Breakfast
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1 1/2 cup (8.7 oz) of Fruit Juices: Orange Juice, raw – 167 Calories
1 medium, 7″ to 7-7/8″ long (4.2 oz) of Fruits, Fresh: Banana, edible portion – 105 Calories
1 pear, large, approx 2 per lb (7.4 oz) of Fruits, Fresh: Pears, Average all varieties, raw, edible portion – 121 Calories

Total – 394 Calories

Lunch
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2 1/2 serving, 1/8 whole of Italian: Meals: Stromboli w. Two Stuffings – 1325 Calories

Total – 1325 Calories

Dinner
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1 1/2 serving (12 fl.oz) of Yuengling: Beer: Black & Tan (3.6% alc) – 203 Calories
1/2 slice of Pepperidge Farm: Breads: Seeded Rye – 40 Calories

Total – 243 Calories

Day Total :: 1961 Calories
End Result :: 139 Calories Under

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Breakfast
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1 medium, 7″ to 7-7/8″ long (4.2 oz) of Fruits, Fresh: Banana, edible portion – 105 Calories
1 large, 3-1/4″ dia, approx 2 per lb (7.5 oz) of Fruits, Fresh: Apples, w. skin, raw, edible portion – 110 Calories
1 pear, large, approx 2 per lb (7.4 oz) of Fruits, Fresh: Pears, Average all varieties, raw, edible portion – 121 Calories

Total – 336 Calories

Dinner
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2 tablespoon (0.5 oz) of Relishes: Pickle, Sweet – 39 Calories
1 teaspoon or 1 packet (0.2 oz) of Sauces: Mustard, yellow, prepared – 3 Calories
3 tablespoon (0.5 oz) of Sauces: Catsup – 44 Calories
1 roll, 3-1/2″ dia (2 oz) of Bread Rolls: Kaiser – 167 Calories
1 1/2 patty, yield from 1/4 lb raw meat (2.9 oz) of Ground Beef: 95% Fat-Free Lean, patty, broiled – 210 Calories

Total – 463 Calories

Day Total :: 800 Calories
End Result :: 1300 Calories Under

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Breakfast
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1 medium, 7″ to 7-7/8″ long (4.2 oz) of Fruits, Fresh: Banana, edible portion – 105 Calories
1 large, 3-1/4″ dia, approx 2 per lb (7.5 oz) of Fruits, Fresh: Apples, w. skin, raw, edible portion – 110 Calories

Total – 215 Calories

Lunch
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1 packet of Met-Rx: Nutritional Drink Mixes: Ultra – 263 Calories

Total – 263 Calories

Dinner
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1 1/2 patty, yield from 1/4 lb raw meat (2.9 oz) of Ground Beef: 95% Fat-Free Lean, patty, broiled – 210 Calories
1 roll, 3-1/2″ dia (2 oz) of Bread Rolls: Kaiser – 167 Calories
3 tablespoon (0.5 oz) of Sauces: Catsup – 44 Calories
1 teaspoon or 1 packet (0.2 oz) of Sauces: Mustard, yellow, prepared – 3 Calories
2 tablespoon (0.5 oz) of Relishes: Pickle, Sweet – 39 Calories
2 serving, 14 pieces (3 oz) of Ore-Ida: Vegetables, Frozen: Classic Cuts, Golden Fries – 240 Calories

Total – 703 Calories

Snack
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1 pear, large, approx 2 per lb (7.4 oz) of Fruits, Fresh: Pears, Average all varieties, raw, edible portion – 121 Calories

Total – 121 Calories

Day Total :: 1303 Calories
End Result :: 797 Calories Under

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Breakfast
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1 1/2 serving, approx. 1/3 ctn, 3 pancakes of Bisquick: Pancakes: Shake ‘N Pour, Buttermilk Pancake Mix, prepared – 300 Calories
5 slice, cooked (0.3 oz) of Pork: Cured, bacon, broiled, pan-fried or roasted – 216 Calories
6 cup (8.7 oz) of Fruit Juices: Orange Juice, raw – 670 Calories

