So I was doing some housecleaning (IT housecleaning not house housecleaning) when I came accross a simple text document dated 9/7/2007 called Weight.txt. It is an old notepad document Pre Blog for me where I did keep a track of my weight.
Boy was it interesting and it kind of hits me in the gut because it puts some of my weight gain in the past couple years into perspective.
I can only assume that the first entry is Oct 20, 2005. I weighed in at 275, which is what I am today. So based on this time timeable, I can lose another 25 pounds in about 2 more months, that will land me early October. Hopefully I can trim another 25 lbs by Christmas which will put me at my goal of 225 before end of year.
Couple intersting things that this data has shown…
- Things happen that affects my schedule… sickness, birth, camping, and classes.
- The next bogeyman is 250. This chart never shows me breaking 250.
- I’ve shown I can keep a record for at least 7 months. This blog does have a lifespan of about a year.
- Two months in I flatten out and stay flat for a month, then it starts creeping up.
- Finally, this small text file tells a huge story but no details. I think this blog is the way to go.
Here it is:
Weight
Oct 20 275
Oct 27 271.5
Nov 3 270
Nov 11 268.5
Nov 17 262.5 Was Sick
Nov 24 261.5 Post-workout Pre-dinner (Thanksgiving)
Dec 1 256.5 After unusually hard work out (5 miles)
Dec 8 251 On new scale
Dec 15 250 Getting Harder to loose. Looks like plateau.
Dec 22 250 Yup hit plateau, need to revise workout and diet now. This was week of netbackup classes
Dec 29 250 Close, needed a really hard workout to hit 250.
2006
Jan 5 252 Gained weight but am lifting now need protein and will grow
Jan 12 254 Gout filled week. Workouts weak
Jan 19 250 Kind of Suprised, foot still hurts
Jan 26 254 Sick, Back sore, really toned down workout
Feb 2 251 Not too bad. Slowly building out workout
Feb 9 253 Ugh gaining weight again
Feb 16 258 This is my weight after eating so it is high
Feb 23 257 OK GOod sign going back down again
Mar 2 259 Changed workout time to AM
Mar 9 259 At least I haven’t broken 260
Mar 16 260 Yaaaa even after my workout OK time to get serious again
Mar 23 259 Some promise of going down
Mar 30 259 Stable
Apr 6 260 Hmm Back up a little Its OK Marcus was born so been busy
Apr 13 260 Stable
Apr 20 259 Finally starting to lose
Apr 27 261 Uh oh
May 4 265 Oh no!!
May 11 265 Damnn Harder to lose weight
May 18 272 Hmm
May 25 275 this is an estimate
2007
Aug 1 273
Aug 8 271
Aug 15 270
Aug 22 275 Weird Scale was moved though
Aug 29 273 Going down
Sep 5 275 Gained some during camping