Week 3 progress report

It's the end of the third week, time for the check-in.  I dropped 1.4 pounds this week!  Total weight loss is 4.8 pounds!

I'm pleased that I have continued in the negative trend, though I was hoping for higher poundage this week, in the 2 to 3 pound range.

I do have to admit, I am still trying to settle into eating properly.  Most days I still eat 1700 to 1800 calories when I should be eating closer to 1500.  The problem stems back to my sweet tooth.  I really like cookies and candy.  This week also saw the reemergence of one of my favorite candies:  Jube Jel Hearts.  It's kind of ironic that one of my favorite candies only shows up during my least favorite "holiday."  So I bought a couple of bags of them while I they are available; and have since finished them (Yes, two bags, in a week).  However, I have refrained from buying additional bags.

At this point, I'm still shooting for progress, not perfection.  I have made significant progress, I survived the weekend without destroying my diet and munching all day long.  I only had one really terrible day eating wise - that was Thursday, more on that in a minute.  And I've done a good job of mixing up the exercise types and will soon be adding strength training.  I plan to buy a bench and weights to do at home to make up for my lack of swimming.

As for Thursday, I did eat a little more than I should have, but I was also planning on working out to even it out. We had ordered pizza and I had an extra slice and basically had to make up another 350 calories or so in exercise.  The reason we got pizza is because my wife had taken the day off sick to recover from her cold and to hopefully regain her voice. While home, she saw a pizza commercial and had to have it.  That wasn't the problem though.  The problem was we determined she needed some cough suppressant and we didn't have any, so I made a late run to the pharmacy to get some and by the time I got home, I didn't have enough time to workout sufficiently AND get to bed at a decent hour so I skipped the workout.  So it turned into a poor day, but I don't think it broke the bank as you can tell from the results.

So in the spirit of progress not perfection, here are my goals for the upcoming week.

1. Drink less pop, more water.
2. Stay on track with calories 1500 to 1600 per day.
3. Continue to exercise regularly.  This one is good, but as the week progresses may be more difficult if I come down with what the rest of my family had last week.

Progress report by the numbers:

Total weight lost this week:           1.4 pounds

Percent lost from previous week:  0.69%

Total weight lost:                          4.8 pounds

Total percentage lost:                    2.34%