Apologies
2008/08/18 at 7:17 am | Posted in Discipline, Exercise, Health, Life, lifestyle change, weight loss, weight watchers, wii fit | Comments OffTags: diets don't work, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers, wii fit
Originally posted on August 18, 2008 at 200by40, Weight Loss the Right Way: No pills, no surgeries, no excuses, no regrets. Unauthorized use (blog scraping) constitutes copyright infringement and plagiarism. © 2008 David Moreno
First and foremost, I’d like to apologize for any of you out there that have come across the blog and noticed nothing new in the last week.
There have been a number of personal and financial matters that Ann and I have been working on; banging out potential resolutions for them all this last week. Between my workday and commute there hasn’t been much time for anything else including exercise, so it’s affected me in more ways than one. As such, blogging–either here or on my personal blog–hasn’t even come close to being on my “Things to Do” list this week, and for that I once again pass on my most sincere apologies.
And to get right down to it, with me being so close to my goal, I haven’t had much to report! But once Phase Two begins, chances are you might see a few more posts.
Wait, what? There’s a “Phase Two” coming? What is that?
Well, I’ll tell you all about it when the time is right. Moving along…
The weekend was filled with laziness. About the only thing worthy of “exercise” was when I did some yardwork on Saturday. Other than that there was very little walking, exercising, etc. In fact I skipped Wii Fit on both nights. Not good because I can sort of feel myself drifting away from using it at all now, and that’s not what I need.
Taking all that into consideration…I NEED TO GET MOTIVATED AGAIN!! Somebody kick me back into place!
Speaking of Wii Fit, I finally had to replace the batteries in the balance board as my weight was starting to run all over the place. Within a week I literally yo-yo’d between five pounds each day. It was really strange and yet another reason why, although I use it for my exercising, I do not rely Wii Fit’s “scale” to determine my weight. And you shouldn’t, either. Sure, it’s nice to see a ballpark figure of my progress but to use it strictly as a scale, forget it. Once the batteries were placed my weight was at a more acceptable level but still not near what the bathroom scale reads.
That’s about all I have for now. Tomorrow is Weigh-In #22 (already!) and I won’t begin to speculate what the results will be. Whether good or bad, let’s all be shocked, okay?
See you then!
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Weekly Weigh-In #21
2008/08/12 at 7:20 am | Posted in Discipline, Exercise, Food, Health, Inspiration, Life, lifestyle change, Weekly Weigh-In, weight loss, weight watchers, wii fit progress | 4 CommentsTags: diets don't work, Weekly Weigh-In, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers, weight watchers points excel chart, wii fit
Originally posted on August 12, 2008 at 200by40, Weight Loss the Right Way: No pills, no surgeries, no excuses, no regrets. Unauthorized use (blog scraping) constitutes copyright infringement and plagiarism. © 2008 David Moreno
I think I did good!
- Weekly Weigh-In #21: 209.8 lbs.
- Last week’s Weigh-In: 212.1 lbs.
- Gain/loss of: -2.3 lbs.
- Weekly average lost: 2.0 lbs.
- Weight loss for August: 3.1 lbs.
- Weight loss to date: 87.2 lbs.
Last week was a bit strange. The weight pretty much dropped the first few days and then it sort of stayed that way. I suppose I could have dropped a bit more if I tried a little harder but I was satisfied with the loss within those two days and decided to maintain it rather than push it further. But hey, 2.3 lbs. is not bad indeed.
It was a good week for eating, too. As you’ll see in the previous posts, I went out of my way to eat healthy stuff and even splurge a bit with my hot dog. There were no trips to any fast food joints save for my usual Thursday visit to Subway.
Even though I’m inching ever closer to my goal, I’ve made a few changes to my stats (again). The second bullet has been changed to “Last Week’s Weigh-In” instead of “Last Week’s Weight”. Just something that started to bug me. And because I am using my Weight Tracker iPod Touch app, I’ve also added “Weight Loss for [month]“. Those should be the last changes I make to the stats area–should be 
Admittedly, I took a night off from Wii Fit last night as I was just dead tired. I needed a break to watch some of the Olympics, which is probably the most TV I’ve watched in a long time. (GO USA!) Despite last night’s laziness, Wii Fit continues to be a mainstay of my routine.
Finally, at long last, I have decided to bring back the Weight Watchers Points Excel Chart. The term is still popular: well over 600 search queues and nearly 1,000 page hits on this post. With such popularity, I would imagine people are a bit disappointed when they realize it’s not there.
So who am I to disappoint?
At any rate, you can now get it by going to my Google Docs page. This is a direct link to the file and it will download it immediately. You will be downloading the file only. Nothing else. Seriously.
The details (from last update):
- You can now use one chart for the entire week! Each chart contains sheets from Monday-Friday so that you don’t have all that clutter of creating one each day.
- You now have a Points Bank that automatically generates the total of reserve Points! Try and keep a few Points in the Bank each day so that you can treat yourself on a job well done by the time the weekend comes around!
