Back At It

Well I am just wrapping up my second week of hitting the gym and watching what I eat. It has been like flipping a switch as far as motivation is concerned. One day, after eating a large amount of fast food and having my weight spike at 269, which is an all time high for me, I decided it was time to get all drastic again. So, since my children were waking up at 5:30 anyways I decided I should too and thus I was off to they gym. When I started weighing myself again I was 25.5 and 31.4% body fat. I am down to 262 which is 3.5 pounds in two weeks. All in all it as an OK start. I will try to get back to regular post as I was doing before the arrival of the baby derailed me.

Day 77 - Knee Update

On the 8th I went to visit and orthopedic doctor about my knee. He took some X-rays, did an examination and said that he believed that there was some inflamed cartilage under my knee cap and a fold in the capsule that surrounds my knee that was also inflamed. (He actually had medical names for both of these conditions but I do not remember what they were.) After going over the history of the treatment I have tried already and how effective it was, the doctor presented me with two options. 1) I could get a cortisone shot in the knee or 2) I could go in for surgery. If the cortisone shot did not work after a couple of weeks, or if in a month or two the knee flared back up, then I would need to consider the surgery.

Well, needless to say, I opted for the shot. It has been just over a week and there is definitely improvement in the knee but it is still not back to normal. I am waiting to see if it continues to get better or if levels out. After about a month if it is still the same as it is today then I will need to go back for the surgery.

I was encourage though by the doctor because he said he believed the problem to be correctable and the surgery would only put me out a couple of days. I will keep you posted on how it goes.

TODAY'S STATS

Calories: 2562
Weight: 253.5 lbs
Mood: Kinda indifferent and definitely tired
Total Weight Lost: 11.5 lbs since 1/1/09

Day 76 - St Patricks Day

Today was St. Patrick's Day. For me that means Corned Beef and Cabbage for dinner. This is the kind of meal I like to call "Man Food" because it is so easy to cook. Throw the meat in the crock pot. Turn it on and eat it. Then steam the veggies about 30 minutes before you want to eat. (Actually you could probably put the veggies in the crock pot too if you do not put in too much water. However, I fill the crock pot with water to slow boil the meat)

This a great treat but the meat is pretty fatty so it is not something you can eat very often. But for this special day there is not other way to go.


TODAY'S STATS

Calories: 3894
Weight: 252 lbs
Mood: Doing well
Total Weight Lost: 13 lbs since 1/1/09

Day 75 - Rice Krispy Treats

I have to give a shout out to Kelley and Ethan for making Rice Krispy treats this weekend. Ethan "helped" mommy make them and they are so yummy that when I was at the store today I picked up an extra box of Rice Krispies and a bag of marshmallows so they can make some more. I think I have eaten half the batch. And they are only 90 calories a bar. Yum, Yum, Yum.


TODAY'S STATS

Calories: 2342
Weight: 254 lbs
Mood: Loving Rice Krispy Treats
Total Weight Lost: 11 lbs since 1/1/09

Day 74 - Back to the Blog

Well, I have been putting it off for a while now but I think it is well past the time to start blogging again.  So her I go.  Here are some posts I have in the works for the next couple of days:

• Finding Normal Again
  
• An update on my knee
  
• Doctors
  

For now I will just talk about where I am at in my journey.  With the birth of Eliana I gave up calorie counting and was not able to weigh myself since I was at the hospital.  Since that day I gained back 5 lbs.  I am back down to 2 lbs so I am currently at 255.5.  I have resumed my daily weigh-ins and started counting calories again. So, I guess you can say I am back on the path.  Also, Kelley has joining Weight Watchers so she can zap those baby pounds off even faster than last time (she is amazing and an inspiration to me) so we will be able to take this journey together which really is the only way it can be successfully taken.  

Well that is enough for today.  Hopefully I did not loose to many of my faithful followers during this brief blackout.  I hope to keep on track here going forward.

TODAY'S STATS

Calories: 2644

Weight: 255.5 lbs

Mood:  Enjoying the wacky weather and the fact that life is settling into a rhythm.

Total Weight Lost: 9.5 lbs since 1/1/09

Day ??? - Eliana Renee

Well for anyone out there who does not know my wife delivered our baby girl, Eliana Renee, on Feb 26th at 12:20am.  She was 8lbs 12oz and is a pure bundle of joy.  

As a result of the addition to our lives I have not been tracking my weight or food consumption as well as I should.  However, I plan to start tracking again today and get back on track with my blogging.  Fortunately I have not lost a lot of ground but I have gained a few pounds.  So it is time to renew the resolve and get back on the horse.  (How many cliches can I put in one sentence) 

As far as working out I have not done so for a couple of weeks because of my knee.  The doctors appointment for my knee is next week so I report back then on what he says.

TODAY'S STATS

Calories: 

Weight: 252.5 lbs

Mood: Proud of my new baby girl.

Total Weight Lost: 12.5 lbs since 1/1/09

Day 55 - Updates

So here are a few brief updates:

Baby - Still not here yet.

Knees - Still Hurt

Workouts - Have skipped quite a few because of my knees. Probably will start back up Thursday unless baby comes.

Food - Have been slipping here. Need to renew my resolve. Really I just need to eat more veggies.

That is it for today. Hopefully soon I will get to share some baby pics.

TODAY'S STATS

Calories: 3757
Weight: 252lbs
Mood: Kinda blue
Total Weight Lost: 13 lbs since 1/1/09