Weight Loss Diary 15From 8 April thru 16 April 2006.
This is the final weight loss diary entry that I will be publishing because although I was still half pound (225 grams) short of my target weight on Friday April 14 I extended this session by another couple of days to make my target. Sunday's weigh-in saw my weight at 180 pounds (89 kilo's) the target I set on February 5 when my weight was 198 pounds (98 kilo's)
Weight Loss Diary 14April 4 thru April 9.
On Friday I weighed in at 183 pounds (90.5 kilo's) and that is slightly up on last week. It is not a problem because last week was a distorted figure due to being unwell and not eating very much anyway.
One of the things I have learned during this weight control period is never to become upset if the scales seem to indicate a poor week. The reason for this is that when
Weight Loss Diary 13From 25 thru 1 April.
This weeks weight loss diary could be the penultimate because after my Friday weigh-in I am down to 182.5 pounds (90.3 kilograms), just 2.5 pounds above my target figure. Last week I reported 186 pounds (92 kilos) but the scales were just below that figure so I guess I have shed a little over 3 pounds this week. That is way too much to lose in one week. A general target ru
Weight Loss Diary 12From 18 thru 24 March.
After last week's set back in my weight loss program this week is great because at my Friday weigh-in I was down to 186 pounds (92 Kilograms) and my waist belt is up one extra notch. Now that has sounded alarm bells because it is the final notch on the belt and I hate making extra holes.
This puts the weight loss program right back on track to achieve a weight of 180 p
Weight Loss Diary 11From March 11 thru 17
Back to reality this week with the shock news that my weight did not go down enough to report; probably no more than a few ounces (around 50 grams). Hence I'm sad to report that my weight still stands at 188 pounds (93 kilos). I guess I became a little too complacent after the better than expected results of the previous few weeks. This raises the big question of who, or w
Weight Loss Diary 10Days 29 thru 36.
Wonderful news on my weigh in on Friday March 10; my weight is down by another 2 pounds (900 grams) in just a week. That is double my target figure and it seems to get easier each week. My weight is now 188 pounds (93 kilograms). That means that the seventeen-week program that was going to shed 17 pounds (8.5 kilos)will now end in around 10 weeks.
This week the biggest plus
Weight Loss Diary 9Covers days 22 - 28
Four weeks ago I weighed 197 pounds (97.5 kilos) and my aim was to lose weight at the rate of one pound (450 grams) per week until I was down to 180 pounds; without giving up any food that I like. That is a reasonable weight for a man who is a little over 6 feet (1.83m) tall. At my Friday evening weigh-in my weight was 190 pounds (94 kilos) and that puts me three weeks ahead
Weight Loss Diary Article 8Weight Loss Diary 8
Covers days 15 - 21
It's hard to believe that I am three weeks into my diet and the results are starting to show. On Friday (Day 19) weigh-in my weight was down to 192 pounds (95 kilos). That is a loss 5 pounds in three weeks, two pounds ahead of my schedule of losing one-pound per week.
As good as the weight loss may be it isn't what is exciting me most; that is the r
Weight Loss Diary 7Covers days 9 thru 14
The great news is that at my Friday evening weigh-in I have lost 3 pounds (1.35 kilos) and that puts me 50% ahead of my target of losing 1 pound each week. My waist belt is feeling more comfortable as the new 'one notch tighter' position that was achieved last week so I am certainly achieving the major goal of measuring less.
The other thing that I've discovered is that
Weight Loss Diary 6Days 6, 7 and 8
Now I'm truly into the rhythm of the program and the first weekend passed without problem. In fact I'm already finding ten-minutes of exercise to be insufficient and am now doing fifteen-minutes more acceptable. From doing this program before I do know that in a few weeks from now I'll exercise for 30 minutes every second day. That is why at the start I of the program I stipulate
Weight Loss Diary Day 4This the third day of dieting in my weight loss program and it will be the last daily report in this series of articles to avoid you becoming bored with repetition. By now you will have the idea that I only give up one type of food each day and in general eat what I please - within reason. The caveat is that you must be aware of serving sizes because it is due to over-generous serving sizes that t
Weight Loss Diary Day 3Today is Tuesday February 7 2006, the third day of my weight loss program. Today I am nominating dairy products as the food item that I will not touch. This means that I give up dairy products for today only and will leave a space on my plate where dairy products would go. You may recall that yesterday I decided not to eat any bread.
Overnight the first problem was detected and it concerned my
Weight Loss Diary Day 2Article 2. Weight loss diary.
