2 Months 1 Week

     It is my first day back after three days off. During Memorial Day weekend I was busy doing things with the kids, around the house, and spending time with my family. As a result I did not work out for three day or blog. However, I still ate well for the most part. I had an occasional treat, but my regular pattern is still much healthier than it once was.
    I did not get up early this morning because the kids are out of school so I did not have to take them in. For breakfast I had a bowl of oatmeal with fruit. Because my sons had baseball games this evening I took a short lunch so that I could get them to their games. I ran by Subway and  had a 6 inch roast beef sub on whole wheat bread with lettuce, onion, and tomato. I had a bag of baked Lays potato chips and a Diet Pepsi to drink. I had my two sons at the office with me this afternoon because they had a game and around 3:15 pm we got a snack. I had a serving peanuts and drank a Diet Pepsi. For dinner tonight I had to eat on the run, and had a 6 inch roast beef sub that was leftover from lunch.  On the way to the game we went through Sonic and I got a medium tots with chili and cheese. My son had cheese sticks and I ate two of his cheese sticks. While at the game I ate a 6 inch hot dog. On the way home I got sundaes for the kids from Sonic and an Oreo Cookie blast for my wife. I did not order anything, but I ate a few bites of my wife's blast.
     I did not do well this evening because I ate to many splurges. However, I did run on the treadmill for 30 minutes. In addition, to running the whole 30 minutes I ran at a faster pace than I have so far. The distance i covered was 2.12 miles. While there are people who can walk that it felt good to be able to run for 30 minutes and to be able to increase the pace.  Tomorrow I will need to improve my eating as well as continuing to exercise. I was unable to get to the gym today to weigh in so I will try to get by there tomorrow.

2 Months 3 Days

      I slept in this morning. When I got up I had a bowl of oatmeal with fruit and a large unsweet tea for breakfast. For lunch I went to Diego's Mexican restaurant and had the pollo Monterrey( grilled chicken and vegetables) and a Diet Coke. I had 11 chips with my salsa. For dinner I had a six inch Subway roast beef sub on whole wheat bread. I ate a bag of baked Lay's chips with it and a Large Diet Pepsi. My kids all had baseball games and after their games we went to McDonald's for a treat. I had an order of apple dippers which were low fat and only 35 calories.  When I got home I jogged on the treadmill for 30 minutes. I walked only thee of the minutes. Today was a very good day.

2 Months 2 Days

      I got up early today and walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes. For breakfast I had a bowl of oatmeal with fruit in it and a large unsweet tea. For lunch I had to drive a friend to a doctor's appointment so I ended up going through the Hardies drive through. I got a mushroom Swiss turkey burger with a Large Diet Pepsi and curly fries. I should have had the small fries, but my cheapness kicked in when they said it would still cost the same as the large just because I wanted a large Diet Pepsi. For dinner I ate at the church where we had beans, carrots, corn, corn bread, and turnip greens. I drank 1 % milk  instead of soda. It was a good day and I look forward to tomorrow.

2 Months 1 Day

     I got up late today and ate a bowl of oatmeal with fruit for breakfast. For lunch I had a Subway for lunch with a bag of baked Lays and a Diet Pepsi for lunch. For dinner I had a Southwest Chicken salad from McDonald's. When I got home I exercised on the treadmill for 30 minutes.

2 Months

   Today was weigh in day and I was not sure how it would go. Last week was a tough week with a wedding, a rehearsal dinner, a wedding reception, a birthday party, and being so busy that I was unable to exercise four of the days. However, I did not gain any weight, but I did not lose any either. I am still at the the 306 lbs mark.
     This morning I planned on getting up, but was to lazy to get out of bed especially after thunderstorms all night. However, I got up and ate oatmeal with fruit for breakfast. I had a black forest sub with a salad from Pizza Hut for lunch. For dinner my wife had two grill cheese sandwiches made with fat free cheese and a bowl of chicken noodle soup for me. At the end of the night I ate 4 almonds because I was starting to feel hungry. So since I broke even this week it is even more motivation to stay on the right track. When I got home tonight I told my wife that I needed to work out. I walked and ran on the treadmill for 30 minutes tonight. I walked 4 minutes and jogged 26 minutes. It felt good to exercise again, and to be able to say it was a great day. I am looking forward to tomorrow to see what it may hold.

