1) I am how many years old, weigh this much, and aspire to weigh this much....
I am 46 years old, weigh 178 and want to weigh 169. This time last year, I was 250. I've lost 70 pounds in the last year, ~100 total. I'm less than 10 pounds to goal.
2) I am following a great plan, and this is what I do....
Eat the same things for breakfast and lunch most days. Spend about 700-800 calories on breakfast, lunch and snacks, leaving me 400-500 for dinner.
Because I'm close to goal, I'll eat out 1-2x per week. But, since even "smart" restaurant food adds up so quickly, I have to eat ~1200 cals per day every other day.
Put breakfast off until 10am on weekdays; wait until noon, if I can on weekends.
Make and bring my breakfast and lunch to work.
Burn >1000 calories per week in exercise.
Weigh myself every day.
When I was in major weight-loss mode, I used myfitnesspal to track every morsel of food and every minute of exercise.
3) When faced with a decision of whether to eat something in moderation or abstain, I choose to....
Moderation for me is a tablespoon. That's all I need to get a taste. If I don't think I can stop there, I'll abstain.
4) I am employed as this, or I am not working but used to be this...
I am employed full-time as a Chemical Engineer
5) I have pets, and they are, named....
I have a dog (Maggie) and a cat (Sparky).
6) My favorite snack food is.... and I can eat this many of them....
I don't think it's a good idea to have a favorite snack food. I don't have the luxury of eating when I'm not hungry, or eating empty calories. Between meals, if I'm hungry, I'll eat protein, like deli meat or beef jerky or fruit. (To answer truthfully, my favorite snack food is buttered popcorn. I only allow it for myself a couple of times a year. I've been jonesing for it for a few weeks now - haven't succumbed yet!)
7) I blog because......
I started this weight loss blog to help me lose weight. None of my friends in real life are interested in all the stupid details of what I ate and why, or how I felt about food-related stuff. I blogged to work out why I slipped (to make it easier to see a slip coming better next time, or even avoid it). I blogged to share my experience and learn from other weight loss bloggers who are doing it better than me. I'm close to goal and expect that I'll close down this blog soon. I hope I never gain enough weight to come back to blogging about weight loss! Sorry folks, but for me, success means stopping this blog.
I read other people's blogs to remind myself about how much discipline it takes to stay at a normal weight. I see that other people who are success stories never stop working at this. Never ever.
Thanks...
Came over via Allan to say hi!
ReplyDelete"Moderation for me is a tablespoon. That's all I need to get a taste. If I don't think I can stop there, I'll abstain."
ReplyDeleteI love it! :)
Terrific answers!! Good luck reaching your goal weight - you're so close!!
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