Another week down!

I've had a pretty good week.  I have increased the weight for my strength routine and increased the speed I was walking.  I'm working a little harder, but not hard enough.  Next week, which will be the 4th week, I'll really start challenging myself.  I'm used to the movements and feel looser on a daily basis.  Before starting this, there were times when I was starting to feel like the Tin-Man, all rusted and stiff!

I've also been diligent about recording my food intake.  I switched from the Spark People app to MyFitnessPal.  I like the UI a little better.  I really liked the Calorie King App that I used to use on my Palm PDA, but they don't offer one for Android.

Even without trying, I've stayed pretty close to my target intake.  I made a couple bad choices and went well over my limit one day, but the other days, I was on the money.  Of course, I've been eating in the work cafeteria and have been doing a lot of guessing on ingredients and quantity.  I'll feel better about it once I sit down with my wife and we plan out our meals.  I'll also start packing breakfast and lunch.  Then I'll really be sure of my calorie count.  For another week, however, I am just focusing on recording what I eat.

Once I do start focusing on my diet, I'm going to start posting what I'm eating here.  Maybe it will be beneficial to someone else.  I'd like to be able to show people that you don't need to buy special food or supplements to loose weight.  Yes, I'll have to think about what and how much I'm eating.  Yes, I'll have to prepare more food at home.  Yes, I'll have to exercise.  I won't have to spend a ton of extra money on special food.  I won't have to replace a meal with a drink and I won't be hungry, feel deprived, or give up the foods that I enjoy!
All it takes is patience and work.

I lost 2 pounds this week, down to 376.8.  8.2 pounds in 3 weeks.