7/27/2008 Eating & Exercise

Morning eating

I didn't have one breakfast, but several. I had two servings of different cereals with 4 oz. of milk each one. Total calories for these two servings: 370.

Exercise

I went for a routine one-hour walk this morning plus a 45-minute bike ride. I couldn't bike further because my back was hurting. I had to cut my ride a little short.

After exercise snack

One serving of cereal with milk. Total calories: 160.

Lunch

One serving of cereal with milk. Total calories: 160.

Weight

I have mentioned before how one's weight can fluctuate up and down when you are dieting, which is why it isn't a good idea to weigh yourself every day.

Friday 7/25/2008 weight: 191.7 lbs.
Sunday 7/27/2008 weight: 189.6 lbs.

Over two days my weight fluctuated by two pounds. If a dieter sees something like that, they are likely to get discouraged because two pounds is a week's worth of weight loss. Not me. I know that weight can fluctuate on a day-to-day basis. What is important isn't the day-over-day number on the scale, but the long-term trend. My long-term trend is downward. No, not as fast as I or others would like. However, weight-loss isn't a quick process. Crash diets rarely work. Two or two-and-a-half pounds a week doesn't seem like much, especially if you are in a hurry. However, with 52 weeks in a year, one could theoretically lose over a hundred pounds of fat if they remain dedicated to the process of losing weight.

In the end, if you want to lose weight, you have got to really want it. People who try to quit smoking who really don't want to quit usually fail, just like drinkers who don't want to give up the booze. I am so sick and tired of being fat that losing weight is all I can think about. I am focused and since March I've been pretty dedicated.