch and pizza for dinner, but I kept my portion sizes reasonable and didn't really snack tonight. So I'd say today was an acceptable day when all added up.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Mixed fruit (melon, cantaloup & pineapple)
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Bear claw pastry
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Frozen pizza (3 1/2 small slices)
- Diet coke
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Scotch
- Hot chocolate
- Water

Workout:
- None

Day 213 - Good day today

I followed up a great Monday with a pretty good Tuesday. Can't complain about today as my food was pretty good again today. Now, if I can just stay away from those snacks for the rest of the week, we should have a good weigh in next week.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Mixed fruit (melon, cantaloup & pineapple)
- Cereal with blueberries
- Begal with cream cheese (1/2)
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Rosemary chicken
- Potatoe
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Begal with cream cheese

Supper:
- Salsa chicken breast
- Rice
- Water

Evening Snack:
- Scotch
- Coffee

Workout:
- None

Day 212 - Great day today

I had a great Monday. I wish all days could be as great as today was. Food was awesome, great portion sizes and no snacking at all. Everything seemed to fall into place.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Mixed fruit (melon, cantaloup & pineapple)
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Spagetti with meat sauce (small portion)
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Rosemary chicken breast
- Potatoe
- Peas
- Water

Evening Snack:
- None

Workout:
- None

Week 31 weigh in

OMG, what a terrible weekend... and the scale punished me for it this morning. I'm at 269.0, which is a gain of 5.8 pounds. The trend lately has definitely been in the wrong direction, and I've got to turn this around. I've thrown away a lot of hard work already, so hopefully with my wife and I both working towards better health, we can right this ship.

Days 209, 210 & 211 - I don't want to talk about it

Terrible past few days. This weekend was a real bender food-wise. I just don't understand why I'm so tempted to throw junk down my throat... I know nothing positive comes from it, yet I'm still tempted to go ahead and do it. This weekend was just a total write off. Restaurants, desserts, snacks, etc. I'd be embarrased to list my food for the weekend. :-(

If anything positive has come from this weekend, it's that I think my wife and I have finally agreed that we need to shape up. She's agreed to try and work with me to do better together. We're going to start getting active (slowly at first) and we're going to try and eat better meals during the evenings and weekends (when I really struggle). We've made this decision before, but I'm hopeful that this one will stick... fingers crossed.

Days 208 - Decent day today

I had an alright day today. Dinner tonight wasn't the greatest, as we just bought some pizza, however, I didn't have any snacks tonight, so I guess there's a bit of give and take there.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Mixed fruit (melon, cantaloup & pineapple)
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Spagetti with meat sauce

- Garlic cheese bread

- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Meat pizza
- Garlic cheese fingers (with donair sauce)
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Beer
- Water

Workout:
- None

Days 207 - Tempted, but resisted

I was very snacky again tonight... seems to be a common theme lately. I did however resist for the most part. I decided to have a hot chocolate instead of chocolate bars and chips. Definitely a victory in my book. I had a pretty good day throughout the day too, so I'll chalk today up to a success.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Mixed fruit (melon, cantaloup & pineapple)
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Spaghetti with meat sauce
- Garlic cheese bread
- Milk
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Hot chocolate
- Water

Workout:
- None

Days 206 - Darn those treats

The halloween treats lingering around the house got the best of me tonight. And of course, once I dipped into one or two, it ended up being many, many more. For whatever reason, I just can't seem to eat sweets or snacks in moderation. I tend to have none, or have way too many. I think I may be a food addict or something (perhaps just a sweets addict).

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Mixed fruit (melon, cantaloup & pineapple)
- Cereal with blueberries (small bowl)
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Baked oatmeal

Supper:
- Chili
- Bread w/ butter
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Halloween treats (chips & chocolate)
- Ice cream with almonds
- Water

Workout:
- None

Days 205 - Great start to the week

I had a really good day today. Had to fight to stay away from my daughters halloween candy, but I did it :-) Some good meals, with good portion sizes and no snacking tonight adds up to a great way to start the week. Lets hope we can keep this going on drop those halloween week pounds.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Mixed fruit (melon, cantaloup & pineapple)
- Cereal with blueberries (small bowl)
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Chili
- Bagette
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Water

Workout:
- None

Week 30 weigh in

The crazy halloween weekend did a number on my Monday weigh in. The scale read 263.2 this morning. I had expected a gain, but I'm continually surprised at how quickly I can gain weight when I don't focus on eating good foods. That's a gain of 5 pounds after doing OK throughout the week last week. I'm learning more and more that I'm going to have to stay on top of my weight issue for the rest of my life, otherwise, I'll balloon back up to well over 300.

