Diet Update

July was a little bit harder to get the weight off in.  Seems like just the change in diet isn't quite enough to keep the moementum I had last month.  Plus, who knows how much of the initial 15lb loss was probably water.  So, as of August 1st, I weighed in at 246.  Not bad.  4lbs in the month of July.  Since about the 20th of July I have been hitting my bowflex 2 or 3 times a week, which seems to help.  I don't know how much muscle gain vs fat burning is happening and how that's affecting the total weight, but I can report that the size 38 pants are beginning to fit again.

Quick Diet Update

Since getting the news from the doc to try a low-fat, low-sodium diet early in June, I have now lost 15lbs.  I started June at 265lbs, and am starting July at 250lbs.  My goal is to hit 210lbs by the end of the year. I think I can do it.  Cutting out all of the fat though, is quite a bit harder than I thought.  Just finding lifestyle compatible food without hidden saturated fat grams is incredibly hard.  I have however found a few good resources.  One is FitDay which I spoke about last week.  Its a great fitness/dietary journal web app.  See my other blog entry for more details.  Second is the number of decent fitness blogs out there that are run by folks like myself.   www.fit36.com is a decent one, and he has quite a few links to some others.  Finally, Mens Health magazine has got a great database of great things to eat, and simple recipes to follow.  I will post another weight update at the end of July.

Tracking Food Intake to Assist in Weight Loss

I don't know who isn't trying to lose weight out there, seems like everyone.  I have found a great site for using as a food diary.  FitDay (http://www.fitday.com) is a great web based food diary.  It allows you to enter each of your meals, along with specifying nutrition information for things that may not be in their large database.  You can also track your exercise, create goals, track your goals, and pull great reports on just about anything.  They also have a PC client that you can purchase if you don't feel like saving your info to the web.  

Give it a try.