Sorry that I missed updating last week. Partially it was due to getting settled in to the new job, partially is was because there was no update — In the past 2 weeks, I have dropped only 1 pound.

I have been taken out to eat quite a bit, and had to adjust my eating habits to get used to having a cafeteria at work again, instead of co\oking all my owns meals. So I guess dropping 1 pounds is not so bad. I’m not going to get back on track and start losing again.

I now have gotten into a new apartment that has a nicer kitchen, and a fitness center, so I hope to be able to report better news next week.

For now,I sit at 238. Hoping to be able to report 236 next Wednesday!

Starting Weight: 242
End Weight: 239

This was a week of travel and settling into a new apartment. Not much time doing specific exercise, but a lot of walking around. And I am now in NJ, walking to trains and offices a lot. In a couple weeks, I move to a new place where I hopefully can get back to a rowing machine… but the results this week turned out just fine, anyway.

Starting Weight: 245
Ending Weight: 242

Starting Body Fat: 30.3%
Ending Body Fat: 29.8%

I’m pleased with these results… another 3 pounds, and half of a percent of body fat.

This next week is going to be different. I had extra meals out with my family, as I am going out of town for 10 weeks, and wanted to spend more time together before I left. While gone, I won’t have my rowing machine, not my scale. I am going to do my best to continue to cook and eat as I have been doing, and exercise where and when I can. I won’t have the scale to keep me on track, but I hope a month was long enough to cement some good habits into me.

Or maybe I’ll just buy a scale when I get there…

Either way, it has been a good month. I’ll try to repeat it for the next few months.

Another week, another 3 pounds.

Starting Weight: 248
Ending Weight: 245

I’m OK with the results, but concerned that I may be motivated to be unhealthy — for example, not worrying enough about hydration, etc. Which may give a short-term improvement in my numbers, but in the long run will slow down my progress.

So I bought a new scale that shows weight, body fat % and body water %. I am going to consciously try to stay very hydrated this week, see if it improves my exercise performance, and for the next week worry a lot less about weight and more about body fat %.

So my expectation is that I may actually gain weight this week, but hopefully my underlying body will be more lean.

Starting Body Fat : 30.4%
(I want to halve this by the end of 2012)

Things slowed down this week, starting to settle into more of a routine than I can maintain long-term. We relaxed a bit on the food, while still eating primarily veggies. I continued the exercise, and it is turning into a nice morning routine.

Starting weight: 251
Ending Weight: 248

This is a nice pace that will bring satisfying results, without being too fast to maintain.

This turned out to be a fantastic first week. After 3 years of not moving, my body was ready to work. I was one the rowing machine every morning, and it felt good each time. I have been cooking up veggies and seafood with spicy sauces for most meals, skipping all starches. We had one meal out with the family, and our Monday dessert night. I also snacked on grapes and other small fruits when I got hungry.

And the results were almost too good. I know I cannot maintain this rate… but it is an awesome start:

Starting weight: 259
Ending weight: 251

I lost 2 inches off my chest, 1.5 inches off my waist, and 2 inches off my thighs.

All in one week.

I’m very pleased. But also kinda hungry. I’m going to stick to my veggies today, because tomorrow is our weekly family night to go out to eat. It is probably a good sign that I am not overly excited for it. I love the Korean sauces I am using on my veggies right now, so despite some occasional moments of hunger, I’m not craving a diet change. Give me a couple weeks and we’ll see…

I registered this domain a few years ago, when I finally was committed to getting back in shape. Alas, medical problems stopped me from exercising for close the 3 years, and I ended up in wrose shape than when I started. 20 pounds heaver, 3 years older, and with joint problems that mean I cannot do very much.

But, after a long search, I found an exercise that does not destroy me with chronic pain. A rowing machine, of all things. I had never even tried one because I figured that if I cannot even walk more than a mile, how would a full body workout with extensive motion in the hips possibly be good for me?

But it is working. I am not free of pain, but it is tolerable, and worth living through if I can recover my health.

So the blog is back. Time to write about how it goes, and hope that I succeed this time.