Well, now the task is to get that 5 pounds back off. Here we go.

Days 202, 203 & 204 - Dang Halloween

Last Friday, Day 202 was a good day. I had pretty good food throughout the day and I got out for another hour of hockey Friday night.

Unfortunately, this weekend (Days 203 & 204) was a gong show. With all the chips and candy flying around this house on Halloween weekend, I did absolutely terrible. I've got to chalk this weekend up to a complete failure and start with a clean slate tomorrow.

Days 201 - Good day today

I had a pretty good day today with decent meals and good portion sizes. I did have a dessert with dinner tonight, but there was no snacking tonight, so I'll consider today a victory :-)

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Baked granola square

Supper:
- Brown rice
- Pork chop
- Beer (X2)
- Coffee
- Frozen yogurt

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Days 200 - Snacked tonight... sigh

Today went alright throughout the day, however, I did snack a bit tonight. There were some chips out and about this evening and I faltered. And unfortunately, after I start digging in I seem to just throw caution to the wind and dive right in. So I'm sure I had way too many calories.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Begal with cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Penne with meat sauce
- Garlic bread
- Milk
- Coffee
- Pudding cup

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke (X2)
- Chips (1/2 large bag)

Workout:
- None

Days 199 - Good for half the day

I had a good day going today until dinner time. My father was in town, so we went out to eat at a local Mexican restaurant. My choices weren't the greatest at dinner. And of course, we all know what portion sizes look like at restaurants. I don't even want to know how many calories were in that meal. Tomorrow's a new day, so hopefully I'll be able to do good all day long.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Begal with cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup
- Apple

Supper:
- Beef nachos (shared a 1/2 order)
- Burrito & tamali platter (with rice and beans)
- Beer

Evening Snack:
- Beer

Workout:
- None

Days 198 - Darn those portion sizes

Today was a pretty good day, with the exception of eating too much at dinner tonight. I've got to remember to keep a close eye on those portion sizes as I ate a bit too much at dinner tonight. Other than that, it was a pretty good start to the week.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Begal with cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Pizza (2 slices)
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Pulled beef slider (X3)
- Cheeseburger with fried onions
- Fries
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Scotch

Workout:
- None

Week 29 weigh in

Well, last week was a bit rough. There were definitely some ups and downs throughout the week. I was glad to see a bit of a loss on the scale this morning. I'm down to 258.2, which is a loss of 1.6 pounds. Definitely not a great week, but after my struggles last week, I'll gladly take the loss.

Days 197 - Pretty good day today

My food today wasn't the greatest, but it wasn't bad. I did have dessert at lunch and pizza for dinner, but I also spent a few hours in the yard today doing some yard work. So again I have a tradeoff. Just OK in the food department, but I did get some exercise in, so I guess to day another OK day.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Instant Oatmeal
- Begal with cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Grilled cheese sandwich (X2)
- Diet coke
- Fudge

Afternoon snack:
- none

Supper:
- Pizza
- Beer

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke

Workout:
- A few hours of yard work

Days 196 - Some good, some bad

Today wasn't a fabulous day in the food department. I did have a few sweets today and a dessert at lunch. However, I also got out for a few hours of hunting this morning. So a couple of hours walking in the woods was a little bit of exercise. So, got some exercise and had some sweets... guess that balances out to make today just an OK day.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Smart Ones breakfast sandwhich
- Fruit, yogurt & granola bowl
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Pulled pork mini rolls (X3)
- Ceasar salad
- Lamp stew
- Beer
- Diet coke
- Carrot cake

Afternoon snack:
- Fudge (too many pieces) :-(

Supper:
- Lasagna
- Garlic bread
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Scotch

Workout:
- A few hours of walking through the woods hunting

Days 195 - Another great day

Back to back... another great day today. Good food, no snacking and I even got a great workout in tonight. All in all, a great way to wrap up the work week. Now to see if I can stay on track over the weekend.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal (small bowl)
- Fruit, yogurt & granola bowl
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Begal with cream cheese
- Chicken gumbo soup
- Crackers
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- None

Workout:
- 1 hour of hockey

Days 194 - I made it a great day :-)

Finally... I had a good day. It's been a bit of a rough week, but I did good today. Had some good food and was able to avoid the junk food all day. I've really got to say thanks to my readers. Several times today I was tempted to pickup a donut or reach for a dessert, but I knew you guys were hoping for me to have a great day today. That motivation got me through the day and allowed me to post some positive news tonight... so thank you for that. Here's hoping for another good day tomorrow and perhaps I can still pull off a bit of a loss this week. We'll see...

