Meal Tracking - A Start to Weight Loss
Well, I’m starting to get serious about weight loss. I currently weigh about 287 lbs. An inspiration to this new burst of motivation is a new coworker. He has lost about 30 pounds in 5 months using the low-carb method. My wife and I had tried the Atkins Diet, but we found it both too expensive for our budget and that we craved carbs.
So, we have gone on and off Weight Watchers, which is a good plan by the way, and I just don’t want to spend the money on myself to join again. I know I can lose weight. I "know" everything I need to do. So, I’m going to follow "The Hacker’s Diet" by John Walker and use by website to track various parts of my weight loss.
Part of losing weight is knowing what you eat. I always know what I eat, and that is way too much. As a result, I am now starting to reduce the amount I eat by either purchasing prepackaged and healthy food, or by packing and cooking myself smaller portions of food. So I will post what I eat every day. Even if I mess up I will post it. Also, I will be posting my weight loss progress on the "Hacker’s Diet" site (link forthcoming). Okay, let’s get started
What I Ate Today
Breakfast:
- 2 glazed donuts
- 20oz regular Dr. Pepper
Lunch:
- Rare Roast beef sandwich with lettuce and tomato on white bread, with a little mustard
- A can of diet Dr. Pepper
Snack:
- 1 Mangolimon piece of candy (small Jolly Rancher candy)
Dinner:
- T-Bone steak
- About 2 cups of tater tots
- 2 large glasses of Orange Juice
Well, there is a start. We’ll see how this progresses.
EDIT: So last I came home a bit hungry. That was to be expected after minimizing my portions so much. For dinner, I did end up eating too much. I was a bit uncomfortable. But I’m tracking my meals.