evolution

I weighed in this morning at 281.4 pounds, a change of -3.6 pounds from my initial weigh-in of 285 pounds. That’s about as much as is safe for a man my size to lose in a week. I changed my diet as follows: breakfast is a bowl of plain Cheerios or a piece of fruit. Lunch is PB&J on Orowheat “double fiber” bread.¹ Dinner is a small chunk of seared beef or chicken with a double serving of a dark leafy green vegetable — lately I’ve been on an arugula kick — tossed with a light homemade balsamic vinaigrette. In between meal times, if I’m so inclined, I’ll eat some yogurt, or a handful of almonds, or perhaps a small chunk of flatbread with some hummus, which I have been known to make from scratch.

The workouts are going better — after struggling mightily the first night, I was able to mostly finish the workout for the rest of the week as written. There were a few exercises² I couldn’t do properly. So, I plan to repeat week 1 of the workout, this time finishing each exercise or an acceptable substitute in the specified amounts.

Other small things have improved my quality of life — I sleep better, I don’t have difficulty getting up in the morning, and my overall mood has improved. By the end of eight weeks I hope to be down to 265 pounds.

1. Don’t worry. It tastes good, and makes great toast. [↩]
2. Those “spiderman pushups” are a bastard. Even the creator of the workout admits they are extremely difficult. [↩]