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Ham & cheese sandwich
- Yogurt cup with berries
- Coffee

Afternoon snack:
- Apple

Supper:
- Turkey soup
- Garlic bread
- Water

Evening Snack:
- Sunflower seeds
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 193 - Happy birthday... sort of

Well, my readers aren't going to be too happy with me today. I don't even want to post what was eaten today... let's just say South Beach Steve wouldn't be too happy about it. Alright, alright... it included a pizza, cake and some junk food. In my defense, it was my birthday today and I figured I could go a little crazy. Unfortunately, there's been more crazy than sane the last little while, which has got to turn around soon. Well, tomorrow's a new day and I plan on making it a great day. Wish me luck.

Oh, and TJ... I'm a big fan of the food network as well. Although I probably shouldn't be because I'm a sucker for all the awesome things the various food network chefs whip up. Fast forwarding the commercials does help as I'm also a sucker for advertisements, but watching the food network always makes we want to try new recipes, which are never very healthy (except Eat, Shrink & be Merry).

Days 192 - Wish I double didn't

Rought night tonight. With all the advertising that's been going on for the KFC double down coming to Canada, I just had to check it out. So I ended up having one for dinner and it was a huge dissappointment. It's not very tasty and it's difficult to eat. figured my meal was blown already, so I decided to have a dessert too. I got a pumpkin pie blizzard from DQ as I was told by a co-worker that it was his favorite blizzard. Again, that was a bust. I thought it tasted like cold pumpkin puree... not my idea of a good dessert. So... bottom line... I blew my diet and it was all for nothing... booooo.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Granola bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Banana

Supper:
- Double down chicken sandwich
- Fries
- Apple pie
- Diet coke
- Pumpkin pie blizzard (1/2)

Evening Snack:
- Sunflower seeds
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Days 191 - Snacked tonight

I had a pretty good day food wise today... until tonight that is. I ended up snacking quite a bit tonight. I got into the chips and ended up eating a whole bag. I really have a hard time avoiding snack foods when they're in the house. I just can't keep my mind off them until they're gone. I guess the trick is to just not have them in the house.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Granola bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Lasagna
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Whole grain chips with salsa & sour cream
- Sunflower seeds
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Week 28 weigh in

Even after a rough weekend, I managed a loss last week. The scale read 259.8 this morning, which is a loss of 1.4 pounds. Not a great loss, but I'm headed in the right direction again, so I can't complain to much. Here's hoping for back to back losing weeks.

Days 189 & 190 - Rough weekend

No doubt about it, I had a rough weekend in the weight loss department. We had a party on Saturday, which involved a lot of food and significant alcohol calories. And of course today there were lots of leftovers to be eaten up. I'm hoping that the weigh-in tomorrow morning isn't too bad as I did pretty good throughout the week last week. We'll see what the scale has to say in the morning :-)

Day 188 - Great way to wrap up the work week

I started out the day a little rough as I picked up some breakfast at a restaurant. However, from there the day was great. I even got an hour of exercise in tonight as it was my first ice time of the year.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Sausage breakfast sandwich on a cheese begal
- Fruit yogurt cup
- Bear claw
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Granola bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Turkey soup
- Garlic cheese bread
- Water

Evening Snack:
- Water

Workout:
- 1 hour of hockey

Day 187 - Another good day today

I had another good day today even though I was out to a restaurant for lunch. I was able to keep the meals good all day and minimal food intake tonight. All in all, I call that a successful day.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Chicken breast club
- French fries
- Beer
- Coffee

Afternoon snack:
- Banana

Supper:
- Lasagna
- Garlic cheese bread
- Beer
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Scotch

Workout:
- None

Day 186 - Good days back to back

Today was another good day. I had decent meals today, portions were good and snacking was minimal. I've been keeping busy around the house in the evening and avoiding the snacking is a lot easier when you're doing something other than watching TV.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Pumpkin pie tarts (X2)
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Turkey Stew
- Mashed potatoes
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Day 185 - Getting back on track

I had a decent day today. I've eaten up just about all our leftovers, so the desserts are out of the house now and it should be a bit easier. But even with a dessert tonight I think I had a pretty good day food wise.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Turkey
- Mashed potatoes
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Turkey
- Mashed potatoes
- Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 184 - More trouble

Still not a very good day today. Lots of leftovers and sweets today. I seem to have lost my motivation... I really have to figure out how to get it back because at this rate, I'll be back up to 300+ by Christmas :-(

Week 27 weigh in

Well, I guess I should have expected a bad weigh in after the weekend I had, but I was hoping it wouldn't be this bad. The scale read 261.2 this morning. That's a 3.4 pound gain. My goodness I put on weight fast. Just a few days of bad eating and I gain back anything I had lost throughout the week, plus another almost 4 pounds. Guess that just tells me that I have to stay on top of my eating... indefinitely. Here's hoping for a better week this week.

