Random Thoughts of Chris Tilley

This was a very hectic week which I knew was going to occur when I started. I made it through without counting points and still lost week. I am crediting that to the Slimstyle Shakes and the zero fat yoghurt and Granola. I am going to try to start counting points again this week but I know that it could be a busy week again but I will do my best. Goals for this week in order of importance:

1. 2 pound weight loss
2. Slimstyle shake a day
3. Yogurt and granola for breakfast.
4. Count points.
5. More exercise

Today was weight in again and today's weight 224.5 and that is a 4.3 lb weight loss. Yay!

15 Weeks until I run with Run For One Planet.

What I ate

SlimStart
Yogurt
Granola
Spagetti
Oreo
Milk 1%

Good day. Kept under my points. New rule blood donation cookies don't count.

Rules

1. Weigh everything
2. Fast Food is bad
3. SlimStyle shakes are good
4. Blood Donation Cookies are free
5. Exercise

More as I come up with them.

Points 29/33

Donate blood today!

Check out my article on Earth Hour at Run for One Planet.

Sunday was not much better. I need to think about how to deal with weekends when my family has more control over where we eat. Breakfast at McDonalds after church is apparently a 'tradition'. Trying to skip it was not going over well. Monday went much better. So my weigh in was Sunday

Weight 228.8 a weigh loss of 5.8 lbs given my starting weight some of this is probably water. Still I'm happy with my start.

Monday (day 8)

SlimStart
Yogurt
Granola
Wagon Wheel
Rice
Chicken Breast (in the form on a stir fry, lots of free veggies)
Oreos
Milk 1%

Points 30/33
Exercise none to many errands not enough time.

Run For One Planet returns to Vancouver in 16 weeks.

Write off! Sons Birthday. Wendy's for lunch, Dinner at grandparents. Excellent food but I didn't even try to count points. Back at it tomorrow. On the good news I bought myself a digital food scale. A number of article that I have read and I know from my past attempts that portion size is critical and that my estimate tend to be bigger. Tomorrow morning is my weight in...

Day 4 What I ate

SlimStart
Yogurt
Granola
Sweet/sour Pork
Fried Rice
Chow mein
Coke Zero
Chips Ahoy

30 Minute walk
31/33 points

Day 5 What I ate

Yogurt
Granola
Panago BBQ Chichen Pizza
Ham
Mashed Potatoes
Coke Zero
Carrots
Chips Ahoy
Lindt Chocolate

No exercise
30/33 points

Those Slimstart shakes are a big help. I have yet to have hunger pains. Cravings for my usual snakc foods continue even though I am not really hungry.

What I ate!

• Sweet/sour Pork - Dinner
• Fried Rice - Dinner
• Chow mein - Dinner
• SlimStart - Breakfast
• Yogurt - Lunch
• Granola - Lunch
• Cinnamon Bun - Snack
• Coke - Dinner

Day was all planned out to bring me in at 30 points leaving wiggle room for those things that just happen. Unfortunately the thing that just happened was taking my kids to dance class which always involves walking next door to Cobbs for a loaf of bread and Cinnamon buns. I am half way through eating it when I wonder how many points it is. 10 points... ouch. On the good side I did hold myself to one plate of Chinese which means we have enough leftovers for dinner tomorrow night.

• Points 40/33 tomorrows another day
• Exercise - nope

Breakfast - One Scoop SlimStyles Shake Mocha. Good and extremely filling.

Lunch - 100 ml No Fat Yoghurt with 1/3 cup Granola. Good but a little short for lunch. Maybe some nice bread need to figure out the points for that.

Challenge - Wife wants Chinese take out for dinner tomorrow night...

Snack - Carrots

Dinner 2 cups Baked beans and 2 hot dogs with ketchup Definitely good hign on points but with lunch I got points room.

Dessert 48 Chocolate bunny Grahams

Points 32/33

No Exercise! :-(

I have set myself a goal of running with Run For One Planet somewhere near the end of their run around North America. In order to make this goal I need to loose some weight, Ok a lot of weight. So the weight loss goal is 35 lbs by May.

Right now I am focusing on weight loss. I am using a Weight Watchers book with their point system that I bought in a used book store. I have used weight watchers before and it worked for as long as I kept up the online account. I am trying to find lower point alternatives to my favourites as that is one area that I missed.

Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook

Weight as of Jan 11th - 234.6 lbs (Weigh-ins on Sundays)

Today's Points - 32 of 33 allowed points

Exercise - 30 minute walk