Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 8

What I Ate Today

Breakfast

• 2 cups of Wheaties (Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett on the box)
• 1 1/4 cup of skim milk

Calories: 300
Fat: 2 grams

Snack

• 1 apple
• 1 fat free yogurt (black cherry, my favorite)

Calories: 150 (assuming 50 for the apple)
Fat: 0 grams.

Lunch

• 2 slices of whole wheat bread
• 4 slices of lean turkey
• 2 servings of fat free mayo
• Mustard
• 1 can of Safeway brand Noodle Mania chicken soup

Calories: 450
Fat: 8 grams

Snack

• 1 apple
• 1 fat free yogurt (strawberry, my second favorite)

Calories: 150 (again assuming 50 for the apple)
Fat: 0 grams.

Dinner

• 2 slices of whole wheat bread
• 4 slices of lean turkey
• 2 servings of fat free mayo
• Mustard
• 1 can of Safeway brand Noodle Mania chicken soup
• 4 pickles

Calories: 450
Fat: 8 grams

Total Calories: 1,500
Total Fat: 18 grams

I should mention, also, that somewhere between lunch and the second snack, I had approximately five tortilla chips that were neither low fat nor low calorie. However, I had five of them and stopped, so I feel okay about that. If you have a problem with it, please get the hell off my back.

Exercise: None. My body is dead after lifting on Tuesday. I probably won't get back to the gym until Friday, at which time I will begin regular lifting every other day, and hopefully cardio 4-5 times per week.

Starting weight: 299
Lowest weight: 295
Current weight: 298
Pounds lost but then gained back: 3
Total pounds lost: 1

I should mention that I am tinkering with new ideas to add to the top of these posts. The food log is still one of the most important parts of this whole thing.

So I wanted to add more things like it. I work in the newspaper industry, and still have to lay out pages at least once a week. We are constantly being told about entry points and breakout items: information boxes that enable a reader to get the feel of a story without actually reading the story. As a writer, I absolutely hate that stuff, but as a designer and reader, I am always grateful. So yeah, I am tinkering with different items on the top of the posts. As you can see today, I've installed a pound-counter that details the weight loss to date. As I am planning on weighing in nearly every day, this could be a very useful box for readers. See, I am always aiming to please. If you have any other suggestions for breakout information, feel free to let me know.

Okay, on to the day. As you can see, 1,500 calories, under 20 grams of fat. I am quite happy with those numbers. Wednesday was a day of honest effort in regards to eating well. I knew I fell off the wagon a few times in the early going, so I made the conscious choice to buckle down and count the calories as closely I could.

Article Author: Dan Nied

Dan Nied is a journalist, of sorts, living near San Francisco. He is a college graduate, but you wouldn't know it by looking at his bank statement.

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