The Journey To A Smaller Ben

Update

theoryofben — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:58:51 +0000

Ok, so it’s been two weigh ins since my last post. Here’s the breakdown:

Week 1: Lost 5 lbs Very excited and a good start.

Week 2: Gained 2 lbs…what in the world? I thought I did pretty good…obviously I was wrong. I’ll have to be more vigilant this week.

Hopefully this next week will be a good loss.

A New Beginning

theoryofben — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:39:00 +0000

Ok, after a long hiatus on the weight loss front (and regaining quite a few pounds), I am back to take another shot at it.

I’m still down 50 lbs from my original weight, so that is good, but I was down over 70 lbs…so you can do the math to see how much I’ve gained back.

My wife and I just had a beautiful baby boy and he is one of the primary motivators for me to get healthy…I want to see him grow up. And now that he is nearly 3 months old, things are calming down in the house and we can begin again with weight watchers points.

I am resetting the lbs lost because I feel like this is a new beginning…I’m starting from scratch.

2/2/09 Weigh In

theoryofben — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:10:25 +0000

Well, today is 1 year since I started this whole thing (and also my 1 year wedding anniversary). I wasn’t sure how I’d do this week since I ate out a good bit this weekend. But I lost 3 pounds and I’m very happy with that.

You may notice that I haven’t been posting my food logs every day…well it’s been quite a hectic time around here and I honestly haven’t had the time most days. I am going to try and do better with it this week.

1/26/09 Food Log

theoryofben — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:51:16 +0000

Breakfast -15 points
Mcskillet Burrito – 15

Snack – 4 points
2 low fat granola bars – 4

Lunch – 10 points
2 whole wheat english muffins – 2
peanut butter – 3
doritos – 3
cheese stick – 2

Snack – 4 points
cheese stick – 2
low fat granola bar – 2

Dinner – 6 points
hamburger helper – 5
green beans – 1

Snack – 5 points
2 slices light bread – 1
peanut butter – 2
cheese slice – 2

Total Daily Points – 44

1/26/09 Weigh In

theoryofben — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:01:16 +0000

My wife and I spent the weekend in Charleston for our Anniversary and it was an amazing time. However, I did not count the first point and we ate very well. I fully expected to gain 5 pounds but I only gained 1. I think I can get that pound off this week.

We are looking at getting a treadmill for the house…that should help me with the exercise…which should help move things along.

1/19/09 Weigh In

theoryofben — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:52:31 +0000

I know I’m a few days late with this post…but it’s been a hectic time around here. Anyway, I was disappointed this weekend with a 0 loss…but I guess I should be happy that I didn’t gain…considering that I ate out a few times this weekend.

Still trying to get back in the groove…it’s so hard to get into good habits…but very easy to break them.

1/20/09 Food Log

theoryofben — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:49:43 +0000

Breakfast – 15 points
McSkillet Burrito – 15

Snack – 4 points
low fat granola bar – 2
special k bar – 2

Lunch – 10 points
2 slices light bread – 1
peanut butter – 2
cheese slice – 2
doritos – 3
cheese stick – 2

Snack – 4 points
low fat granola bar – 2

Dinner - 5 points
whole wheat spaghetti w/meatballs – 5

Snack 7 points
whole wheat spaghetti w/meatballs – 7

Total Daily Points – 45

1/19/09 Food Log

theoryofben — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:47:28 +0000

Breakfast – 8 points
whole wheat bagel – 4 points
peanut butter- 2 points
cheese slice – 2 points

Lunch – 8 points
2 slices light bread – 1 point
peanut butter – 2 points
cheese slice – 2 points
doritos – 3 points

Snack – 16 points
2 krispy kreme doughnuts – 16 points

Dinner – 10 points
corn – 2 points
red beans and rice – 4 points
turkey sausage – 4 points

Snack – 3 points
whole wheat english muffin – 1 point
peanut butter – 2 points

Total Daily Points - 45

1/12/09 Food Log

theoryofben — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:01:26 +0000

Breakfast 8 points
2 whole wheat english muffins – 2 points
peanut butter – 4 points
cheese slice – 2 points

Snack 4 points
low fat granola bar – 2 points
fiber 1 bar – 2 points

Lunch 11 points
Turkey sausage/egg/cheese muffin – 6 points
doritos – 3 points
cheese stick – 2 points

Snack 4 points
low fat granola bar – 2 points
cheese stick – 2 points

Dinner 12 points
corn – 2 points
hamburger helper – 10 points

Snack 5 points
2 slices light bread – 1 point
peanut butter – 2 points
cheese slice – 2 points

Total Daily Points -44

1/12/09 Weigh In

theoryofben — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:23:38 +0000

Today’s weigh in had me worried. I was kind of bad this weekend…we had friends in town and we went out to eat twice.

So I was very surprised by the 4 pound loss. I just need to keep focused and START EXERCISING. It’s not as easy as it sounds…I can’t seem to find the time to do it…unless you count the Wii as exercise.