Total – 1186 Calories

Dinner
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2 serving, 1/8 whole of Italian: Meals: Stromboli w. Two Stuffings – 1060 Calories
4 serving, 1/4 salad of Hungry Howie’s Pizza: Salads: Chef, Large – 396 Calories
1 1/2 bread (2.5 oz) of Subway: Bakery: Breads (6″), Italian White – 285 Calories

Total – 1741 Calories

Snack
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1 medium, 7″ to 7-7/8″ long (4.2 oz) of Fruits, Fresh: Banana, edible portion – 105 Calories

Total – 105 Calories

Day Total :: 3032 Calories
End Result :: 932 Calories Over

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So after a big loss the last time, things leveled out a bit this time and my current weight is 419 for a loss of 2 pounds in the last week. I am just happy that I can continue to take off weight as I am learning to eat better. Things have been going pretty well as I am still learning what foods I can eat to stay within my calorie limit for the day and what will fill me up more and keep me sustained for a longer period of time with less calories.

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Well I have completely and totally slacked off in the exercise department. The fact is that as much as I know I have to, I am just having problems regaining my focus to do the exercises each morning. I lost the focus when I started working on my current project and have not really ever recovered from that even though I could now fit it in each morning despite the ongoing work on the project. I would like to say that I will be starting up again with the exercises tomorrow, but I just don’t see it happening. I am full of excuses lately too. With the upcoming holidays and the work I need to get done I just don’t see the time or the initiative being available. At this point I don’t see myself exercising regularly again until after the Christmas holiday. At this point I am not really as concerned about the exercise. I am more interested in focusing on eating better. I do realize that I will need to start exercising if I plan on meeting my long-term goal. But, at this point I am able to loose weight simply by eating better without actually having to “workout” each day. The proof is in the fact that I currently weigh 30 pounds less than when I started.

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So, it would seem that keeping track of everything I eat in a manner that lets me get a quick total of my daily calorie intake has been working pretty well. I didn’t weigh myself last Friday because I had my Dr. appointment on Wednesday and just didn’t see the point of weighing myself two days later. Today my current weight is 421 pounds for a total loss of 12 pounds since last Wednesday. That is about 1 1/4 pound per day. I don’t expect to keep going at this rate, but it was sure nice to have a big drop after the last few weeks or ups and downs. It has given me a lot more enthusiasm and kicked me into high gear to try and do a lot better in my day to day eating.

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I am posting my weekly weigh in today since I had my first visit with the nutritionist and was weighed when I checked in. My current weight is 433. Seems as though I am having a tough time beating down the 430 pound mark. Maybe it is my lack of exercise or just the fact that I haven’t been trying quite so hard the last couple weeks. I think after my visit with the nutritionist, I have a little better understanding on what I need to do and now that I know of the Fit Day website that I can use to track my daily food intake I think I will be able to do much better with my calorie tracking and be able to eat better than I have been. I am looking forward to seeing where I am at with my next doctor visit.

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Today was my first visit with the nutritionist. Things went well. I was measured around the waist and weighed. As of today I am 5’8″ 434 Pounds and I think the measurement was 72″ I am almost as round as I am tall. If that isn’t incentive to keep going nothing is. Haha! I got what I am guessing is the normal banter about how I am a perfect candidate for bariatric surgery and they are right. I am huge and a health risk to myself. But, the fact is that I have never really tried to loose weight before and never even really tried to learn how to eat right. I think it is much more important for me to learn how to eat properly before even thinking about having surgery to loose weight. If after changing my eating habits, I am still huge, then I will consider it. Anyway, after the surgery talk, the nutritionist gave me some papers on how to help keep track of what I am eating and some information on what types of foods I should eat less of and so on.

I was given a goal of losing 5 pounds until my next appointment in a month and She also told me about a web site that will help me keep track of what I am eating and the number of calories I am taking in each day which is a good thing since I have really slacked off on tracking my daily food intake for the past month as you can see by the missing meal plans. The site she recommended is called Fit day. The have a great website that lets you search for foods and record everything you eat during the day. It is easy to keep track of your daily food intake and see how much fat, protein and carbs you are putting into your body, plus a wealth of other nutrition information. They also have a downloadable software application that installs on your PC and seems to have many additional features that are not included in the web site. It looks like a good application, but I have not tried it out, so I don’t know for sure.

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