1 Month 3 weeks 6 days

     For breakfast I ate a bowl of oatmeal. For lunch we went to the Chinese restaurant. I ordered off the menu. so I did good in the restaurant, but blew it later in the day. I ate before church and had some pasta made like spaghetti with meat sauce that had ground turkey and beef in it. Where I blew it was after church I split a six inch sub with my wife, had some potato salad, crab salad, and a spring roll. In addition this was after 6:00 PM.
     I also did not work out today. So weigh in day will be interesting.

1 Month 3 weeks 5 Days

   Today I was so busy getting ready for a wedding that I did not eat breakfast. On the way to the wedding I ate a sin inch roast beef sub from Subway, some baked Lay's and a Diet Pepsi. After the wedding there was a reception which I stayed at for a while. Receptions are tough, the wedding cake was easy I did not eat any, but I did eat to much of the other stuff. (meatballs, cheese, pin wheels,etc,) For dinner I took the kids to a birthday party. I ate a six inch Philly sub from Arby's on the way. Then at the part I ate 1 piece of Pizza and several cookies. This was a tough week.
     The biggest thing that was tough today was that I did not get to work out.

1 month 3 weeks 4 days

    It was tough to get up again today. I slept in a little, but still got up for prayer at the church. For breakfast I had a bowl of oatmeal and fruit with an unsweet tea. For lunch I had a salad, and a grilled chicken Parmesan sandwich. Since the sandwich had cheese I skipped the cheese on the salad. To drink I had an unsweet tea. Since I did not get up to walk this morning I wanted to walk for lunch, but the weather did not cooperate. However, since I could not walk at the park I went to Walmart and circled the inside of the store for 20 minutes to get some walking in. I am posting early because I have a wedding rehearsal tonight and i do not know when I will be able to post. So far today has been a great day.

1 month 3 weeks 3 days

     I did not get up early today. I have been pushing it so hard that it has been tough to get up. After this weekend things should slow down some which will help. For breakfast the kids and I went to McDonald's where I had a bowl of oatmeal and fruit, an English muffin, and an unsweet tea. I also eating a hash brown because my kids wanted them and then left them. I need to remind myself that I can leave leftovers.
     For lunch I got back on track and ate a 6 inch roast beef sub, without cheese, and with spinach, tomato, onion, and low fat mayo. i had a bag of baked Lay's and a Diet Pepsi with it. In addition. I walked for twenty minutes at the park during lunch.
     For dinner I had a health choice TV dinner because the kids had an awards program and ball practice. When I got home I was rather hungry so I ate some beans. I need to make sure that I eat a little more substantial at dinner so that I am not so hungry later at night.

1 month 3 weeks 2 days

I slept in this morning and did not get a chance to work out as a result. I will need to get up early and walk tomorrow. For breakfast I ate a bowl of oatmeal and fruit at home. I then had a large unsweet tea. For lunch I had  half a BBQ chicken breast and two ribs with a salad from Razorback ribs. Tonight for dinner we ate at the church. I had spaghetti made with macaroni noodles instead of spaghetti noodles. It was made with ground beef mixed with ground turkey. It was served with some broccoli and cheese and some beans. For desert I had small slice of lime pie. To drink I had some root beer.
    I need to drink water in the future instead of regular soda because the soda is wasted calories. I will get up in the morning and work out and will avoid the regular soda tomorrow.

1 Month 3 Weeks 1 Day

      I got up early and walked and jogged on the treadmill for 30 minutes. For breakfast I had fruit and oatmeal with a large unsweet tea. For lunch I had a coupon for Subway to buy a foot long sub and get one free. I ended up eating a foot long chicken sandwich with some veggies, low calorie mayo, a bag of baked Lays and a Diet Pepsi. I ate one and a 1/2 cookies. For dinner that night I had a Southwest Chicken salad and a small order of fried mushrooms.
     In retrospect I should have just gotten a 6 inch sub and not eaten the cookies or cheese. Nor should I have gotten the fried mushrooms at dinner. However, I will do better with eating tomorrow.

