New format this week- I’m adding a review of my previous week’s diet and exercise. My weight is still going in the wrong direction, but at least I did some exercise last week.

Current weight: 248.8 pounds

Weight lost since starting the blog: -17.2 pounds

Progress since starting with the new scale: -5.2 pounds, -1.1% body fat, -0.7 BMI

Last week’s diet: I did pretty well Monday through Friday, eating lots of vegetables, a few protein drinks, and nothing really bad. However, things changed drastically on the weekend- I really pigged out, eating way too much food and the wrong kinds of food. It wouldn’t surprise me if I gained a pound just on the weekend alone. This has been the pattern for several weeks now and I really need to change my habits and not ruin the progress I make during the week with out of control weekends.

Last week’s exercise: My wife and I went for a walk on Tuesday- about 35 minutes and 1.5 miles. On Friday I walked/jogged on the treadmill and did an upper body weightlifting workout. This was the first time I lifted weights for quite some time (months probably) and while I was very sore for several days after I’m really glad I did it and I’m looking forward to more weight lifting this week. Two days of exercise is better than the zero days of the previous week, but it’s still not enough. Fortunately, marathon training starts this week so I should be doing much better.

*Note about this weight loss chart. When I started this blog I weighed 266 pounds and I was only tracking my pounds lost each week. On November 28, 2007 I started using a new scale that tracks body fat and more (the numbers you see above). I report the figures from that scale in these weekly posts and I still track my total pounds lost in the Weight Loss Goals section in the sidebar on my site.

By Eden, Tue 15 Apr 2008, 3 Comments, Categories: Weekly Weigh-in