The diet: Weighing in for week 1
June 6th, 2006
Week one is officially over. It’s a little tough to imagine but this week seemed to take a lot longer than I thought. My anticipation of getting out the scale has been very high for the last few days. I had to constantly remind myself what day it really was and put the scale back — I promised myself I would only check my weight on the weekly weigh ins.
One decision I’ve yet to make is on the posting of pictures. You can see my before picture here but I’m not sure if I’m going to put progress photos up on a monthly schedule or just have one photo before and one after I reach my goal.
Goals and deadlines
Out of all the 70+ people that have joined up in this adventure I’ve only noticed a very small handful that have firmly given themselves a deadline to meet their goals. This is something that I’d left out in my original post as well and I will be remedying that here.
My goal is to reach my desired weight and BMI by September 1st, 2006
There. Now it’s in writing and — unless I’m particularly dastardly — it can’t be changed.
Progress
Now for the progress you’ve all been waiting for.
- Weight: 183.0lbs
- Belly inches: 37″
- BMI (according to halls.md): 26.3kg/m2
That’s a total of 1.4lbs lost, 1 inch lost and 0.2 kg/m2 of fat lost in the first week using this weight loss program.
The positives
Since I haven’t ever really been on a diet I still need to get used to following a plan. In the past my reasons for eating healthier were different. Now that I’m using the Body Balance program from Nikken remembering to eat healthy is key.
The negatives
This week was bad for taking liberties with my meals. On several occasions I chose to eat out. On those particular occasions I also chose to ask for extra sides of Mayo. Tasty yes but not good for helping me achieve my goals.
Body Balance doesn’t give me free reign to eat like I used to, it’s only an alternative to helping me get my weight under control. I still need to make the switch to eating healthier when I do eat. Damn my taste-buds and restaurant food.
Changes for week 2
I really need to put in some exercise time at least every other day. Using the weight loss program I chose means I can do without the rigorous exercise others may choose to do but it doesn’t mean I should cut it out entirely. I’ll be adding in some push ups and sit ups throughout the week, just to expend a little energy and help burn some more fat off my bones while retaining at least some muscle mass.
The eating out thing is going to stop as well. Time to hit up the grocery store and stock up on some good eats.
June 6th, 2006 at 11:22 am
As I told you earlier, Kudos on the 1 pound. Stick with it, and you will see a much better outcome over the weeks to come.
June 6th, 2006 at 11:29 am
Thanks Colin. I’m not disuaded in any way, I’m just increasing my will power to refuse to eat out as often as I did last week. The added pushups and situps will help as well.
June 6th, 2006 at 2:46 pm
Hi Mike,
I’m beginning my weight-loss journey, too.
As you can tell from my blog, my attitude about is is just plain wrong (or so I’m told). I’m of the mindset that my “real life” will begin once I lose weight. I know it’s wrong to put my life on hold until I get there….I hope that changes! :)
June 6th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
[...] I still have a long way to go, but I have enough confidence and motive to do it. Reading Mike’s Weighing in for week 1 reminded me of setting a target date, so I’ve decided to set it to October 1st, 15 weeks from now, with a target loss of 1.6 KG =~ 3.52 pounds every week, not so easy to do, but really worth doing, I’ll be posting updates here on weekly basis, so keep track if you are interested. [...]
June 6th, 2006 at 3:19 pm
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June 6th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
Hey Mike!
Good job! And hey, I only lost 1lb too, so don’t worry, you’re not alone. I actually don’t feel bad. I know some people lost more than I did but that’s ok. I realize we all got different bodies and metabolismns, so it’s all good.
I have to admit though, I’m not working too much on the abs like I should be. Augh. They’re hard! But I have to stick with it and make it more routine. I can’t just quit after 3 sets of ten! LOL
You are doing great. And you seem to be aware of where you need improvement so I firmly believe you’ll be successful in reaching your deadline! ;-)
Good Luck this week!
June 8th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
[...] After my dismal showing for the first week of the diet challenge, I decided to add some exercise every couple days. Push ups may not have been easy the first day and they certainly didn’t get any easier after that. [...]