- As usual, the chart is completely customizable so you can do whatever you wish to it. It would be a good idea to keep a copy of the original handy in case you mess things up.
- Google Docs isn’t the most robust gadget in the world and you’ll notice that some things didn’t quite work the way they should have, such as having your reserve numbers in red. I tried many times to correct this and only became frustrated so you’ll have to fix it yourself or live with it
But please, guys, by downloading it you understand and agree to the following:
- This Excel chart comes without warranty or guarantee.
- I will not be held responsible for any damage it may cause to your computer. Chances are it won’t but I want to have all the bases covered here.
- I am not Tech Support; please don’t e-mail me with questions as they will be deleted. You’re pretty much on your own with it.
- Don’t ask me where you downloaded it. I simply won’t know.
Got all of that? Good. Go and enjoy it!
Note: The information on the Excel chart was gathered online from various sources. It may have been updated since the author complied the information and is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. This chart has not been endorsed or approved by Weight Watchers.
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Not Depriving Myself
2008/08/11 at 11:49 am | Posted in Discipline, Food, Health, Life, lifestyle change, weight loss, weight watchers | Comments OffTags: diets don't work, Food, hot dog, trader joe's, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers
Originally posted on August 11, 2008 at 200by40, Weight Loss the Right Way: No pills, no surgeries, no excuses, no regrets. Unauthorized use (blog scraping) constitutes copyright infringement and plagiarism. © 2008 David Moreno
A common misconception people have when it comes to weight loss is that they will have to deprive themselves of the foods they love.
But anybody that’s on Weight Watchers Points programs knows that such is not the case for them.
Take this masterpiece for example. What you see is a barbecued hot dog I made this weekend. I had accumulated enough extra Points during the week to treat myself to something I really wanted but knew not to overindulge myself.
Save for the wiener that weighed a hefty 6 Points, the ingredients were nearly all low fat or non-fat: Trader Joe’s Diced Onions, relish, mustard, a small squirt of ketchup, and homemade pickles. The remaining ingredients–bun, Trader Joe’s Low-Fat Beef Chili and Trader Joe’s Lite 3-Cheese Blend–comprised the rest of the dog’s Points.
All in all I’d say it was about 10 Points if not a little under. (Basically, it was +/- a few Points of a Noah’s Asiago Cheese bagel with cream cheese. What would you rather have?!) And let me tell you, people, it was good. But I guess when you pay a nice price for meats at Omaha Steaks, you should expect nothing but the best.
The thing filled me up to the point where I didn’t feel the need to eat dinner but doing so is downright silly. In fact I can’t even recall what I had for dinner that night but I assure you I did eat something.
So there you have it, kids. Remember, you can have stuff like this when you’re trying to lose weight; you just can’t have it all of the time. Moderation is the key to successful weight loss if you choose to indulge and while it may not seem all that easy (as I know firsthand), it is definitely possible.
Alright, so I’ve got less than 10 lbs. to go! I’m gettin’ there, guys! It’s almost time to party like it’s 1999! We’ll see what my Weekly Weigh-In totals are tomorrow. I think they’ll be rather good.
See you then!
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See Ya!
2008/08/10 at 8:13 am | Posted in Discipline, Food, Health, Inspiration, Life, lifestyle change, Motivation, weight loss, weight watchers | 2 CommentsTags: diets don't work, fat guy pants, lifestyle change, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers
Originally posted on August 8, 2008 at 200by40, Weight Loss the Right Way: No pills, no surgeries, no excuses, no regrets. Unauthorized use (blog scraping) constitutes copyright infringement and plagiarism. © 2008 David Moreno
See that? It’s another pile of Fat Guy Pants (and shorts) that range from size 40 to 46. I’m getting rid of them for obvious reasons and it feels really, really good!
The downside, of course, is getting more money to buy replacement clothes. But that can be arranged, can’t it
Check it out. Last night I whipped up a nice little burrito for dinner. I used a Mission 98% fat-free tortilla, fat-free beans (packed with fiber), Del Taco’s Del Scorcho salsa (which is fat-free) and low-fat cheese. No, it wasn’t as good as Del Taco’s Veggie Works burrito but it was tasty nonetheless. Easily less than 400 calories and very filling. I’d recommend building one for yourself real soon.
I get the feeling this Weekly Weigh-In is going to be good. Check back Tuesday and see what the results are. See you then!
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Updated Progress Photo
2008/08/08 at 8:41 pm | Posted in Discipline, Exercise, Health, Inspiration, lifestyle change, Motivation, Progress Photos | Comments OffTags: diets don't work, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight loss progress picture, weight watchers
Originally posted on August 8, 2008 at 200by40, Weight Loss the Right Way: No pills, no surgeries, no excuses, no regrets. Unauthorized use (blog scraping) constitutes copyright infringement and plagiarism. © 2008 David Moreno
Alright, I know it’s been a while since my last progress photo was posted.
Well, here’s the latest one. And this time I didn’t take it myself (thanks, Ann)!
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