Day 182 & 183 - Off my diet... temporarily

Saturday and Sunday were not very good. I kind of threw my diet out this weekend. I figured if I'm going to have a splurge weekend, what better time to do it than Thanksgiving. And boy did I splurge. I reverted back to my old ways a little bit and it didn't feel too good. I guess I'm not used to eating like that anymore because it make me feel a little sick, not to mention the guilt that comes along with it. I'm going to try and get right back on track on Monday... although the house is filled with leftovers, so it's probably going to be a rough start to the week.

Day 181 - Rough night tonight

It's been a week of ups and downs, so why should today be any different. I had a pretty good day going until tonight. I ended up having a donut for dessert tonight and then snacking on some chips while sitting in front of the TV. Definitely not the ideal day food wise.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones flatbread
- Orange
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple

Supper:
- Ravilli with tomato sauce
- Carrots
- Garlic cheese bread
- Milk
- Donut
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke (X2)
- Hard candy (X2)
- Chips

Workout:
- None

Day 180 - Pretty good day

Starting to come out of my funk a bit I think. I had a pretty good day today food wise, including no snacking tonight. Staying aware of my tendancy to emotional eat is going to be key to my success moving forward. Today was a victory... now bring on tomorrow.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Ham steak
- Rice with cranberries & pistachos
- Water
- Pudding cup
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Diet coke
- Hard candy (X1)

Workout:
- None

Day 178 & 179 - Faltering a bit lately

I got some bad news yesterday and I spiraled out of control a bit last night. I pretty much threw caution to the wind and jumped on the snacking train. Of course I felt guilty afterward as it didn't change anything, but I guess I'm still going to have to struggle with the fact that I will tend to head to food when stress becomes too much. I suppose being aware of that fact should help me control it as best I can. I did have a decent day today. I did have a dessert tonight at dinner, but there was no snacking and the rest of my meals were good... so I call that a good day. Nice to be back on track :-)

Day 177 - Great day today

I had a really good day today. Food was bang on... good meals, with good portion control and no snacking tonight. I wish all days could be this good.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- BBQed steak
- Corn
- Potatoes
- Water
- Pudding cup
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hard candy (X1)

Workout:
- None

Week 26 weigh in

Last week was a week of ups and downs, however, I finished the week with a decent weekend. So it all added up to a loss of 3 pounds. When I got on the scale this morning, it read 257.8. I was happy to see that, as my weight is going in the right direction again. Fingers crossed I can keep it up moving forward.

Days 175 & 176 - Good weekend

It was a busy weekend with a few sick kids, but I was able to do pretty well health wise. I had some really good meals, kept the portions under control and didn't really have any snacking to speak of. All in all, I'd have to say it was as good a weekend as could be expected.

Day 174 - OK day, rough night

I had an alright day in the food department today, however, I struggled a bit this evening. We had a frozen pizza for dinner and I have a little too much. Then I had some ice cream while watching TV tonight... definitely not the best snack choice.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Lasagna
- Garlic bread
- Ceasar salad
- Chocolate milk

Afternoon snack:
- Apple

Supper:
- Frozen pizza (5 slices)
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Scotch
- Diet coke
- Mocha fudge ice cream
- Drumstick ice cream

Workout:
- None

Day 173 - Decent day today

Not a bad day today, all things concidered. There's still a lot of sickness going around this house, but things seem to be getting better. Plus, I had a pretty good day today food wise. My meals were pretty good and I kept the portions reasonable. Can't ask for much better than that.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Fish sticks
- Rice
- Chicken veggie medley
- Diet coke
- Pancakes
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Scotch
- Water

Workout:
- None

Day 172 - Not what I needed

Well, my daughter is down and out with a head cold and it looks like she's starting to pass it around. My wife and I aren't feeling great today and it looks like the little guy is getting it as well. So I think I'm heading to bed early tonight, hopefully I can fend it off and I won't be feeling any worse in the morning... fingers crossed. On the plus side of things, today was a pretty good day food wise.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Pasta with meat sauce
- Yogurt cup
- Orange
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Ham steak
- Corn
- Potato
- Diet coke
- Pudding cup
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Scotch

