A month ago I joined a 10% weight loss challenge with my online kilted buds at
XMarkstheScot.com. A month later I am where I started! This week, one of members posted on his having a heart attack which has given me a wake up call. The year 2009 was a wrecking year for health. I have once again hit my historical upper weight of being over 190 pounds.
An ideal healthy weight for me according to Dr. Fuhrman is 160. Others say a range of which would have an upper limit of 172. That is my goal for the XMarkstheScot.com challenge. Dr. Oz concentrates on the waist and I need to have mine at no more than 36. 34 would be ideal but even at my most active period in my adult life I never got below 36.
The year 2007 was my introduction to Dr. Fuhrman’s Eat to Live lifestyle way of eating. In my first 6 weeks I lost 21 pounds! My total loss was 25 in ten weeks. In was holding on for the rest of year and a gradual increase in 2008 and a total loss in 2009.
A new decade and a new start. Here are my starting stats:
Weigh-191.0; Chest-42, Waist-42, Hips-41, Fat % 26.5, Lbs. Muscle-140, Lbs. Fat-51, Waist/Height Ratio-.59
Not pretty. I’ve skipped my annual check ups the last two years knowing my Cholesterol and Triglycerides levels would be off the charts.
I know what works; Dr. Fuhrman’s Eat to Live dietary lifestyle and exercise. Using this blog on a daily basis was helpful in 2007 and may it be again!
Breakfast
Saturday’s I get my weekly 2 eggs. I had one piece of plain whole grain toast with the eggs. Usually I would have two with a spread. I also eliminated my usual preserves and had fresh strawberries and black berries.
Lunch:
Green Smoothie; banana, strawberries, kiwi, orange, almonds, kale & soy milk -um,um good!
Exercise:
45' Walk
Backslide!
Two bottles of beer, small bag of leftover nachos and pistachios.
Dinner:
Lentils & rice