1 Month 3 Weeks

     It has been several days since I have gotten to submit an entry. I have been extremely busy for the last several days with activities at the church. Because of that by the time I finished work and then things at the church it was usually very late. However, I did work out on Saturday and Sunday. I also ate pretty good.
     Today is weigh in day so I stopped by the gym and weighed in. I have lost another 2 pounds this week so that my current weight is 306 Lbs. I am still excited because I am still losing weight. This morning I got up early and walked and jogged on the treadmill for 30 minutes. After getting ready the kids and I went to McDonald's for breakfast where I got an oatmeal with fruit in it and a large unsweet tea. For lunch I met with a local pastor and some friends and we went to Diego's Mexican restaurant in Flippin, AR. I counted out my 10 chips and had some salsa. For my meal I ate the pollo Monterrey. (This time I did not order the extra veggies.) To drink I had a Diet Coke. For dinner tonight I had a Southwest Chicken Salad from McDonald's. I ate before 6:00 PM and had several almonds as a snack when I got home. I had a great day and am still trying to follow what God has called me to.
    

1 month 2 weeks 2 days

     Today was a tough day. I think I am still tired from such a busy  weekend. I was unable to get up this morning because I was so tired. Tonight I was tired as well. I ended up staying a little later at church so by the time that I got home if I am going to go to bed earlier then I will be unable to workout. I will need to get up in the morning and do it early.
    Food wise it has been a good day. I had a bowl of oatmeal and a Large unsweet tea as well as a mini breakfast burrito for breakfast. For lunch I had a chicken Parmesan sandwich. I had a salad instead of fries and held the cheese off the salad since there would be some on the sandwich. In addition, instead of having a breaded and fried chicken breast I had them grill the chicken breast instead. I had a Diet Coke to drink. For dinner tonight we had a meal at the church. I has a spoonful of chicken and dumplings, a small serving of peas, a serving of green beans, s tablespoon of potatoes, and a serving of  spaghetti salad. I had a Diet Pepsi to drink. Tonight when I got home O had three almonds before bed.
    I will need to start the morning with exercise and get back on track now that I have started getting caught up on rest.

1 month 2 weeks 1 day

    This morning I had planned on getting up early and walking on the treadmill, but I was too tired. So I slept in. I ate an oatmeal and a large unsweet tea for breakfast. For lunch I had a six inch roasted chicken sub with spinach, lettuce, tomato, onion, black pepper, and chipoltle sauce on it. I drank a Diet Pepsi and instead of having chips I ate a bowl of low fat chili with deer meat. For lunch I ate a six inch seafood sub with a bag of baked sour cream Lays and a Diet Coked. I had a meeting tonight in Harrison and while I was there I ate 5 green olives, and a 1/4 cup of chex mix. Over all it was a good day. For exercise I walked the track at the park in Flippin, AR during my lunch break. I will try to get up early in the morning to exercise.

1 month 2 weeks I'm down 30 lbs!

I was still running a fever last night, and one pf my girls was to so I stayed home from work and took her to the doctor. Since I still did not feel well I did not work out. I ate a bowl of oatmeal with cranberries in it. For lunch I had an Asian salad with grilled chicken from McDonald's. I definitely like the Southwest Chicken salad better. My daughter and I got an ice cream on the way home form the doctor. I had a mini Oreo blizzard. For dinner I had two small baked potatos with chili, some cheese, and sour cream on them. We then had a white cake for a belated Mother's Day, which I had a small piece of. Between being so busy and Ill I did not work out this weekend. I am looking for ward to getting back on track again tomorrow.

Today was also weigh in day and I was able to do that.It is official I have lost 30 lbs so far.

1 month 1 week 6 days

I thought that I had a touch of heat exhaustion from being in the sun all day Saturday, but after running a fever all night, and having some intestinal issues in the morning it looks like I caught a bug. Since it is Mother's Day we are having breakfast at the church. I ate 3 small pieces of sausage and some scrambled eggs. For lunch we went to Burger King because after the crazy morning we had  my wife wanted a quiet place to eat with no crowd. I got the garden salad with grilled chicken, but they forgot the chicken. Instead of getting them to add chicken I got a Mushroom Swiss Turkey Burger from Hardies. Burger King salads are not that good. They come in a pre-sealed bowl so I am not sure how fresh they are. We had a wedding at the church this afternoon so I had a small slice of red velvet cake for that. Since I was still feeling ill I did not eat anything else after that.