Workout:
- None

Day 171 - Very rough day today

Today was a pretty bad day in the health department. I was on the road today, so my lunch was fast food and my choices weren't great. I was at the clinic with my daughter this evening as she's come down some 2 ear infections, so we picked up dinner while we waited to see a doctor. And to top all that off, my wife has decided to start eating better starting tomorrow, so we had a snacky night tonight (with significant junk food). So it was a terrible day, but with my wife joining me in my attempt to eat better, I'm hopeful that things will start to move in the right direction beginning tomorrow.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Double cheeseburger
- Onion rings
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Ham & cheese sandwich
- 1/4 begal with lite cream cheese
- Water

Evening Snack:
- Doritos (big bag)
- Caramilk bar (one and a half size)
- Diet coke

Workout:
- None

Day 170 - Good start to the week

I had a pretty good day today, food wise. My only complaint would be that my portion size was a bit too big at dinner time. A peice or two of garlic bread too many. I've really got to focus on that when we have pasta (which is all too often) as I find it's very easy to over do it.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Pasta with meat sauce
- Garlic bread with cheese
- Cactus cut potatoes
- Milk
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Scotch
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Week 25 weigh in

Well, as expected, last week wasn't a very good week. My weigh in this morning was 260.8, which is a gain of 1.2 pounds. I'm not real happy about that, but I can't be surprised. I've taken my eyes of the prize over the last little while, so it's bound to happen. I'm just hoping that things will turn around for me soon sO I can get back on track.

Day 169 - Yet another struggle

I've really been struggling lately. I've got some stuff going on right now that's causing a lot of stress and my eating hasn't been great lately. I'm going to blame my stress from distracting me from my weight-loss goals lately. I'm hoping that I haven't gained anything at tomorrow's weigh-in, but I'm definitely not expecting a big loss. Unfortunately, it looks like another stressful week coming up. Hopefully things will settle down after this week... but we'll see.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Waffles (3) with berries
- Sausages
- Pancakes (2)
- Coffee

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Thai Chicken bites
- Chicken ceasar wrap
- Cactus cut potatoes
- Timbit
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Water

Workout:
- None

Day 168 - Pretty good weekend day today

I had an OK day today with food, but that's not half bad given that it's a weekend. I generally struggle with food on the weekend, so having an OK day is fine by me.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Begal with lite cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Enchilada soup
- Sparkling lemonade

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Frozen pizza (5 slices)
- Baked tortilla chips
- Sparkling lemonade

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Baked tortilla chips

Workout:
- None

Day 167 - Struggled a bit tonight

I struggled a bit today with food. I was in some training today and they ordered in lunch and it happened to be pizza... my arch nemisis. And tonight we had some snacks laying around the house and I tried to avoid them, but I ended up cracking and dipped into the chips a bit. So, it really wasn't a great way to start off the weekend. Here's hoping it gets better from here on in.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Cantaloup
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Pizza (4 slices)
- Five alive juice

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Enchilada soup
- Beef Tacos (X4)
- Sparkling lemonade

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Chips (1/2 large bag)

Workout:
- None

Day 166 - Finally, some exercise... horray

Not an overly great food day today, however, I did get in some great exercise. I was on a kayaking trip today and did about 3 hours of sea kayaking. It was a beatiful day and the trip was awesome. I'm thinking that my shoulders may be a bit sore tomorrow, but definitely worth it.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Peanut butter sandwich
- Special K bar
- Apple
- Cheese & crackers
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Cookie
- Coffee

Supper:
- Chicken thighs (X4) with maple glaze
- Apple and cheese rice
- Diet coke
- Banana

Evening Snack:
- Coffee

Workout:
- Several hours of sea kayaking

Day 165 - Food not great today

Had a bit of an off day today in the food department. Didn't snack or overeat too much, but my food choices weren't great. No fruits of veggies to speak of and my wife decided we should make some fettucini alfredo for dinner. There was nothing healthy about that dish, let me tell you. So all in all today was a bit of a bust. Here's hoping tomorrow is better.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Spaghetti with meat sauce
- Diet code

Afternoon snack:
- Begal with lite cream cheese

Supper:
- Fettucini alfredo
- Corn
- Milk
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Scotch

Workout:
- None

Day 164 - Stressed out, but staying good

I've been pretty stressed out lately with some things going on at work lately and they say stress really plays a role with respect to weight gain/loss. So, I'm doing what I can to stay on track. Unfortunately I've been really slack with exercise lately as I just haven't had the time (or motivation I guess) to start up a new workout routine. Fortunately, I'm keeping my eating on track and today was another good day. Hopefully everything will settle down soon and I can get back into a groove.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Pudding cup
- Apple tea bread
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple

Supper:
- Spaghetti with meat sauce
- Beer
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Scotch

Workout:
- None

Day 163 - Good day to start the week

Today was a pretty good day in the food department. Perhaps a little too much food at dinner tonight, but all in all a good day.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Special K mocha bar
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- BBQ chicken breast
- Corn
- Potato
- Diet coke
- Coffee
- Apple tea bread

Evening Snack:
- Scotch

Workout:
- None

Week 24 weigh in

Overall, last week was a pretty good week and it showed on the scale. I was able to lose everything I had gained the previous week and then some. The scale read 259.6 this morning, which is a loss of 4 pounds. I'm very happy with that, especially given that my weekend wasn't great (as they usually aren't). I'm only 9.6 pounds away from my next mini-goal. A few weeks and I should have that one knocked off.

