Inspiration. The new motto: NO QUIT

More Bad News

Yesterday, I started my first real workout at the Lakeshore Foundation. I hadn't been following my diet. My new weight is 471.6. I've gained more weight.

A New Start

First, The bad news...

I weigh 465 lbs. When I started this whole thing, I hadn't weighed my self in a very long time. It had to be around last Christmas. I was really going on how I felt in my clothes and my inability to successfully get around without pain. I had no idea that since last Christmas I had been carrying around an extra 35 lbs.

The good News...

I was accepted to the Lakeshore Foundation and I started on 11/10/2011. I'll be working with them to drop my weight and increase my fitness. I want to participate in the 5K portion of the SBK Race for the Cure here in Birmingham next year.

I still don't eat chicken or red meat. I do eat sweets, cheese, dairy and eggs. Still eating a large portion of vegetables.

What I ate: Thursday, 7/28/2011

1 orange
1 cup of McDonald's fruit and maple oatmeal
4 Vlasic stacker pickles
1 clif bar
16 oz of blackberries
2 big Texas cinnamon rolls
1 bowl of Doritos

What I ate: Wednesday, 7/26/2011

2 oranges
1 serving of chips with salsa and queso
3 fish tacos with black beans, Mexican rice and mango salad

A Bad Day

Tuesday was a difficult day for me. I was not on my game, and I gave no real consideration as to what I was going to eat. That led to me making what I consider to be very poor food choices. This always seems to happen in stressful situations.

What I ate: Tuesday, 7/26/2011

1 order of Arby's mozzarella sticks
4 slices of veggie Pizza Hut pizza

What I ate: Monday, 7/25/2011

1 Falafel
1 bowl of shrimp alfredo
2 oranges
1 bowl of special k fruit and yogurt cereal
3 1.5 oz bags of potato chips

What I ate: Sunday, 7/24/2011

2 oranges
12 crispy fried shrimp with cocktail and tartar sauce
1 order of fries

ADVICE

If anyone would see this site looking for advice, then the only advice I could offer, at the present time, is to make sure that your reasons for starting a diet like this are pure. This is a difficult task, and no one will understand. Those with families will undergo a profound change because your family will have to adjust to your new lifestyle.

What I ate: Friday, 7/22/2011

1 bowl of special k fruit and yogurt cereal
1 orange
2 handfuls of grapes
1 bowl of shrimp linguine alfredo
2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
16 baby carrots
2 cups of jif to go peanut butter
1 Captain D's captain fish sandwich with fries

What I ate: Thursday, 7/21/2011

1 bowl of special k fruit and yogurt cereal
32 oz of strawberries
2 bags of popcorn
Olive Garden Bruschetta
Olive Garden Ravioli Carbanara with Shrimp
Olive Garden Breadstix
Olive Garden Minestrone Vegetable Soup
2 1.5 oz bags of Cheetos

NEWS FLASH!!!!

I'VE BEEN MEATLESS (EXCEPT FOR FISH AND SEAFOOD) SINCE LAST TUESDAY. SO I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM RED MEAT AND POULTRY FOR A WEEK AND A DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What I ate: Wednesday, 7/20/2011

1 bowl of special k fruit and yogurt cereal
3 chocolate glazed crispy cream donuts
2 veggie ghallabas
1 carrot apple juice mix
2 1.5 oz bags of BBQ chips
2 snack bags of Frito's corn chips with to slices of melted soy cheese
12 oz of blackberries
3 kosher dill halves
1 piece of dark chocolate
2 handfuls of M&Ms

What I ate: Tuesday, 7/19/2011

1 everything (savory) bagel with cream cheese
1 cup fruit and maple oatmeal
1 mango pineapple smoothie
2 raisin cream pies
12 oz of blackberries
16 oz of strawberries
2 pieces of fried tilapia (no corn meal)
1 piece of whole grain bread
1 cup of jif to go peanut butter
3 kosher dill halves

Went crazy today. I have to get myself together.

What I ate: Monday, 7/18/2011

1 grilled soy cheese sandwich with four kosher dill halves
2 cups of homemade banana pudding
2 mixed fruit grain bars
12 oz of blackberries
1 small apple
1 piece of dark chocolate
16 oz of strawberries
1 1.5 oz bag of sour cream and onion chips
2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
1 bag of popcorn

(I ate way too much food)

What I ate: Saturday, 7/16/2011

12:00 am:

Two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

Regular Day:

1 cup fruit and maple oatmeal
1 mango pineapple smoothie
1 bag of popcorn
1 cup of salsa and chips
2 Tofurky italian sausages on whole wheat bread (meatless)
1 bowl of strawberries
1 handful of grapes

What I ate: Sunday, 7/17/2011

1 Quaker oatmeal bar
1 foot long veggie sub with mayo, mustard, vinegar, lettuce, tomato, black olives, banana peppers, cucumbers pickles and cheddar cheese
3 snack bags of Frito's corn chips with to slices of melted cheese
2 handfuls of m&m's
4 pieces of baked lemon pepper tilapia
2 cups of vegetable medley rice
1 bag of popcorn
2 kosher dill pickle halves

The Reason Why.

Better to show than to tell.

A Small, Personal Goal.

This is a picture of the stairs at railroad park that I told myself I would walk up 3 times this week. I did it, but I won't pat myself on the back. I have to keep going. I still have a great deal of work to do.

What I ate: Friday, 7/15/2011

5 blueberry pancakes with syrup
1 sandwich with pickles, soy cheese and mustard on whole wheat bread
2 bicg packs of tic tacs
1 peanut butter snickers
1 bag of popcorn

Books I'm reading:

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary,
Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure
by Caldwell B. Esselstyn

Veganist: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change The World
by Kathy Freston

What I ate: Thursday, 7/14/2011

3 cups of McDonald's fruit and maple oatmeal
1 Chick-Fil-A yogurt parfait and diet lemonade
1 bowl of bush's red beans and rice
1 plate of black bean nachos with sour cream, lettuce, salsa and melted nacho cheese.

I recognize there are tons of problems with what I ate, but this change will not happen overnight. I am not interested in being so upset about the strictness of this experiment that I end up quitting without experiencing any real changes.

What I ate today:

12 oz of blackberries
6 oz of strawberries
2 bowls of special K fruit and yogurt cereal
1 shrimp po' boy sandwich from captain d's
2 1.5 oz cups of jif peanut butter
handful of grapes

Where I went wrong:

finished a half eaten bag of ruffles molten hot wing potato chips

Today.

Weird. All I had today was a fruit and maple oatmeal cup from Mcdonalds and a fried tilapia sandwich from Blue Ocean. Didn't really feel hungry. Oh, I had a couple handfuls of popcorn too.

-B

Today was mostly meatless except for the soft tacos. I'm striving for fully meatless tomorrow. I promise nothing, because that isn't what this whole thing is about. More on what it is about later...

What I have eaten today:

2 cups of fresh strawberries
1 bowl of Special K fruit and yogurt with almond milk
4 M&Ms
A piece of an oatmeal pie
4 soft tacos with sour cream
1 foot-long veggie sub
1 sliced apple

Just Me. No one else.

Why and what for?

The "morbidly obese" classification is something I never felt comfortable with. I don't think anybody could. It is because of this, that I've probably tried every diet out there, with unsuccessful results. Recently, I've noticed that on the days that I don't eat meat, things are easier on my 400 plus frame. That has prompted me to experiment with the vegan/vegetarian diet and lifestyle.