8.5 Monday

so far today: banana, yoplait, reduced-fat peanut butter sandwich - probably around 10 - 12 points total

pizza for supper - papa john's thin crust veggie - 5 points per slice

8.2

usual for breakfast

a peach, some pasta/zucchini/shrimp and a little provolone with some all bran crackers for lunch

8.1

holding at 220

banana for breakfast, pasta for lunch

ready to take a little break for the weekend, then hit it hard again monday

i will try to get some exercise, at least

7.7

banana and real coffee this morning - saved the all bran for lunch

contemplating a summer penne dish for supper

7.6

nothing unusual with either diet or activities over the past few days, but thought i ought to get back to logging it

banana and decaf with splenda so far this morning

the back is much better this week...i need to make time to walk at least...it's been terrificly hot the past couple of days, and we have storms this morning, so i may have to ride the stationary bike or something for now...i plan to get some sort of exercise over the lunch hour today

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best laid plans

yogurt and some baked corn chips for lunch...noodles, cauliflower and tabouli for supper

a little dewars afterward

7.1

dearth of posts the last couple of days because i really haven't had much to record

still in a lot of back pain, and haven't been eating much but salads and the normal breakfast stuff

i did step on the scale this afternoon and it read 220 - though i may be a bit dehydrated...if it holds though, that's 18 pounds lost in six weeks...not setting any records, but a nice, steady pace of weight loss

if i can continue to average 2 pounds or so per week, i may be under 200 by thanksgiving

i'm encouraged that i can now wear xl shirts without being uncomfortable

so far today, i've only eaten a banana...really need to have something substantial here in a bit

6.6

terrible lower back pain this morning - running at this point was a very bad idea - have to wait until i'm thinner, if even then

6 point breakfast - banana and cheerios with a full cup of milk

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1/2 cup pinto beans (2 points)
1/2 cup cottage cheese (2 points)

6.5

very sore this morning...honestly not sure if it's more lower back issues or simply sore muscles from saturday's run...i may try to climb on the recumbent bike or take a walk later to work out some of the soreness

gives me some cause to doubt whether running will ever be a good idea

5 point breakfast (full dairy)...back to routine

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from quotesblog:

"A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice." -- Edgar Watson Howe

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veggie sub on whole wheat for lunch - 6 points

feeling hungry this afternoon, but resisting temptation - maybe i'll have some carrots or something

back is a bit better

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ate too much this afternoon and evening...should have had the carrots

a slice of pizza...sun chips...some chocolate...then a morningstar farms tomato-basil burger for supper, but the damage was already done...back at it tomorrow

6.4

scrambled eggs with ham and chives, pumpkin bread and some grapes for breakfast

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feeling unwell at lunchtime...just some soda crackers with land o' lakes light spread

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thin crust veggie pizza and a nice salad for supper

6.3

ran for the first time in a long time this morning

1 mile in about 14 minutes...continued to 1.34 miles then walked the rest of the 1.59 total

max speed: 7.0 mph

moving average: 3.8 mph

time moving: 22:14

lousy for a runner, but not bad for a fat old guy the first time back out

the etrex is going to be a great training aid

also recorded the entire run...i may put it up as a podcast at some point

lots of water and then the usual 5 point breakfast (full dairy)

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ham and provolone sandwich with pasta salad for lunch

nice salad, baked fish and mashed potatoes for supper

6.2

usual breakfast, except a full cup of milk - 5 points

sandwich and pasta salad for lunch - probably 8 or 9 points (4 points for bread, 2 for cheese, 2 for pasta and one for good measure)

6.1

yesterday was independence day here in the u.s.

usual light breakfast with coffee and a slice of grammy's pound cake...ham sandwich for lunch...then grilled portabello mushrooms and onions with roasted red peppers and provolone cheese for supper

drank several bitter ales while grilling out, and regretted it later - i've really got to get serious about the calorie intake

so today is a new start after 5 weeks of tracking all this...usual breakfast...splenda in the coffee and serious point counting and daily requirements for awhile here (4 points so far today, 1 fruit and 1/2 dairy)

signed up for team sqpn on steve runner's site - i'm going to try to get into shape to start running again, and do the 5k in october if i can

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lunch: 1/2 cup fat-free cottage cheese, 1 slice of multi-grain bread, 1/2 cup pasta salad, 1 cup of grapes (8 points, 1 dairy, 1 fruit)

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popcorn chicken chef's salad with honey/mustard dressing for supper - probably the balance of my points

5.5 and 5.6

Monday: usual breakfast, except with cheerios...6 point ham sandwich for lunch...fluffy and a salad for supper

Today: decaf coffee with splenda and banana for breakfast...grilled chicken and veggies for lunch, plus the corn and burger that my daughter didn't finish :^)

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tried the new mexican place in town - "don sol" - very nice...subtle flavors for a change

bean burrito plate and a couple of xx ambers with lime

5.4

usual breakfast - shiskabob for supper

oh...uh...and s'mores

:^)