1 Month 1 week 5 days

Today was the main day of the trout festival. I got up early and took the kids out for breakfast. I ate oatmeal, and English muffin, and two scrambled eggs. I splurged , but it ending out working out for the good. I had to set up equipment for the Trout festival and the church band played music for it. So I was outside all day. For lunch O went to Mountain Home to get some things we needed for the festival and I ended up getting a chicken salad wrap at Arby's. For dinner we ate at the fish fry. I had a serving of beans, Cole slaw, two hush puppies and 5 small pieces of catfish. The food was fried but it was good for an occasional treat. I was unable to work out because It was another very long day and I was exhausted.

1 month 1 week 4 days

I am writing todays on Monday because I was so busy today that I did not get to blog. I got up early for prayer and I know I had an oatmeal for breakfast, but cannot remember what else I had other than I remember it being a good day. I did not get home until 11:30 pm because after work we had band practice for the trout festival.

1 month 1 week 3 days

     I got up this morning at 5:15AM and walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes. For breakfast I had a cup of oatmeal and fruit from McDonald's with a large unsweet tea. For lunch I had a board meeting with the leadership board from the church. We were originally meeting at Letty's Mexican restaurant in Gassville, AR but moved are location to K.T. s BBQ when we a bus full of school children showed up at the already crowded restaurant. For lunch I had a chicken plate with cole slaw and the mustard potato salad with a Diet Coke. For dinner I ended up getting a six inch Subway roast beef sandwich without cheese. I had lettuce, tomato, spinach, and onions on it with some light mayo. For a side I had a bag of Baked Lay's Sour Cream and Onion chips and a Diet Pepsi. The kids had baseball practice until it was rained out. Since practice was rained out I took the kids and a couple from the church to McDonald's for ice cream. Everyone had ice cream but for something sweet I ordered a large unsweet tea and then put Splenda in it. However, I did not have any ice cream. Later in the evening after running several errands I got home and was starving. I ended up eating a handful of almonds and a 1/4 cup of low fat deer chili. I know I ate after 6:00 PM, but that was the first time I have been that hungry in the evening. I ate a small amount of food rather than binging later. Overall it was a good day.

1 month 1 week 2 days

     Today was a great day. I got up at five this morning and walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes. After working out I had a bowl of oatmeal with fruit in it and a Diet Pepsi. For lunch today I had cooked carrots, green beans, and 4 chicken livers. The livers were fried, but I ate a small portion. In the afternoon my boss had his birthday party so I had a small piece of cake and one scoop pf no sugar added ice cream. Tonight is Wednesday so we had dinner at the church. For dinner I has a serving of Mexican casserole, a serving of baked beans, a serving of corn, and a table spoon of potatos, and a spoonful of refried beans with a cup of unsweet tea to drink. When I got home tonight my son informed me that he needed cookies made for a class project, so I ate three almonds and then baked cookies. I also drank a 1/2 pint of 2 % milk.

1 month 1 week 1 day

     Today was a good day even though I got up late. I ate oatmeal and fruit that I made at the house. For lunch I went out to Park View Pizza with a coworker. I ate a grilled chicken sandwich without the cheese and had a side salad, and a Diet Coke. My coworker ordered a meat lovers Pizza which I ate a small slice of to try it. It was pretty good, but will definitely be on the treats list. For dinner I had a 6 inch chicken salad sub on a 9 grain honey bread. I did not have cheese on it and had lettuce, spinach, tomato, onion, and a bag of baked Lays with a Diet Pepsi. My girls had ball practice and my oldest son went to scouts so I was running around this evening. After I got home I cooked some deer chili so that later in the week we will just have to heat it up. I then walked/ jogged on the treadmill for 30 minutes. After working out I ate three almonds to curb my appetite. I thank God that He has been given me the desire to do this. I look forward to the challenges of another day tomorrow.

1 Month 1 Week

   
Today is the end of another week and therefore it is weigh-in day. I was unable to weigh in this morning because I forgot my gym pass. In addition, I slept in this morning. However, I did start with a good breakfast of oatmeal with fruit in it, and a large unsweet tea from McDonald's. For lunch I went to Diego's Mexican restaurant in Flippin, AR. I counted out my 10 chips with salsa, ordered the pollo Monterey (grilled chicken covered with grilled vegetables, cheese, Mexican rice, and refried beans), and drank a Diet Coke. For dinner I had 1 piece of pizza (four cheese and tomato), and a bowl of spaghetti with sauce and deer meat.
    My oldest son had a choir concert tonight so the whole family went to the concert. After the kids went to bed I went to the gym to weigh in and to work out. I walk/jogged on the treadmill for 34 minutes. I jogged for 18 minutes of that time and walked the other 16 minutes. The cool thing is that I am able to jog more, and that I was also able to jog 8 minutes nonstop at the end. After using the treadmill I then rode the stationary bike for 30 minutes. After my aerobic exercise I used one of the back machines and one of the ab machines. I did three sets of 10 on each machine.
     After working out I weighed in. Tonight when I weighed in I was 311 lbs. SO last week I only lost one pound, but it is still progress in the right direction. This week I will try to be more deliberate and disciplined with my food choices. Since I was a little hungry when I got home after working out and shopping at Wal-Mart I ate three almonds.