Days 161 & 162 - Fun weekend, but bad food

As expected, it was another rough weekend. We hosted a party yesterday, which was a lot of fun, but a bit rough on the waistline. We BBQed up 3 pork shoulders and a bunch of chicken breasts. People brough various salads and desserts. There was so much food in this house it was rediculous. So everyone ate, drank and had a good time. I think just about everyone went home with a doggy bag of food and we were still eating leftovers today. Guess we're still in the mindset of doing it big when it comes to food. I did have a pretty good week last week, so I'm hoping that this weekend doesn't result in another gain. Fingers crossed, I'm down a couple pounds tomorrow. My weighin in the morning will tell the tale.

Day 160 - Yet another pretty good day today

I had another good day today food wise, but I'm still not on the workout train so I've got to say that today was good... not great... but good. Tonight my wife asked if I wanted to get some snacks and I was able to resist. I've done good all week and didn't want to blow it, especially since we're having a BBQ tomorrow and I expect to be well over my calorie limit for the day.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Special K mocha bar
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- BBQ steak
- Corn
- Baked potato
- Water
- Pudding cup
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Day 159 - Another pretty good day today

Yet another boring blog update... just a pretty good day today. Nothing special to speak of, some good eats and no workout. Seems like I'm posting the same thing every day lately.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with blueberries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Spaghetti with meat sauce
- Garlic bread
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Trail mix
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Penne with meat sauce
- Roll
- Milk

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Diet coke
- Popcorn (2 handfuls)

Workout:
- None

Day 158 - Decent day today

Today was a pretty good food day, but no workout to speak of. So it was just an OK day today. Nothing else to update... so just a quick post.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Spaghetti with meat sauce
- Garlic bread
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Fish sticks
- Carrots
- Rice
- Water
- Pancake

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Day 157 - Another good day today

I had another pretty good day today with respect to my food intake. I had some good meals with good portion control... can't complain about that. I also got a little exercise in today had I had to mow the front lawn tonight. So all in all, a pretty good day health wise.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Ham & cheese sandwich
- Yogurt with berries
- Coffee

Afternoon snack:
- Apple

Supper:
- Ham steak
- Potatoes
- Corn
- Water
- Pudding cup

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- 1 hour of light yard work

Day 156 - Pretty good start to the week

I had a pretty good day today with respect to my food intake. I got right back on track and had 3 good meals today and a good afternoon snack. Perhaps may have had a bit too much garlic bread at dinner, but that's a very slight mistake compared to the weekend I just had. So I'm off to what I think is a great start this week.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Special K bar
- Yogurt cup
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Spaghetti with meat sauce
- Garlic bread (perhaps too many peices)
- Water
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Week 23 weigh in

The weigh in this morning was disappointing, but not surprising. I'm at 263.6, which is a gain of 1.6 pounds. I know I can't expect to eat the way I used to and still lose weight. I don't really have much to say about my gain last week, other than it's a bit embarrassing. I'm going to get right back on track this week and lose that 1.6 pounds and then some.

Day 155 - Terrible day today

I had such a bad day today I don't even want to fess up to what I ate throughout the day. We had french toast for breakfast and then the family went for a day trip out of town, so the day went downhill from there (food wise). We had 2 meals at restaurants, plus some ice creams for a snack. I fell into the trap of 'It's been a bad day, so lets just throw the diet out the window' mentality, because when we got home we decided to have some snacks tonight. Snacks which included chips and chocolate covered almonds (my favs). I've done really well to avoid sinking back into that mentality, but today was just a failure. I'm really going to try and get back on track this coming week as I know I've still got a long journey in front of me and falling back into my old habits like this isn't helping matters.

On the plus side, I had a great day with my wife and kids. Now I've just got to figure out how to have that great day and still stay away from bad foods.

