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Blood Sugar: 148
Weight: 310.4
Fluids: Water and Diet Soda
Exercise:
None.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Half of a Homemade Pizza (made with less toppings than normal)
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Leftover Pizza
Glucophage

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Blood Sugar: 137
Weight: 310.6
Fluids: Water and Diet Soda
Exercise:
None.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
2 eggs
2 toast
3 small sausage
2 cups of milk
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

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Blood Sugar: 143
Weight: 311.2
Fluids: Water and Diet Soda
Exercise:
None.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
2 Tuna Sandwiches
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

Yep. Went up again even after the exercise yesterday. But it’s another fluctuation. I’ll probably go down again soon. However, these fluctuations are happening more often now than they did when I started this, so I plan on making some changes. I’m cutting down the food I eat for meal 2. I’m also going to try and drink more water than I do. I don’t drink nearly enough. And finally, I’m going to start with more exercise.

Now, don’t get me wrong, this is probably weight gain due to muscles. I’m getting new ones. I’m feeling strength in places I forgot contained muscles. So I don’t think it’s a bad thing. But I want the weight to drop WHILE the muscles increase, so that’s why I plan the changes. We’ll see how it goes.

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Well, according to my e-mail that tells me when other blogs link to my entries, it seems as if I’m the target of some very angry person’s post. Follow this link to find out what I mean:

America is Unhealthy

When dieting, there truly is no excuse for how you got there to begin with. Maybe a physical problem caused it, but that’s not true in my case. Laziness caused it. So I agree with him/her. I shouldn’t have gotten this way to begin with. But I’m not going to stop losing weight. I’m getting smaller and happier every day. His/hers is the kind of negative talk that you need to ignore when dieting. Do what is healthy for you. Don’t worry about what other people say about you.

I agree with him/her that our country needs more courage, healthier lifestyles, and more emphasis on education. I also agree with his/her other post about the media. However, I disagree with his harshness. But to each their own.

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Blood Sugar: 135
Weight: 310.8
Fluids: Water and Diet Soda
Exercise:
30 minutes aerobic
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
1 Hot Dog
Chips
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Oatmeal
Glucophage

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Ok, so what is the difference between 311 lbs and 250 lbs other than the mathematical 61 lbs? Well, according to the model maker over at My Virtual Model, this is the difference (after exercise and weight training):

And yes, the one on the left is close. So hopefully, by about January or February, given slow down, the one on the right will be close.

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Blood Sugar: 167 (although a random after breakfast was 133)
Weight: 311.0 lbs (Told you it’d fluctuate)
Fluids: Water and Diet Soda
Exercise:
30 minutes aerobic and 1 hour swimming
Meal 1:
Leftover Pizza
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Chunky Vegetarian Vegetable Soup and 2 pieces of whole wheat toast with butter
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

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Blood Sugar: 144
Weight: 310.4 lbs
Fluids: Water and Diet Soda
Exercise:
None. Busy day.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Half of a homemade pizza. Used a different crust (crescent dough) and only actually had like 44g of carbs this time.
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

Stepped on the scale with a surprise this morning. 310.4 was a nice drop. I don’t trust it even though I weighed myself 3 times. We’ll see tomorrow. I think it’s going to fluctuate again though.

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I’ve had some people ask me about my calorie intake, so here it basically is with my current diet:
Meals 1 and 3: Cereal and Milk = 240 + 130 = 370 x2 = 740 calories
Snacks: Slim-Fast Bar + Milk = 220 + 130 = 350 x 2 (twice a day) = 700 calories
Meal 2: Varies, but ranges from 400-600 calories.

So I have approximately 1840-2040 calories a day.

Now, according to the BMR Calculator I should be having 4067 calories a day to maintain my weight (that’s at moderate activity because I exercise about 5 days a week for an hour each day). I’m eating less than half of that.

So what do I conclude from this? Well, part of my weight loss is definitely from less calories. There is no doubt about that. But counting carbs is much easier to do, and it seems that it keeps my calories low at the same time.

So should I count my calories also? No. I don’t think it would be useful to do so right now. Maybe later when I’m dealing with a smaller amount of weight loss.

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Blood Sugar: 151 (Argh)
Weight: 312.2 lbs
Fluids: Water and Diet Soda
Exercise:
None. Weekend.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Cheeseburger and Chips
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

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