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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-04-09 April 9, 2006

Weight loss chart for 9 April 2006All time weight loss up to 9 April 2006

I did a lot better this week than I was expecting. 1 kg (2.2 lbs) is right on target for the weight I want to be losing every week.

We had H’s 1st birthday party on Saturday, and I knew I’d be eating and drinking a lot while playing with the kids and catching up with friends. I was prepared to scrap the diet for a day, though, given it was such a special occasion. You can see the jump upwards in my weight for Saturday and Sunday on the graph! Hopefully those extra couple of pounds will peel off fairly quickly over the next few days – in the past I’ve found that a single day ‘off the rails’ normally just causes a weight spike for a couple of days and then disappears again.

Almost every day this week I took leftovers to work for lunch, instead of my usual single sandwich. The leftovers must have been double or triple the calories I normally eat at lunch, easily, but it didn’t slow my weight loss like I thought it would. I’m not sure why that is, but I won’t argue it!

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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-04-02 April 2, 2006

Weight loss chart for 2 April 2006.I’m a little disappointed with the number of days I’m currently getting out and exercising. As winter approaches here in the southern hemisphere, the mornings are getting colder and the weather is getting worse. Twice this week the weather stopped me going out for a run – once because of rain, and once because of very high wind. I can only see this problem getting worse over the next few months.

Does anybody have any ideas for indoor exercise? I need something relatively low cost and fairly quiet (so I don’t wake up the rest of the family). Maybe I should get a cheap used exercise bike and set it up in the garage or something.

Anyway, despite the lack of exercise I’m very happy with my weight loss this week. I’m managing to push above my current average of 0.7 kg (1.5 lbs) per week by being fairly careful about what I eat, and especially avoiding unnecessary snacks, biscuits, dessert, etc.

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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-03-26 March 26, 2006

Weight loss chart for 2006-03-26This week was a terrible one for exercise! I was laid up for most of the week with a sore throat and flu, so I didn’t go out running in the mornings Monday through Friday. Nonetheless, I was pretty happy to still make 0.7 kg (1.5 lbs) weight loss for the week.

I ran again on Saturday and Sunday, but I still wasn’t 100%. Both days I had to stop after running about 2 km, walk for a minute to get my breath back, and then run the rest of the distance to the 3 km mark. I’m hoping to continue building my fitness this week, so that I’m running the full 3 km every time.

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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-03-19 March 19, 2006

Weekly weight loss chart for 19 March 2006My weekly weight loss figure has slowed right down this week. Partly it’s because of things we’ve had on (parties, dinners with friends/family, functions at work, etc), partly it’s that I’ve been doing less exercise, and partly I’ve just slacked off and lost discipline a bit. At least it’s still heading in the right direction, I guess.

I woke up this morning with a sore throat and the beginnings of a flu. The kids seem to enjoy collecting new communicable diseases at day care/school and bringing them home to share with the rest of the family. That’ll probably kill my exercise for the next few mornings, but I’m hoping to get the diet back under control to make up for it.

The good news is that I’m now 10 kg (22 lbs) lighter than when I decided to lose weight in December. That’s an achievement I’m proud of, and I don’t want to let my weight slip back into triple-digit figures now! I’m way fitter than I used to be, too – I ran 3 km yesterday without walking or stopping.

While I haven’t achieved my goals yet, I’m significantly healthier than I was 3 months ago and I’m motivated to see how much better it’s going to get.

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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-03-12 March 12, 2006

This week’s weight loss was a lot slower than last week.

My weight seems to have been hovering around the 100 kg mark for quite a while now. I’m finding this a bit of a barrier to break through, and it hasn’t been helped this week by a few extra meals out and parties.

I’m going to really crack down on the diet this week (which means throwing out a lot of left-over goodies from this weekend’s party!) and work hard on the exercise. My goal is to break through the 100 kg mark, which means 10 kg lost since I began in December.

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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-03-05 March 5, 2006

Another really great week! 1.1 kg lost!

I kept the diet under control all week (including the weekend), and managed to get out and exercise 6 out of 7 days.

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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-02-26 February 26, 2006

1.2 kg! What a great week for weight loss!

I was amazed I did so well this week, especially given that I only exercised 4 days. I think a big factor was keeping my weekend under control. We went out to dinner one night, but I had prawns for an entree and salmon for a main – both probably had a lot less calories than most other options on the menu.

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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-02-19 February 19, 2006

I was able to keep things under control better this weekend, mainly because we didn’t go out for a meal or have people over or anything. My daily weight measurements have dipped down to around 101-102 kg, which is pulling the running average down nicely too. If I’d been able to get out exercising for those few extra days I missed (one was a sleep-in after a late night, one I missed my alarm, and one was due to rain), I might have even hit the 1 kg target for the week.

The week ahead is looking good, with no big temptations looming. It won’t be long now until I earn my iPod Shuffle 100 kg reward!

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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-02-12 February 12, 2006

This week was good! I lost 0.8 kg, very close to my goal of 1 kg per week. As always, the weekend saw the weight loss slow for a couple of days, but as for each past week I’ll be pushing on through the week ahead.

The mornings are now getting darker – it’s almost totally dark at 5:30 am now. So G isn’t waking up before I leave, which means I can go harder and jog a bit without a stroller to push. Hopefully I’ll get at least 3 or 4 of those kinds of sessions in per week so I can build up some more fitness and endurance. G does enjoy her walks, though, so I don’t want to leave her out completely.

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Weekly Weigh-In 2006-02-05 February 5, 2006

I’m still making good progress, but I’m finding it hard to reach my target of 1kg (2.2 lbs) of weight loss per week. It’s always the weekends that beat me!

This weekend we spent three days away with friends in a quiet little village down the coast. We had all the usual derailing factors – beer and wine, peanuts, chips, cooked breakfasts, crackers and dips, ice cream, etc – plus I wasn’t able to take a decent stroller to take G for walks with me. We also stayed up late both nights, so I probably wouldn’t have gotten up early to go walking anyway :-) . So that was three days of no exercise this week.

I really need to get my weekends under control. My weight loss graph always kicks up slightly every weekend, slowing my progress. If I could maintain my discipline through the weekend, I’d lose an extra 0.2 – 0.4 kg (0.4 – 0.9 lbs) per week! That’s got to be worth trying for!

That said, I was actually a little surprised that my weekend blowout didn’t derail me more than it did. My daily weight measurement today only jumped 1 kg (2.2 lbs) compared to Friday’s measurement. Given the amount of junk I ate, I think I got off lightly!

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