Day 154 - Darn these weekend struggles

Man, I have a hard time staying on track on weekends. Today we hit the market and had some great eats, unfortunately they weren't the healthiest of choices. And tonight I got bit by the snackies. So, add that all up and it definitely wasn't a stellar day today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with mixed berries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Buffalo sausage
- Pad Tai
- Mini donuts (X4)

Afternoon snack:
- Swiss cheese
- Coffee

Supper:
- Chicken chili
- Roll
- Corn
- Potatoe
- Diet coke
- Coffee
- Pudding cup

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke
- Whole wheat nacho chips
- Brie w/ jam on a bagguette

Workout:
- None

Day 153 - Another 'just OK' day... again

Well, it hasn't been a stellar week by any stretch of the imagination. Food has been somewhat mediocre and I haven't gotten the motivation to get back on a workout plan yet. Today fit right into that mold. No workout and OK food.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal with berries
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Frozen pizza (2 slices)
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Chicken chili with cheese
- Rolls (X3)
- Milk
- Coffee
- Pudding cup

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Day 152 - Another 'just OK' day

Today was another day where things didn't seem bad, but didn't seem great either. No workout today and my food was just OK, so all in all a pretty blah day.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen dinner
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Steak
- Potatoes
- Corn
- Ceasar salad
- Diet coke
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- None

Day 151 - Meh day today

Not really a great day today. I had to come home from work early to watch the kids as my wife came down with a flu last night. So dinner was a quick pizza in the oven, so obviously not great. Also, not yet on the treadmill, so no workout either. Hopefully tomorrow is better.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Pulled BBQ chicken thigh on rice
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Frozen pepperoni pizza (5 peices)
- Diet coke
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Water

Workout:
- None

Day 150 - Comparison photos... wow

It doesn't really matter that today was just a mediocre day because my wife slapped some photos from my blog together to produce these comparison photos, which made today a great day. I'm very excited to see how far I've come. I've still got a ways to go, but wow, what a difference





Here's how the day did break down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Cantaloupe
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Kraft dinner
- Grilled cheese sandwich
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Water

Supper:
- Pulled chicken thigh sandwich with BBQ sauce and coleslaw
- Rice
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hard candy (X3)

Workout:
- None

Day 149 - Pretty good labour day

I had a pretty good day today to start out the week... the fact that it was a holiday doesn't hurt either :-) I got a great workout in today as I was prepping for the seeder that is supposed to come tomorrow. I was doing yard work for about 3 hours or so. I also had a pretty good day in the food department. Not perfect as I had some birthday cake this afternoon, but is was pretty close.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Cantaloupe
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Fried egg sandwich (2 eggs)
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- Birthday cake
- Coffee
- Scotch

Supper:
- Pork chop
- Sweet potato
- Carrots
- Milk

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hot chocolate

Workout:
- several hours of relatively heavy yard work

Week 22 weigh in with photos

I really felt that I struggled this past week, however, I was plesantly surprised by scale this morning. I'm now at 262.0, which is a loss of 3 pounds and I'm thrilled with that result. I guess those small decisions I made throughout the week really paid off (ie: Baked chips when I did snack, etc). With the junk food being out of the house for the most part now, I'm hoping that this week will be even better than last. Although I'd be thrilled with another 3 pound week too.

Here are some photos I took this morning. I missed last months photos, so it's been a while since I posted them. Seeing pictures like this remind me of how far I have yet to go, but they also remind me how far I've come. I've got a lot of work left to do, but I'm well on my way.

Day 148 - Better day today

Not a perfect day today by any stretch of the imagination, but I felt that today was a better day than I've had in a while. I've been struggling a bit this week, so it was nice to have a decent day today. I got a bit of a workout in as I'm doing some final touches in the yard getting ready for the seeders to come on Tuesday. I also had a decent food day today and my only snacking tonight was a handful of baked chips, so much better than a few nights this week.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Cantaloupe
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Blueberry pancakes
- Gingerale

Afternoon snack:
- 1/2 Chicken & Turkey pepperoni quesadilla

Supper:
- Chili
- Chicken breast sandwich
- Diet coke

Evening Snack:
- Gingerale
- Baked Chips (1 handful)
- Scotch

Workout:
- 2 hours of light yard work (mowing, weed whacking, etc)

Day 147 - Still not a great day

Well, hurricane Earl made a last minute turn and pretty much missed us completely. Just some wind and rain this afternoon, but nothing major. That was pretty much the only good part of my day today. I didn't get a workout in and my food was worst than average. My meals weren't great and I had some chips tonight that were left over from lastnight's snackfest. I agree with TJ's comment from yesterday in that if they're in the house I will eat them. I've really got to try and keep that kind of thing out of my house completely.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Blueberry pancakes
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Rosemary & chicken filled pasta topped with butter & cheese
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- None

