February 7, 2011 Day 252 of Year long Journey

I have lost five pounds since my last posting. 200.8 pounds I have sixteen more weeks to lose twenty three pounds to be not technically obese. I will fit in the overweight category.
My daily green smoothie made in a fourteen cup Cusinart food processor has the following four ingredients:
1. 2 cups spinach, 1 cup kale, 2 cuts mixed spring greens, 1 romaine heart, 1 cup raw broccoli, arugula
2. (Pick two from the following list): Frozen and diced, apple, ½ cup frozen blueberries, cup pineapple, I banana, peaches, pear, raspberries.
3. Vanilla soy milk, Greek yogurt, other yogurts.
Blend them for one minute, pour in glass and enjoy with a straw.
This has been a great addition to my diet since I purchased the food processor.
I have been tracking my food daily using dietpower.
I am planning to use the ‘Couch to 5K run” app. I walked three miles today. After having surgery, I am easing back into exercise.
I will make my goal of 178 before or on day 365. I will not make the stretch goal of 150 pounds that would make me barely normal weight. Of course that is my goal once the 178 goal is completed. I will divide that goal in groups of ten pounds, then ten pounds, then eight pounds.

January 15, 2011 Day 231 of Year long Journey

I weigh 206 pounds now. I have lost nineteen pounds in thirty weeks. This is two-thirds a pound a week. My initial goal is to become overweight, one hundred and seventy nine pounds, from obese. That means I must lose twenty seven pounds in twenty one weeks. That means I must lose one pound and one-third a pound each week. My stretch goal of normal weight will not be obtained by day 365 of my year long journey. I am an analytical person. Losing the total weight of my initial goal of forty six pounds will be an A, 100%. If I lose only forty two pounds, that will be a B.

I have focused more on eating healthy and tracking my food. I love my food processor used to make green smoothies most days. If I drink two green smoothies, diet power gives me an A plus in nutrition for the day. I have been at the gym three or four times a week for an hour of strenuous exercise. I even got back on wii fit after two years. I am looking forward to a long healthier life.

January 5, 2011 Day 221 of Year long Journey

As a dear friend of mine told me, this is the biggest engineering project of my life to get a healthy body. I increased me efforts to lose weight quicker. I have used dietpower for the last three days. I have been around 1300 calories burning 500 to 800 calories at the gym. I have lost three pounds this year to two hundred and nine pounds.
I have twenty weeks left to lose fifty one pounds. This means I must work out two hours at the gym and keep my calories to 1300 to lose forty pounds at the end of this year. I will definitely consider that a success. I admit this has been difficult, putting the fork down.
It appears that my stomach has shrunken. I was only hungry for about an hour yesterday before lunch. I was stuffed after dinner of beef stew. Bringing boxes of wine is off the list for a while.

January 1, 2011 Day 217 of Year long Journey

I weigh 212 pounds, body fat 46%. I survived the holidays even the week long gluttonous feast at work. There were crock pots cooking all day and decadent treats. I plan to take the feast week off next year. My normal weight of 160 appears a bit more difficult to achieve. Fifty two pounds in twenty one weeks. I will accept losing twenty one pounds in twenty one weeks.

The shorter days helps me in eating only two meals a day. I will rev up the exercise when the days are longer.
Since I have been traveling for the last two weeks, it did not help my diet at much as when I’m home drinking green smoothies. Here I come Costco to get giant sized greens and produce.

HAPPY NEW YEAR