Diary, Day 2, February 6 2006
- Stopped having newspapers delivered from yesterday. Today I walked into the village to pick up my newspaper. (A return distance of around 1.2 miles [1.9 kilometers].
- Decided that today will be a no bread day. This is the only food that I will give up in today's weight loss program. I usually eat 4 - 6 slices of wholegrain bre
Weight Loss Diary, Day 1Weight Loss Day by Day Diary:
Day 1: Sunday February 5, 2006.
In response to an email I received from a reader I have taken up her suggestion to share my next weight control program by publishing my weight loss diary in article form for everybody to follow.
I'll start with a few personal details that will give you a guideline to make comparisons with your own progress.
- My height is a
Safe Food Storage - RefrigerationStoring Food
Your Refrigerator:
It is many years since schools stopped teaching cooking and domestic science and the result is that few people in the below 35 age bracket are familiar with risks presented by refrigerators. This article is aimed at covering a few basic rules that will help us store food in a safe and hygienic manner.
The average refrigerator operates between 35F (2C) and 4
The Chefs MindsetHave you ever wondered what the difference between a great chef and an ordinary chef is? How can one produce food recipes that are remembered and another produce food that is quickly forgotten? Disregarding all the jokes about never trusting a skinny chef I can only say that the 80/20 rule applies in this profession the same as in other professions. It is a fact of life that 20% of lawyers, doctor
Simple Weight LossActive weight watchers consistently ask what foods can I eat and what foods should I avoid. This is a genuine thing because if you have set a goal to lose weight you want to be sure that you are eating the right things. The good news is that there are very few foods that you should avoid such as:
- Any type of fast food. (Pizza's, burgers etc.)
- All soft drinks that fizz.
- Never drink beer
Taking Care Of Inner Health 2.Taking Care of Your Inner Health 2.
The first of these two Inner Health articles dealt with diet, healthy eating and exercise habits. This article deals with hygiene and avoiding the dreaded 'tummy bugs.'
Poor hygiene can lead to food poisoning and gastro-enteritis. The biggest cause of food poisoning is transmitted from the hands of people who do not thoroughly wash them after visiting the
Taking Care Of Inner HealthTaking Care of Inner Health 1.
Inner health is a very important subject because 95% of life threatening diseases starts inside our bodies where we can't see what is happening. By ignoring symptoms we often allow the problem to increase until treatment becomes difficult or, in the worst cases, impossible. It is also true that one hour of prevention is far better than one year of treatment. In th
Dietary Guidelines For Adults 2.Dietary guidelines for adults 2 is, naturally, a follow up to article 1, and focuses on what foods constitute a good diet where article 1 focused upon why we need a good diet. My approach is that food should be fun because most health food aficionados that I know don't seem to smile too often and therefore I don't hold them up as good examples. Eating is a major part of life and life should be fun
Dietary Guidelines For AdultsBased upon response to previous weight control articles the need for this dietary guideline for adults became apparent. We have always taken the approach that the more you understand why weight is gained the less likely you are to make the mistakes that so many weight watchers make. This article highlights workplace health but it also applies to each one of us who may be overweight.
The real se
Weight Watchers And SodaHow many weight-watchers use 20+ TABLESPOONS of sugar in their coffee or tea? I guess the answer to that is zero. Why? Because all weight-watchers know that sugar has a high calorific value and is therefore detrimental to weight loss. Also using that amount of sugar will create liver problems eventually. So my question is: 'If high levels of sugar are bad for us, and we all seem to know that is tr
Healthy Eating For ChildrenHealthy eating for children should be treated as top priority by all parents because as a parent we all have a responsibility to give our children the best possible start in life. Feeding them a healthy diet when young helps them to grow into fit adults who suffer from fewer ailments and can look forward to longevity. Is there any parent who doesn't wish this for their children?
The obvious que
White BreadWhite bread is a subject that is constantly being raised in recent times when such things as intestinal and bowel problems arise. The common belief is that it acts like a glue once inside the intestines and prevents waste taking its normal course. Depending upon whom you listen to it is a cause of digestive disorders, weight gain or even bowel cancer. I am yet to see conclusive evidence but there
Beating Obesity In ChildrenObesity in children is the biggest challenge facing parents in these early years of the twenty-first century and this article is designed to take a long hard look at the reasons.
Over the past 30 years children, and population in general, have been heading deeper into an obesity pattern, just as hours spent watching television or sitting in front of a computer have risen proportionately. In fac
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