jmb3450's Journal, 12 Jan 15

Held my weight pretty good over the weekend, a smidge over 215 lbs this morning. Not bad considering a couple glasses of wine and indulging in some pistachios while watching football yesterday. Maintained a good calorie deficit each day and things are a little backed up in the bathroom department but I do expect some relief shortly, probably TMI.

Didn't start the day good by giving in to temptation first thing, somebody brought in homemade chocolate chip cookies and I ate one. Sure was good but a waste of calories. Things are back under control, no worries, food is planned out accordingly.

My pants were getting too baggy again so I'm into 36's now but only have 1 pair, the ones I've got on now. Going to stop by Kohl's on my way home to return a pair I received as a Christmas gift, too big, so hopefully will find something there so I can have a couple pairs of better fitting pants. That'll have to do for a bit, money is tight after Christmas. I was wearing 42's when I started last May so six inches smaller in waist size so far. Shirt size has gone from 2XL to large also.

Exercise is going well. I set the bike on manual, pedal at about 16mph and adjust tension to keep my heart rate at 120 the first 20 minutes, 125 the next 15 minutes, and the last 10 minutes 135 to 140bpm so I'm finishing at about 80% of my maximum heart rate. When I started out I could accomplish that at resistance setting of 3, now it takes setting 5 to 6, so stamina is increasing. Starting to do more with strength training little by little, I was noticing last night my biceps seem to be smaller than they used to be and I've got some loose skin in my upper arms. So once I have some funds I will be looking to get some weights, even if its'just a set of dumbbells.

That's it...more than I'd intended when I started typing. Have a great week, let's push hard to make January a productive month toward reaching our goals.

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1790 kcal

Fat: 52.03g | Prot: 113.16g | Carbs: 222.26g.   Breakfast: Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies (34g), Great Value Powdered Creamer, Coffee, Market Pantry Half & Half. Lunch: Kraft Light Mayo (Packet), Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore in Water, Flatout Light Italian Herb Flatbread. Dinner: Frigo Light String Cheese, Safeway Light Ranch Dressing, Pepperidge Farm Seasoned Croutons, Parmesan Cheese (Grated), Taylor Farms Shredded Iceberg Lettuce, Lundberg Wild Blend Rice, Goya Black Beans, Great Value Banana Peppers, Mt. Olive Jalapeno Slices, Rice-A-Roni Rice Pilaf, Wal-Mart Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast. Snacks/Other: Merlot Wine, Market Pantry Fiber Bars - Oats & Peanut Butter, Grapes, Honeydew Melon, Cantaloupe (Muskmelon), Pineapple, Watermelon. more...

3033 kcal

Exercise: Bike Machine (Cycling) - 45 minutes, Driving - 2 hours, Resting - 13 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...