Having reached my first week’s goal I decided to set my 2nd week’s goal as a stretch.
Lose 10lbs in order to weigh 365 by 7/25/2007.
Entries from July 2007 ↓
Weekly Goal #2 — 10lbs
July 18th, 2007 — goals
Weigh In — July 18, 2007 — Lost 5lbs this week
July 18th, 2007 — weigh in
My 1st week weigh in is now official. I lost 5lbs this week and meet my goal. I now weigh 375.
I am not sure why I gained 3lbs from my Saturday morning weigh in of 372. Maybe I am retaining water because I sure have been drinking plenty of it.
Regardless I am very happy losing 5lbs to start.
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Food for July 17, 2007
July 18th, 2007 — Meals
Hotdogs, eggs, turkey, and cheddar cheese with water for breakfast.
Lamb shawarma with no bread or sauce with Diet Coke for lunch.
Egg frittata (chicken sausage, eggs, cheese) with Diet Pepsi for dinner.
I drank 118.3oz (7 16.9oz bottles) of water. The last with a serving of fiber.
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Daily Exercise — July 17, 2007
July 17th, 2007 — exercise
I walked 1.5 miles today.
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Food for July 16, 2007
July 17th, 2007 — Meals
Bacon with water for breakfast.
No bean chili with a Diet Coke for lunch.
Hot dogs no bun with Diet Pepsi for dinner.
I drank 101.4oz of water.
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Daily Exercise — July 16, 2007
July 16th, 2007 — exercise
Nothing nearly as exciting as hitting my first ever hole in one (read about it here)…
I walked 2.5 miles today.
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New Additional Goal
July 16th, 2007 — goals
I go on vacation on 8/9/07. I made the statement to my wife that I thought I could weigh less than 350 by then. So I have decided to make this a weight ladder goal. To lose 30lbs in order to weigh 350lbs (or less) by 8/9. This goal would mean I will have lost 30lbs in less than a month… Seems a little unrealistic now that I am putting it in writing. None the less it is now a stated goal.
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Food for July 15, 2007
July 16th, 2007 — Meals
Eggs and cheddar cheese for breakfast.
Provolone cheese chips and sour cream dip for lunch.
2 Turkey Burgers and provolone cheese no bun for dinner.
I drank 84.5oz (5 16.9oz bottles) of water. The last with a serving of fiber.
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My First Ever Hole in One… AKA — Daily Exercise — July 15, 2007
July 15th, 2007 — exercise, goals
One of my life long goals was to hit a hole in one on a golf course. I say goal, but I suppose it is more a dream since it is near impossible to hit a hole in one intentionally.
Joke:
What is the hardest thing about hitting a hole in one?
Teeing up the ball in the correct location.
As you might have guessed, my exercise today was golf. I walked 9 holes at the Elk’s Lodge in Emerald Hills (Redwood City, CA) where I am a member. The course is a hilly par 3 9 hole course in excellent shape. It has views of the bay from several holes. The terrain is very hilly and quite steep in places. It made for a vigorous workout. I should also mention that I was playing pitch and putt with my daughter and I forgot my sand wedge at home. Which made things extra interesting as I typically hit a sand wedge 4 or 5 times on the course.
The 5th hole is an up hill 105 yard hole to which I usually play a sand wedge. You can see the flag, but not the surface of the green. I hit a 3/4 choke down pitching wedge. I hit it perfect — crisp and clean directly where I was aiming, and my club/shot selection was the correct distance. I saw the ball bounce once. But since you can’t see anything else all I know was that it was exactly what I was trying to do.
Walking up the steep hill to the hole… As I got to where I could see the area behind the green my ball wasn’t there so I began to think it might be close. When I reached the crest of the hill all I saw was a pitch mark and a ball line in the dew… RIGHT INTO THE HOLE!!! Now I was exhilarated. Could it be? Rush up to check… Yes! What a sense of achievement! What luck!
The only problem with the entire experience. I was playing alone so there are no witnesses. That is OK it was an experience just for me. My perfect morning workout.
I might have to play pitching wedge on that hole from now on.
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Food for July 14, 2007
July 15th, 2007 — Meals
Yesterday was a day you can only succeed if the diet is Atkins. Due to the morning basketball I had breakfast much later than usual so I just had a snack.
Cheddar cheese with a Diet Pepsi for breakfast.
Guacamole and chicken with a Diet Pepsi for lunch.
Hot dog no bun with a Diet Coke for afternoon snack.
Provolone cheese chips (recipe is coming these are GREAT!) with a sour cream dip (recipe is coming this is GREAT!) for a late dinner with a Diet Pepsi.
I had no other soda through the day.
I drank 101.4 oz of water (6 16.9oz bottles) the last with a serving of fiber. Plus I drank at least an additional 30oz of water at the gym.
I know it is a weird day, but it is entirely on Atkins.
