Hi Everyone, Yesterday was the 1st weigh in and what an interesting day it was! Here are the highlights. The weigh in was at noon and so was my little girls basketball game. I dropped her off early and drove 20 minutes to Slim & Fit. I did not eat or drink anything before the SCALE! I was down 12.2 lbs for the first month. I would have liked to hang around and talk to everyone but, back to the game I went for the second half. After they sealed the win, it was off to the St Anselms for World Friendship Day with my other daughters brownie troop. My first food was samples from around the world at 12 different tables. I tried my best to log in this variety into Vitabot and it is scary when you see the calories climb from these various samples of cheese, bread, chocolate, rice, rice krispie treat, etc. My best guess is around 1200 calories. Keep in mind that these are only small bite size samples but I tried several cheese, bread and chocolate samples that really stack up. I certainly didn't leave there full. In the evening it was Off to the Races fund raiser at the Croatian hall in Eastlake. The dinner was  family style with breaded chops, breaded chicken, roast beef, scalloped potatoes, pasta, salad and bread. Open bar and strudel for desert. Once again, Vitabot was a challenge. I tried the one of each approach with a couple of lite beers and a small slice of dessert. With all this, Vitabot tells me that the earlier afternoon of samples was higher in total calories?? Either way, yesterday was on of those days that was not normal, but today is a new day and I am already focused on hitting another double digit loss for next month. Andrea told me yesterday as I stepped off the scale that everyone was doing incredible well with the first weigh in. Be Strong everyone and get that blogging caught up or you will not have to worry about the weigh in next month. Bob 

Hi Everyone, Happy Valentines Day! I feel good about my early results according to the scale, but I know I can do better! I have been logging in my food as accurately as possible into the vitabot watchdog system. Most of my daily calorie totals are lower then it recommends at 1800-2000 calories a day. I know that if I try to cut that in half, I may lose quicker but I am going for a lifestyle change here and slow and steady wins the race. Many days for lunch I may just grab a mix of foods at very small quantities to help add variety and portion control. Sometimes the total calories from vitabot, may seem as high as a regular lunch but most times it is less and I do not walk around stuffed for eating to much. Maybe the trick for me is to stay in a weight loss contest for the rest of my life along with using Vitabot and that will keep me focused. I purchased a spring jacket yesterday that is a 2XL and my wife says it fits fine now, but what happens if you drop a ton of weight. My response is that you have to buy what fits today and I will worry about any size issue at that time. I do the sewing in my household and I will fire up the singer sewing machine when needed. It will certainly be a good problem to have! Good luck to all and as always, Be Strong! Bob

Hi Everyone, I want to start by saying, Good Luck Laura! I attended our 1st dinner at Alladins tonight and what a nice healthy meal it was. Most of the time, the restaurant menus are full of calorie laden dishes and this causes me to want to eat at home as much as possible. Tonight, my Alladins combo meal was a proper portion of steak, chicken, rice and salad. It certainly as a guilt free experience. I also visited with the nutritionist this week and it appears that I am off to a good start. The scale in her office verified that and I have less then 2 weeks to prepare for the next weigh in. I am walking on the treadmill after I finish writing this message. Slow and steady wins the race and I have to say that I am pleased with my food choices so far thanks to having to log every single thing that goes into my mouth into the Vitabot watch dog. We had a birthday party for my daughter with pasta, meatballs and sausage and I only ate meat and salad with some ice cream cake for desert. Sorry!! I know this will make my competition happy! Good Luck to all and remember, Be Strong!

Bob 

Hi Everyone, I want to start by saying, Good Luck Laura! I attended our 1st dinner at Alladins tonight and what a nice healthy meal it was. Most of the time, the restaurant menus are full of calorie laden dishes and this causes me to want to eat at home as much as possible. Tonight, my Alladins combo meal was a proper portion of steak, chicken, rice and salad. It certainly as a guilt free experience. I also visited with the nutritionist this week and it appears that I am off to a good start. The scale in her office verified that, and now I have less then 2 weeks to prepare for the next weigh in. I am walking on the treadmill after I finish writing this message. Slow and steady wins the race and I have to say that I am pleased with my food choices so far thanks to having to log every single thing that goes into my mouth into the Vitabot watch dog. We had a birthday party for my daughter with pasta, meatballs and sausage and I only ate meat and salad with some ice cream cake for desert. Sorry!! I know this will make my competition happy! Good Luck to all and remember, Be Strong!

Bob 

Hi Everyone, I have been doing a good job with my diet, but I need to forget about this weekend and push hard for the next weigh in. I remember Jaime saying that you will have good days and bad days and tomorrow is a new day. It always amazes me how one bad day or even one bad meal can erase several good days in a big hurry. I have been walking around hungry for the last 2 weeks and for me, I know that being hungry is a good thing. I do not have anything to report regarding the exercise because my plan early on was to focus on the diet in the beginning and I will start power walking, then running in the coming weeks. I ran a 5k race (3.1 miles) in 2010 without stopping so I know I can run. If I start now, it would be at a snails pace with oxygen. Walking is better until I lighten up a bit. I have my first visit scheduled with the nutritionist this week and I certainly could use help from a professional. It is all about maintaining a healthy diet and I will be the first one to admit that I fail in this area over the long haul. That is why the weight creeps back on and I get myself in trouble with the scale and my wardrobe.

Good luck to all. Bob

 

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