Day 8 First Weigh in

Weight: 267lbs. (loss of 8 pounds)

8am:
apple slices. Coffee

1030am:
apple slices

2pm:
sushi.

6pm"
ground beef with cooked onions and corn (mixed together)

9pm:
apple slices

Drinks: no alcohol 40oz water. 30oz of unsweatened iced tea. 12oz orange juice

exercise:
20 mins elliptical. light dumbells, 20lbs. Chest and curls

Day 7

8am:
scrambled eggs with salsa. Coffee

10am:
apple slices

2pm:
2 chicken soft tacos, dry.

6pm"
3 pieces of fried chicken, 2 fried broccoli / cheese bites.

9pm:
apple slices

Drinks: 4 beers. 40oz water. 30oz of unsweatened iced tea. 12oz orange juice

exercise:
20 mins elliptical. light dumbells, 20lbs. Chest and curls

Day 6

9am:
Coffe with cream and splenda. 3 eggs scrambled with salsa

2pm:
1 steamed chicken breast

7pm:
Scallops and muscles with a red sauce. Small portion of pasta

9pm:
Muenster Cheese. about 4oz

Drinks:
about 50oz of water. 5 glasses of red wine

Exercise:
1 hour of racketball, 4 games.

Day 5

Here's what I ate:

8am:
chicken breast, 32 oz coffee with cream and splenda

1030am:
apple slices

1pm:
Chef Salad with veggies, boiled egg, cold cuts.

7pm:
10oz steak. Veggies.

Drinks:
16oz V8 Juice. 50oz of water. No alcohol

Exercise: Weights only. 15lb dumbells

Day 4

Here's what I ate on Day 4: Very bad day

8am:
1 steamed chicken breast. 1 cup of coffee with cream and splenda

1030am
apple slices

1pm:
2 pieces of steamed pork, approx. 6 oz total.

10pm
2 slices of pizza

Drinks: 10 beers, 60 oz of water, no exercise

Day 3

Day 3 was good, but day 4 is going to be bad as I'm going to the Rangers v. Flyers game at Madison Square Gardent and some beers are in my future. I realize drinking ill reverse all progress, but it's unrealistic to give it up 100%. :-)

Here's what I ate on Day 3:

8am:
1 steamed chicken breast. 1 cup of coffee with cream and splenda

1030am
apple slices

1pm:
2 pieces of steamed pork, approx. 6 oz total. 1 can of split pea soup

6pm: antipasto salad

Drinks:
no alcohol, no sod, aapproximately 60 oz of water

Exercise: light wegiths, 15 lb dumbells, 20 mins on elliptical. Burned off 350+ calories

Day 2

Here's what I ate on Day 2:

8am
1 steamed chicken breast. 1 cup of coffee with cream and splenda

1030am
apple slices

1pm
Tuna salad platter with about 80z of tuna and lots of lettuce / tomatoes

6pm: antipasto salad

Drinks:
no alcohol
no soda
approximately 60 oz of water

Exercise:
light wegiths, 15 lb dumbells, 17 mins on elliptical. Burned off 300+ calories

Day 1

Weight: 275 lbs

8am
2 cups of coffee with Cream and Splenda, approximately 32 oz

1030am
apple slices

130pm
antipasto salad, no dressing. (lots of meat, probably equal to 2 slices of ham, 2 slices of salami, 2 slices of cheese, lots of veggies)

730pm
2 small pieces of steamed pork, approximately 8 - 10 oz. 1 8 oz can of Green Beans

Drinks:
no alcohol
no soda
approximately 50 oz of water

Exercise:
-light weights. 15 lb dumbells. Approximately 80 curls on each arm. Approximately 40 chest presses / flies.
-10 mins on elliptical which burned off 150 calories.
-20 mins of walking

Notes: It's day 1 so I started slow. Need to increase cardio time and exercise time with weights. Need to eat more often. Need to eat earlier. Need to eat Breakfast

The Evolution of My Obesity

As mentioned in my previous post, my parents kept records of my life in a book called "those wonderful school years." It had a section in it for each year Kindergarten through Senior year of High School to store class pictures, report cards, awards, etc. It would also have an area where I'd fill out my teacher's name, what i want to be when I grow up, best friends name, age, height, weight, etc. My parents would make me fill it out every year in my own handwriting which got annoying by the time High School rolled around but I must admit that I appreciate it now. Yeah yeah, mom and dad were right and I'd recommend that any parent do this with their kids too just to see the progression of their penmanship. ;-) Anyway, without rambling any further, here is a history of my height and weight thanks to this book:

Birth: 9 lbs, 7 oz

Age: 6
Height: 3'6"
Weight: 42 lbs

Age: 7
Height: 3'9"
Weight: 45 lbs

Age: 8
Height: 4'0"
Weight: 53 lbs

Age: 9
Height: 4'2"
Weight: 64 lbs

Age: 10
Height: 4'4"
Weight: 72 lbs

Age: 11
Height: 4'7"
Weight: 81 lbs

Age: 12
Height: 4'8"
Weight: 94 lbs

Age: 13
Height: 4'10"
Weight: 105 lbs

Age: 14
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 115 lbs

Age: 15
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 125 lbs

Age: 16
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 130 lbs

Age: 17
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 150 lbs

Age: 18
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170 lbs

Age 28:
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 220 lbs

Age 31
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 275 lbs!!

This is information that will be useful to someone at some point down the road, perhaps a nutritionist? I'm not exactly sure why I'm including this information, but I'm sure we'll find it useful at some point during the evolution of this blog. All that matters now is that I gained 50 lbs in the 10 years after High School, then 50 more in the 3 years after that and we need to go the other way now.

Background and Purpose of the Blog

I don't have kids, but I'm glad that my parents did. :-) I'm even more glad that they decided to keep records from my childhood which I can refer back to and share with anyone who accidentally came across this Blog of mine. Chances are you found me on Google because I am a Certified Search Engine Expert for a living. :-)

I've always been slightly chubby or overweight, at least in my opinion through the years, but since I hit 30 it's been getting out of control. I've never ate poorly in my life, I do not drink soda or eat fast food more than 3 - 4 times per year (seriously) and I blame most of my weight issues on genetics and metabolism. Those skinny people reading this will not believe that previous statement but those in the same boat as me actually understand that it IS possible to be overweight due to metabolism. However, I do not exercise as often as I used to and I do drink a few times a week which clearly isn't helping out my cause, although a lot of skinny people I know drink 10 times as much as me and still manage to have those 6-pack abs.

Anyway, too much talking and it's time for action which is why I'm writing this blog. My goal is to lose 25 lbs and then go from there. Since I'm a Search Engine Expert, this blog will serve dual purposes as I plan on documenting everything I eat and drink over the next few weeks or until I reach my goal. In addition, I'm hoping that other people in similar situations as me will google words related to males trying to lose weight and find my site and then perhaps comment or respond if I'm slacking which will give me a good kick in the a$$ to help motivate me to lose those 25 lbs. Wish Me luck!

Background:
Age 31
Height: 5'10"
Ethnicity: Caucasion / Irish-American
Location: New Jersey
Occupation: Search Engine Marketing
Marital Status: Married
Children: 0