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Weight Watchers Math

Okay, so now that I have a value to play with for this year’s weight watchers run I can do a little math to bring together last year’s account with this year’s.

(My starting weight on 8/30/14) = X
(My starting weight on 4/11/15) = Y

X-Y=15.4

As stated in the previous post, my weight loss so far in this year’s account is 9.6 pounds. Add that to the total prior to 4/11/15 to get the total weight loss so far, given that my weight on 8/30/14 was far and away the heaviest I’ve ever been.

15.4 + 9.6 = 25

I have lost 25 pounds since August 30, 2014. Which also means I’ve gained 12.6 since hitting my peak of 37.6 pounds lost on December 13, 2014. So… yeah… let’s just focus on the new account and the 9.6 pounds. That is the healthier way to look at this.

Although, there is no way in hell I’m going to be able to just forget about that 15.4 left over from last year.

Math is fun.

Week One Weigh In

History shows that my first week is always outstanding.  This time is no different.  I’m down 9.6 pounds, babie!  Can I get a WOOHOO?

My wife is way down too.  I am so proud of her!!  Give her a WOOHOO too!

The First Week Ends

Well, we are one week into the weight watchers wagon.  I did all right.  Very little snacking, and almost all of it was what they call power foods.  Portion sizes were WAY down and few if any questionable eating choices were made.  Additionally, I only had caffeine once this week and that was only because the building I was working in didn’t have a water fountain.  How cool is that?  Zzzzzzz zzzzzzz

My week one weigh in happens within the next hour.  Wish me and my beloved wife luck!

The First Big Test

Today is the first big test of the latest weight watchers attempt.

Last night I was stricken by what my mother used to call The Hungry Horrors. I wanted to eat everything in the house. I did a decent job of fighting the temptation, although I wasn’t perfect. So far today the terminal case of munchies hasn’t calmed down much if any. That’s not good. Also, today is my telecommuting day. That’s not good at all. So… hungry horrors combined with being home alone all day…

Oh crap. If I were in AA I would seriously need to hit a meeting.

I can be strong. I can fight the temptation. I will rise above my stomach (which is really saying something because that dude is HUGE)!

Will Power!

Week Zero

Here’s the history.

In February of 2014 my wife and I joined Weight Watchers after a particularly junk food filled Christmas and New Years. I don’t think either of us were really that motivated and we let it fizzle out after four or five weeks.

Next came Labor Day weekend. My wife and I had a pretty difficult conversation regarding the state of our health. We both felt sick all the time and were concerned that we weren’t going to be around much longer if we didn’t start making changes. We talked about going veggie. We talked about going juice veggie. In the end we stepped back from the ledge a bit and decided to give Weight Watchers another try.

From Labor Day weekend through mid-December I lost about 37 pounds. Then the Christmas temptations got in the way. I went to one weigh in in late January and I had gained a few pounds back. That was it. The mountains of snow that came after that sucked any desire I had to do anything right. I told my wife that I would choose a date in early Spring and make that the back on the wagon day. The date changed a couple of times, but it’s finally arrived.

During the snowpocalypse of this winter I had an issue with my debit card. I slid it into an ATM and it was gone forever, never to be seen again. When the new card was sent to me I tried to update my weight watchers account but for some reason I could not get it done online. Eventually my account was cancelled. I was sad. Not really, I just knew I’d have to re-up. I didn’t know if I would have to start a new account or if I would be able to reactivate the Labor Day account.

The back on the wagon day arrived today. I ended up with a brand new account that is not tied to my Fall numbers at all. I still know what those Fall numbers were, of course, and todays weigh in was ugly. Not, however, as ugly as I had feared. I’m still around 15 pounds under my Labor Day weigh in. I was pretty surprised with that. I felt as though I had put every ounce of lost weight back into my gut. That does not matter though. I’m starting with a clean slate. This week is week zero and my weight loss count sits at 0.0 pounds.

Jen and I went food shopping this morning and bought all the things that we were eating while having success last year. I’m going to have fish for dinner tonight. 12 months ago that would have grossed me out to no end. Today? I can handle it and I know it’s for a good cause… my health.

Wish us luck.

Today

Today is the day kids.  Today is the day we get back on that mean ol’ Weight Watchers Wagon.  Skinny, here we come!  I’m ready to get back down to my weight from this picture:

  

(I’m the skinny dude on the right, with all those freckles.)

But seriously folks, the goal is to lose weight, be a little healthier, feel better, and not die of a heart attack before I turn 50.  Last time I lost more weight and stuck with the program longer than I ever had before.  I just need to replicate and then improve on those results.  I need to make real changes in my life in order to be healthy, and it starts today.

Almost Midnight

Its almost midnight.  You thought I was going to miss a day, didn’t you.  

My step son’s school band concert was tonight.  Excellent!  It let out a 9:00, and I went there straight from work.  I picked up some McDonalds on the way home.  Come Saturday when Weight Watchers comes back I will put an end to such things.

Sadly, tomorrow night is my step daughter’s school chorus concert so I’ll probably McD my dinner again.

It all changes on Saturday.

The Countdown Has Begun

Enjoy it while you can, Robbie.  Your days are numbered.  Now that easter has come and gone it’s time to stop screwing around.  It’s time to get your exceptionally fat ass back onto that ol’ bandwagon.

It’s time to go back to weight watchers.

I tried getting back into it in January, but by the end of the month the weather had gotten so bad that the seasonal depression took over completely.  Then through March, even if we wanted to go we couldn’t because there was too much stuff going on and too much snow to want to do anything but sit at home and mope.

We’re into April now, and 90% of the snow is gone.  The weather is warming up.  The winter jackets have not been put away yet, but they also haven’t been needed for the last week or so.  The world actually is turning us away from winter (unless mother nature is just dicking with us) and things are starting to come back to life.

That means speedo season* is coming and it’s time to start fixing that damn weight issue again.  Think thin, babie!  Think thin!

I have until Saturday to finish eating all of those Cadbury mini eggs I stocked up on over the last few weeks.  Once the weekend arrives, it’s nothing but quinoa, broccoli, chicken breast, and fish in our house.  There is talk of a late summer/early fall trip to California.  I need to be svelte by then!

Think Thin!!!

The wagon rolls out starting on Saturday and my largess will be sitting right on it!  Let’s do this!

*no… I am not going to wear a speedo.  I was trying to be funny, not scare the shit out of everyone.  I’m sorry if my half baked humor was lost on anyone.  I am aware that me putting on a speedo would result in oceans of vomit from all around me.  I’m just trying to lose some weight, not start a panic.  I would never gross ya’ll out like that.  You are safe, I promise.

I gained… A Lot

I just weighed in…

I’m up 3.8 pounds. Crap.

Just imagine how much worse it would have been if I’d have weighed in two weeks ago!

Efforts will be redoubled! Weight loss gung ho, brothers and sisters!

The Moment of Truth is Upon Me (gulp)

Okay… it’s Saturday morning. I’m awake. I’m dressed. I’m ready to go weigh in.

Let’s just hope that if I’ve gained weight over the last five weeks I haven’t gained much. I don’t mind having to re-cover a little bit of ground. I just don’t want to have to re-cover a lot. Know what I mean?

Fingers crossed. Seeing as I’m such a content whore, I’ll probably be posting again within the next hour. Hoping for, if not good, not too terribly bad news.