Supper:
- Steak
- Chicken
- Sprite
- Roll
- Ceasar salad
- Coffee
- Cake with ice cream

Evening Snack:
- Gingerale
- Baked Chips (1/2 large bag)

Workout:
- None

Day 146 - Bad day today

This is supposed to be the last day of our heat wave as hurricane Earl is supposed to make an appearance tomorrow. So it's been a pretty rough week all around, but today was the worst yet. Of course there was no workout to speak of, but I also had a bad day food wise. After a few bad days in the office this week I had an urge to let loose a bit tonight so I snacked on some high calorie foods. I also had fast food for dinner. So it was a rough food day all around. Hopefully I can keep things together a bit better for the rest of the weekend.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Bear claw pastry
- Orange juice

Lunch:
- Cheese quesadilla
- Vegetable beef soup
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- Orange

Supper:
- Double cheese burger
- Onion rings
- Diet coke
- Butterscotch pudding
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Diet coke (X2)
- Gingerale
- Individual chocolate cake (1/2)
- Individual turtle tart (1/2)
- Baked cheetos (1/2 large bag)

Workout:
- None

Wow, after typing that entire evening snack out it seems a bit rediculous. And to tell you the truth, tonight would have been a good night in comparison to what I used to eat in the evenings. No wonder I've gotten as big as I have. Evening snacking has got to be the #1 reason I've struggled with my weight, so I'm going to try to get back on board tomorrow and cut out this crazy snacking again.

Day 145 - Another OK food day with no workout

Seems like my blog update should just read 'ditto' every day this week. Another decent food day, with no workout. Hate to keep blaming the weather, but it was another 40 degree day today (with the humidex), so I'm not going to start up a treadmill routine in that kind of heat. I guess there's good news and bad news. Good news is that the heat is supposed to start to break tomorrow, however, the bad news is that there's a hurricane coming the day after. Hopefully we don't get it too bad, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- 1/2 Begal with lite cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Rice bowl with chicken, beef & veggies
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Banana

Supper:
- Turkey pepperoni pizza
- Granola bar
- 1/3 ice cream sandwich
- Coffee

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hard candy (X2)

Workout:
- None

Day 144 - OMG... why is it so hot

Another scotcher of a day here today. It was over 40 degrees with the humidex... so the A/C has been running all day. We've been hanging out in the basement trying to stay cool, so needless to say there was no workout again today. My food was pretty good, but we did order some chinese for dinner as nobody wanted to cook. So it wasn't terrible, but it could have been better.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Begal with lite cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Ham and cheese sandwich
- Yogurt with berries
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Banana

Supper:
- Chinese food (rice, egg roll, chicken balls, spare ribs, chow mein)
- Wonton soup
- Diet coke
- Coffee
- Double chocolate cookie

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hard candy (X3)

Workout:
- None

Day 143 - Another OK food day, but still no workout

I had a day very similar to yesterday today. It was a pretty good day today with respect to food, but still no workout. With the extreme heat wave going on here and expected to last a few more days, I don't see myself getting on a treadmill program this week. Looks like it may be a pretty slack week in the workout department.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Begal with lite cream cheese
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Smart Ones frozen pizza
- Orange
- Yogurt cup
- Special K mocha bar
- Water

Afternoon snack:
- Apple
- Yogurt cup

Supper:
- Potatoes
- Beef with gravy
- Chicken & red pepper pizza (2 slices)
- Water
- Coffee
- Double chocolate cookie

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hard candy (X4)

Workout:
- None

Day 142 - OK food day, but workout lacking

I had a pretty good day today with respect to food. I did go out to lunch with my wife, so the lunch wasn't the best ever, but I kept it reasonable. I didn't get a workout in today however. It was so hot here today (38 with humidex), the last thing I wanted to do was workout tonight. Getting on a treadmill schedule is on my todo list, so it'll happen right after this heatwave is over.

Here's how today broke down:

Breakfast:
- Cereal
- Orange juice
- Coffee

Lunch:
- Ceasar salad
- Italian wedding soup (2 bowls)
- Garlic bread
- Diet coke

Afternoon snack:
- Banana

Supper:
- Squash
- Potatoes
- Beef with gravy
- Corn
- Water

Evening Snack:
- Water
- Hard candy (X3)

Workout:
- None

Week 21 weigh in

Dodged another bullet this week. The weigh in reads 265.0 this week, which is a loss of 1.8 pounds. My Monday through Thursday last week must have been exceptionally great to pull of any loss at all after the weekend I had. If I could just keep that going through the weekend, I'd be reaching my goals so much faster. Well, I really can't complain as a loss is a loss I guess. Slow and steady wins the race as they say.