So I decided to start a new thread. Yes I have had an ongoing thread with Suzzer and one that started in 2008 that lasted a short term. I decided to start my own new thread. I know there are some very helpful posters in the health threads. Inspired by YTF anyone can do it
It kind of sunk in for me when I had a vacation to Vegas and last summer’s clothes did not fit. I was at low last September of 231 and slowly packed it back on over the Canadian Winter. Excuses I have none as I have a concept II rower, spin bike, and Stairclimber in my home. I have two dogs I walk every day also. Seeing yourself in the mirror and being embarrassed to take off your shirt at the pool sinks in. I looked at myself and said you look old and out of shape. Being Single I feel getting into shape can lead to finding the right person also.
So being 48 and over weight I need to get this done by the age of 50, 49 be great and then maintain my weight. When I was younger in my twenties winter was easy and summer was when I slacked off even though I played competitive soccer. Goalies never have to be in top shape. Now I find winter the hardest and Summer easy. Though I am quick to fall off track

Personal Info:
• 48 years old
• Weight 259 lbs.
• Measurements: Waist 46 Chest 46 Hips 45 Neck 16.5 Height 6.25 inches
• Your BMI is: 33.3
• You are in the MODERATELY OBESE weight range.

Health History:
• Multiple sports surgeries 2 knee surgeries one a full reconstruction
• Heart and Mental health issues in the family
• Asthma not as bad as when I was young fitter I am less it bothers me
• Bad wrist from soccer that impacts me doing push ups
• Back Issues again weight related
• Diet is a big issue for me. I use food when angry or depressed as a comfort.
• Bowel Issue were I have 4-5 movements in the morning (feel it is Diet related)
• Family that are severely obese

My Goals:
• 215lbs (218lbs was my best 15 years ago) BMI says I need 194 to be normal ??
• Maintain that weight
• Yoga
• Biking 2000kms this summer
• Weights
• Get back to running
Tools:
• Gym Membership Snap Fitness newly acquired
• TRX Kit
• P90X Kit
• Exercise equipment as listed above
• Spark People membership for food tracking
• Map My Ride for biking
• Map my walk for walking
• Good Friend whom is a personal trainer
• Two dogs that love to walk and run

Plan:
• Improved Diet
• Regular cardio/biking
• Yoga
• Weight Training (Have a Program)
• Get back into running if the knee allows it
I hope to post more than weekly here and appreciate feedback and suggestions. I will use the common question area for research. I will be posting my diet and exercise regiments as well as my thoughts

Also note my daily Vitamin take is
• Flaxseed Pill
• Udo’s Oil
• Baby aspirin
• Probiotic (New)
• Green Coffee Bean ( New)
• Glucosamine
• Digestive Enzymes
Oh yeah 2 Aleve's

Log EVERYTHING you eat as accurately as you can in this log. Good luck!

that's pretty much the whole game.

the way, the truth and the light, if you will

OK Day 1

Breakfast Oatmeal plus scoop of PP, OJ and two coffees with sweet low and half&half cream
Lunch Carrots and Tuna
Snack Protein Shake
Dinner Salad with fat free dressing, small baked potatoe and buffalo burger on Whole Wheat

CALORIES CARBS FAT PROTEIN
Totals: 1,602 167 58 107

Workout

30 minutes Stairmaster Step Mill
45 minute walk pooches
Weights Back Workout

Sore but feel good

What's PP?

protein powder.


or a scoop of prescription pills, they also go well with oatmeal.

You using a food scale or how you measuring everything?

Most of the food measurements are by oz or cup so just using that. Also when I but my chicken breasts or Rib Eyes I have him individually package and request 6-8 oz serving sizes. I buy all my meat from a butcher. The Chicken is free Range from the Hutterites and the beef and Bison are grain fed not corn. I tried cutting and pasting my Sparkpeople log but that didn't work well

PP is Protein Powder and currently on no Prescription Pills

I am sore this morning

Day 2
Calories Fat Carbohydrates Protein
Daily Totals 2,026 70 202 144
Daily Goal 1870 - 2220 42 - 86 210 - 361 60 - 19


I am having trouble posting a PDF or an Excel Spreadsheet with all I ate. Any help appreciated

Workout

40 minute walk with pooches
30 minutes on Step Mill Up a level for 2/3 of it 824 Calories Burned

My goal is to average a 1000 calories a day burned

Brought my Mountain Bike in for a tune up as the snow should be gone in a week or two

Print screen then host image?