1 Month 6 Days

     Sundays are always busy and today was no exception. I ate a bowl of instant maple and brown sugar oatmeal for breakfast. After church, so that we could feed the kids quickly, we went to Subway; I got a six inch turkey on 9 grain wheat without cheese. I had lettuce, spinach, tomato, onion, light mayo, and black pepper on it. I also had a Diet Pepsi and a bag of Baked Lays sour cream and onion potato chips.
     For dinner I cooked spaghetti and meat chunks. We had some egg noodles so we used them and then I had deer meat. Since it was deer steak and not ground meat I cut it into small cubes and we had that in the spaghetti. While it was different texture than ground meat it was still good. In addition, deer tends to be leaner than beef. As a dessert we had canned apples. I had skim milk to drink. After church I went to McDonald's with a couple from the church. I got the fruit and walnut salad and a large unsweet tea. It is some red apple slices, some green apple slices, some grapes, a little yogurt, and some candied walnuts. It served as a healthier dessert than ice cream. When I got home I worked out on the treadmill today. I spent thirty one minutes on the treadmill. I walked for 20 minutes and jogged for 11 minutes. The running is getting easier and i was able to run longer. Over all it was a good day. It was good to get back on the treadmill. In addition to walking on the treadmill I worked out in the chicken house muck manure which was also good exercise. The kids came out and as cooler weather came in one of them said Dad your head is smoking. It has been a long time since I have worked out or exercised hard enough to have steam coming off me. It felt good. Today was a good day and I look forward to tomorrow.

1 Month 5 Days

     Like yesterday today was extremely busy. As a result I did not walk on the treadmill. However, one of the things that I did was to work in the garden again for three hours. I was working using a shovel and a hoe for three hours so I still got exercise. For breakfast I got oatmeal from McDonald’s with an unsweet tea. We then went to the church to practice with the worship team for the Cotter Trout Festival.
    After practicing we went to lunch at McDonald's. I had the Southwest Chicken salad with grilled chicken and an unsweet tea. From there I went home and worked in the garden for three hours. Later that evening my wife and I did some premarriage counseling with a couple I will be marrying later in May. While we were doing this we had to feed the children so we ordered a pizza from Nima's Pizza. We had the 2008 competition Pizza which had tomato and four cheeses on it. I ate three pieces. My wife also had a turtle cheese cake for dessert so I ate a piece of that as well. I will need to get back on track tomorrow.
When we got home after cleaning the church I ate some more pizza. It was a good thing we gave the extra cheese cake to some friends. I will need to do better tomorrow.

1 Month 4 Days

   
Today was very busy and as a result I am entering this entry at the end of the weekend. I got up early for church prayer and on the way to work I stopped at McDonald's and got oatmeal with fruit, a large unsweet tea. I was really craving a Sausage Egg McMuffin so I ended up adding a min breakfast burrito since it was smaller.
     After I had been at work for a couple of hours I got a call from my kid’s school that one of my children was sick. I left work for a few hours to pick up my daughter and wait for my wife to find a sub so that she could take over. Since i was trying to get back to work quickly I ate lunch early while I waited for my wife to meet me. For lunch I had the Black Forest Ham sandwich with a side salad instead of chips from Pizza Hut.
    After I got off work I picked up a couple of friends and we worked in the garden for two hours. We dug up a lot of weeds, turned over the ground, and began planting several items. Since I worked fairly hard in the garden I ended up not walking on the tread mill. For dinner I ate leftovers I had a slice of meat loaf, cooked carrots, a roll, and some green beans. Over all it was a good day. I did eat a larger breakfast because I added the small breakfast burrito, but it did allow me to continue eating healthier because I have had the taste I was craving in a controlled matter.