209.2 lb

I've been drinking whey protein shake every morning for about two weeks now. My hunger is gone, but not sure if it is helping my effort or not. But I will keep doing it for about a month to see the result. I exercised 3 times, mostly weight lifting. There was just a slight change in my weight, 0.6 lbs. Which isn't bad to be honest.

Maybe the reason why my weight-loss has sort of stalled is because I've decided to explorer a new way to lose weight. It's actually not a weigh-loss method, but a way of living. I've been listening to a number of podcast on Paleo and I'm convinced that it is the way to go with my diet.

It is a new thing for me, and there's a lot of stuff to learn before I can fully commit myself to it. Basically, with Paleo diet, you eat whole foods and eliminate certain group of food, such as grain. Your main sources of nutrition to your body are protein and high quality fats.

During the transition period, I have no idea how my body will react to the changes I will be making. Maybe it will go down even more or maybe go up temporarily. But I'm sold on the idea. I will explain more about Paleo and its benefits in a separate post.

My weight today was 209.2!

Week 3!

During last 7 days, I've been drinking whey protein with either hemp milk or coconut milk first thing in the morning. I've read The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Tim Ferriss. In the book, he mentions that just drinking a cup of protein shake right after waking up will make lose weight without any exercise. He's not saying just drink the shake to lose weight, but it's a good habit to adopt. After trying it for over 7 days, I feel that it is actually working. Drinking protein shake did more than that for me. It helped me eat less and I didn't feel hungry beyond my normal lunch & afternoon snack time.

By the noon, I usually starve to death, but after I started drinking whey protein, I wasn't hungry at all until like 2-3pm. So it is working for me. You might want to try it also.

Anyway, my current weight is 209.8 lbs!

Week 2!

I made few changes to my diet during last 7 days;  just few changes.  I started drinking protein shake, a mix of whey protein and coconut milk with a hint of stevia.  I drank the protein shake once a day when I was really hungry (usually between 3:30 pm and 5 pm)  I made it tasty by adding some frozen blueberries.

Another change I made was eat less bread.  I couldn't stop eating rice completely, so I started with "less bread" plan.  During last 7 days, I ate probably 2 hamburger buns.  That's it.

My weight this week is 211.6lbs. 

To be clear on one thing, when I re-started my diet plan, I was 217, not 213.    I was around 213 for a while, but when I measured it again right after the first post, I weighed in at 217.

My weight today is 214.2 lbs

I'm not even excited with the number yet.  First 10 lbs will be gone with little effort like how it used to be.  That's why instead of 1 pound of fat loss per week, I've decided to go with 2 lbs per week until I reach around 195.

Things I did well during week 1

• Ate less rice & bread
• Ate instant noodle only once - I used to eat at least three times a week
• Less eat outs - Only twice - Jason's Deli & Chick Fil'A

Things I can do better

• Drink more water, less diet soda
• Go to gym more - I went there only twice.  Eventually, I want to exercise at least four times a week
• Eat more green - Although I did OK with protein, I did poorly with consuming green veggies

It wasn't a bad week compared to the way I used to live.  3 lbs of weight loss is motivating.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Something happened during our Thanksgiving dinner.  My mother, sister, and I have decided to do a little weight loss challenge.  Each of us will donate $150 to the prize pool and whoever loses the most weight in percentage will get the prize.  Our first weigh-in will be on Christmas.  Then the final weigh-in will be in February.

I'm really excited that my family is getting involved in doing this.  They also need to lose some weight.  Both are not in good shape either.  It was so funny how each of us tried to make other people eat more during the dinner time.

Organic cod used to be really expensive even at Trader Joe's, but last week, I found something new.  It's called boneless skinless Alaskan cod pieces.  It is only $3.99 / lb, which is really cheap.  So I purchased 3 packages and cooked one tonight.

I just cooked them in a pan with coconut oil and little bit of Herbamare, and that was it. It was just perfect for my taste.

Oh and here is a bonus menu.  This is a tofu dish with fried cod and sushi ginger slices with little bit of soy sauce.  I really love it.

And lastly, my daughter made veggie juice for me and my wife.

2013 is only a month away and my weight is still 213 pounds.  It hasn't changed a bit since I launched my diet journal.  I'm disappointed at myself, and my self-confidence is down the drain.  Am I super-motivated as I used be in 2008 and 2011?  Hell no.  I'm not even confident if I can lose any weight.  This is my current state of mind.

But I just took a first step.  Yesterday, I worked out at gym for about an hour, and I ate healthy stuff only since then.  And I just updated my diet journal.

Honestly, I don't know where am I going with my weight loss journey right now.  But for now, I'm just going to exercise 3 times a week or more and eat less of grain and bread.  I will also try to eat more protein and less junk.  There will be no calorie counting at least for now.

During last three weeks, I've gained few more pounds, mainly due to absolutely no exercise and not watching what I eat carefully.  I'm still recovering from the injuries from the accident and I'm at a point where I start all over again.  My body is not functioning like it used to.  It feels tired just from mild walking.  I wonder how my body's going to respond when I do weight lifting.

I'm now at 194.2, which isn't as bad as I've expected.  My treatments ends this week and I will be able to go to gym very soon.  It is funny how you get tired fast and less energetic when you eat more.  During my previous weight loss stages, less carb really lifted fogginess from my brain.  I want to go back to that feeling.

I'm still on my journey to 40lbs lesser.

It's been a while since I posted an update on my weight loss progress. On week 14, my weight rose up to 193lbs and on week 15 and 16, my weight stayed at 191.0 lbs, which is not too bad considering not much activity during last 3 weeks. I still can't exercise or move a lot due to my injury, but I'm picking up slowly. I'm walking more and try not to just sit around while I'm at home. But it's still challenging for me to do any activities yet.

Here are the photos.

Week 15 - 191.0 lbs

Week 16 - 191.0 lbs

Recovery from the injuries is taking longer than I've expected, especially the muscle around my neck.

Week 13 Weigh-In

This update should've been posted on Last Sunday, but couldn't find time to get to my PC. It's a bit delayed, but here we go. On Sunday morning, my weight was 191.2 lbs. I've gained another 0.6 lbs. I'm not happy with the number at all.

It's been about a month without any time at the gym. And I ate horribly for the entire week. It didn't feel that bad during the first few weeks, but right now, without any exercise, my head is foggy again and I don't have any energy left in me. I think this feeling caused me to make bad decisions on what I eat. For the first time in a long time, I visited McDonalds, and I even had 4 slices of Dominos pizza.

On Monday, I'm going to ask my doctor if I can start exercising again. I have bad pain on my foot and neck, but I think I can start working out. My weight-loss progress is still ahead of schedule, but last week's number was discouraging.