Diary of a Chubby White Guy

Things seem to be at a stand still. I’m not really losing anymore and I’m luckily not gaining much either. I’m pretty much within a pound or two every time I weigh in. I think it’s time to switch up the routine a little. I’m going to try and make sure, if nothing else, I complete 50 pushups a day. Probably in sets of 10–20 at a time. It’s not a lot but if I make time for something like that at least I’m guaranteed to be doing something active each day. I really want to start Insanity again but I honestly don’t have the time. Wedding planning and other life things keep taking over.

So I did my weigh in this morning and to my surprise it was the lowest it’s been in quite some time. I thought I was falling off track a bit, forgetting to log a few things here and there but I think I’m still counting points in my head. Even if I forget to track it, it seems I’m staying within my points even if only at some subconscious level. That’s pretty cool that the points system as sunk in. I’m down four pounds since my starting weight. It’s good to start getting some real results.

Tomorrow is valentine’s day so I’m giving myself somewhat of a free day. We’re celebrating with cheese fondue (with our Christmas gifted fondue set and to remember our wonderful summer internships in Switzerland). It’s just not worth trying to figure out the massive amount of points that will use. I’ll just assume I will use all of my day’s points and dip (unintentional fondue pun) into my weekly points. That’s not a huge deal as long as I make sure the rest of the week doesn’t follow that trend.

This past Sunday was the Super Bowl. I’m not even close to a football fan but I enjoy getting together with friends, eating food and watching what used to be the best commercials of the year. This year I knew it would be a struggle not to gorge myself with all the delicious goodies surrounding me. I did partake in a fair amount of it, although I was careful to limit myself. I ended up not recording any of my points that night. I’m sure I used them all, if not over a bit. I think I did pretty well considering. Lots of temptation there and to not eat everything in site was a good practice in self-control.

Speaking of self-control, I’ve been struggling with the late night munchies lately. Come 11:30 or so I get super hungry. It sucks. I think it’s half mental/boredom and not really hunger at all. I’ve been trying really hard to not eat anything past 9. I’ve read multiple places backed up with studies that you should really stop eating after 8 PM. I’m often busy in the evenings so I pushed my rule up to 9, but it should still help.

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Definitely trying to work on this problem.

At this week’s weigh in I was down a pound, which makes up for the pound I was up last week. Overall I’m down 1.8 pounds. Things are chugging along. I think they give me too many points. I could still be eating rather unhealthy and have points to spare. I’m trying to keep making good choices, not just based on the points. Fruits and veggies are making much more frequent appearances in my meals. I know it’s a slow process but I wish it would happen faster. I need to get back into a workout routine too. My friend just started P90X again, perhaps I’ll join him.

I gained a pound this week. I know it’s not a huge deal, I’m not even that upset with it. Fluctuating a few pounds is totally normal and often you might take a step backwards in the start of a diet. I’m sure my horrible Saturday might have also contributed. I had been doing pretty decently all week long but on Saturday I was visiting with friends in Indiana and we ate out for all our meals and might have had a bit of partying. Alcohol is kind of the worst when it comes to points… Oh well. I don’t do that often so hopefully this week I can get back on track and get back to some weight loss.

I was out of town for the weekend so I didn’t get much of a chance to post. I did my first weigh in though. It’s been a whole week on the program and I’ve been mostly doing quite well. I stayed under my points almost the whole week, only slipping into my flex points once. I was down almost 2 pounds. I’m not declaring that a success yet, as I know your body can fluctuate a few pounds from day to day and water weight and all that but it is a bit motivating. Weight Watchers gave me extra daily points… I guess that’s cool but I thought the point was to continue losing weight. Is -1.8 lb in a week really too fast?

I managed to have an unused stash of 11 points yesterday. I had the urge to snack at night but I think I was bored more so than actually hungry. I just drank some water instead, which I’m sure was a much better choice. I find myself being much more conscious of eating now, looking at points and trying to strategize my best lunch and dinner options.

So far so good but tonight is ‘family dinner’ with a group of my friends. We usually eat a large meal so I’ll have to watch myself and not graze on the food all night long.