Weigh In - Week 8

Well to much beer consumption this week slowed my weight loss again, unsurprisingly. Having said that I lost a pound, it’s still a loss, but I was hoping for more.

I honestly think not doing my food diary this last week may have contributed too, it’s amazing how blogging what you eat keeps you honest. In my defense I did eat thing’s like soup and salad at a local restaurant a few times, and they don’t publish the nutrition information, so I didn’t have much to blog. This next week I’ll be doing a lot of my own cooking, so it should be easier for me to keep track…

Weigh In - Week 7

This week I weighed in at 296, a little less weight lost than I’m used to, but still enough to keep me on track. I think the slightly disappointing weight loss for this week is because of the amount of beer I drank. My hobby of home brewing doesn’t mix well with my new healthy lifestyle!

My Weight Chart:

Weigh In - Week 6

Having finally got bellow 300 earlier in the week I weighed in at 297.5 this morning. That’s 22.5 pounds lost so far!

When I started I was hoping to maintain a weight loss of 2 pounds per week, so at week 6 I would be happy if I only had lost 12 pounds, so to have lost almost twice that makes me very happy and gives my confidence a little boost which will help me keep on going.

Eating At McDonald’s

Today I needed a break from Subway, so for lunch I decided to try a very popular fast food restaurant, McDonald’s. I used to eat at McDonald’s a lot before the beginning of the year, but this time was different, I was looking for healthier options.

Before I reveal what I ended up getting I want to look at the nutritional information for what I used to buy according to Bag a McMeal, so here goes…

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

Large French Fries 570 70 30 6 Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese 740 40 42 48

Turkey Stuffed Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Makes 1 serving

This could be made even healthier by substituting low-fat mayonnaise.

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

Ingredients:

2 halves of Toufayan Whole Wheat Pita Bread 170 26 0 6 6 slices Oscar Meyer Oven Roasted Turkey Breast 45 1 1 6 1 tablespoon Kraft Real Mayo 90 0 10 0 1 cup shredded lettuce 7 1 0 1 2 slices tomato 8 2 0 0

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

Total per serving:

320

30

11

13

Low Carb Cheesy Flounder

Makes 8 - 9 servings, approximately enough for four people

This could be made even healthier by substituting low-fat mayonnaise.

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

Ingredients:

9 4oz fillets of flounder 810 0 9 180 2 tablespoons lemon juice 8 3 0 0 3 tablespoons Kraft Real Mayo 270 0 30 0 1/2 cup shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese 160 2 12 14 1/4 cup Smart Balance Buttery Spread 320 0 36 0 1/4 teaspoon salt 0 0 0 0

Weigh In - Week 5

I weighed in at 300.5 this morning, so close to having a 2 at the start of my weight! I guess the Subway Diet I am doing right now is working well for me. The convenience is a huge plus for it, and buying one foot long sub each day and having half for lunch and half for dinner is keeping the cost down to.