Just be careful, the "calories burned" total quoted from machines can over-report.

Little more detail please


I realize that but good guidance if your doing the same machine on increasing the intensity. I just use it as a guide

This. Diet is like 90% of the game. Get a scale, way more accurate than measuring cups and spoons and relying on the butcher. I got a good one on amazon a while back for $20 that weighed to the gram. It also had a guide for quick reference that showed how many calories per gram were in all kinds of food. Good to know things like bananas are three times as caloricly dense as strawberries.

Plus there is the Leigh peele video that you should watch here:
http://youtu.be/JVjWPclrWVY

If you want to talk about the bowel issues I'm down. My log has a bunch of that at the beginning.

Subscribing. Get to work, luck has nothing to do with it.

lozen,

I've helped a number of people with this. Especially in the early stages I've found it most successful to have people focus 100% on just tracking diet and hitting those goals, and treat exercise as a bonus with the main goal of just getting out there and doing some.

Still struggling with the print screen than host.

Yes a scale is on my list to find or buy. Yesterday bought a steamer for vegetables. I watched the video and over scooping is not me.

I think the Bowel issues will rectify themselves as I eat better. I know they did last time. Its frustrating as no way I could ever do a morning run.

Working on posting the detailed log

May have figured it out

What's the deal with the regular oatmeal and oatmeal weight loss? Are they separate foods, or is it a duplicate entry?

The Orville Redenbachers thing looks like the only terrible leak - if you could make that a high protein snack instead then the numbers would be even better. Promising start though.

Generic tuna might be a leak too in the mercury toxicity sense.

Popcorn is a leak, but if you must then air popped unbuttered popcorn is 110 cal/33g which is a nice snack size. But some smoked salmon would be better.

Oatmeal was on sale at Safeway at $2.00 so I grabbed all the regulars and weight loss ones

I had the popcorn last night thinking healthy snack than when I went to enter it I was like oh 440 calories not good

I discovered airpopped popcorn is fairly elite in terms of volume/calories. 6 cups of popped popcorn is an Fing ton if you just want something to munch on for a prolonged time.

I'm going to start doing this sometimes if I ever remember. Sure goes a lot further than splurging on candy or baked goods (depending on what I'm in the mood for ldo).

Great Day Bought a digital scale for $10
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...=1366324854681

Great advise crashjr realized my potato was way more than i thought though my chicken was good. Also my OJ in the morning and milk at night were 4oz short also.
Used My steamer for Spinach. When stuff is frozen is the weight accurate?

Cardio
Dog Walk 41 minutes 404 calories
Step Mill 35 minutes(added 5) 526calories
Weights Legs 177 caolries
Total Calories 1107

• Leg Press 180x15 270 x15 270 x15 270 x15
• Wall Sits 15 sec/15 sec/15sec
• Leg Squats On Smith Machine 90 x15 90x15 90x15 90x15
• Prone Leg Curl 50x15 50x15 50x15

OJ is a leak. Drinking calories when you are trying to lose weight is generally bad.

80 cal for 1.5 cups spinach is ?? Cups are a pretty bad way to measure anyway as noted above. To get to 80 cal you need half a pound or more.

yeah an entire bag of prepared baby spinach is only like 40 cals. leafy veggies it's pretty much impossible to eat too much of.

Trust me its the one leak I have trouble kicking. Already gave up the 16 oz I have when I read at bedtime

Ok ill double check the spinach. Its frozen and I just make a serving and figure cant go wrong having to many green veggies

You used to drink 16oz of OJ while reading at bedtime? That seems....odd. Wouldn't a hot/warm beverage make more sense. Or like...water. Who wants to brush their teeth at any point near drinking OJ?