Stumbling To Bethlehem: Week 34 Weigh-In

Start: 154
Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4)
Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2)
Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6)
Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2)
Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4)
Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4)
Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8)
Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6)
Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)
Week 19: 138 (-1) - Week 20: 135.4 (-2.6)
Week 21: 137.2 (+1.8) - Week 22: 139.6 (+2.4)
Week 23: 143.2 (+3.6) - Week 24: 143.6 (+0.4)
Week 25: 137.6 (-6) - Week 26: 139.6 (+2)
Week 27: 142 (+2.4) - Week 28: 137.2 (-4.8)
Week 29: 137 (-0.2) - Week 30: 136.8 (-0.2)
Week 31: 142.2 (+5.4) - Week 32: 136.8 (-5.4)
Week 33: 137.8 (+1) - Week 34: 135.8 (-2)
Total loss: -18.2

Ok, now to catch up on other numbers.
Calories eaten Thursday: 1433
Fat: 33g (21%)
Carbs: 109g (32%)
Protein: 130g (38%)
Weight Thursday morning: 131.4 (One week ago: 131.8)
Calories burned in exercise Thursday: 257

A new low! Woohoo!

Calories eaten Friday: 1413
Fat: 32g (20%)
Carbs: 74g (21%)
Protein: 141g (40%)
Weight Friday morning: 130.8 (One week ago: 132.2)
Calories burned in exercise Friday: 250

Another new low! Woohoo!

Weight Saturday morning: 133 (One week ago: 134.2)
Calories burned in exercise Saturday: 0

A new low for a Saturday. :)

Calories burned in exercise today: 348

Almost a new low for a weigh-in day. Though honestly (like the last time this happened), I way overdid the fiber yesterday so a good portion of my loss is just being cleaned out. I expect a rebound next week.

Next week will be my last weigh-in before I leave to visit family for an early Thanksgiving. Next week's weigh-in on the 11th will be week 35, and then week 36 weigh-in will be November 25 instead of the 18th. I'll be gone (and away from my computer) the 14th through the 18th. I can only hope I don't gain too much while gone. Thanksgiving Day itself I have to work, and Brad and I will have a low-carb, low-fat Thanksgiving at work.

The Alli doesn't seem to give me any of the famous side effects. Even with two Alli (prescription strength) and a massive amount of fat I just get slightly soft stools. That's it.

Today I did an hour of weight training (upper body), then 30 minutes of the stairmaster. I missed the bus from the train station to work, so I just walked. I beat the next bus. Never even saw it. :)

Next Saturday is dinner, dessert, and movie night at the Crouch's. They are seeing The End of the Spear, which I have already seen, though Brad hasn't. Brad and I already decided to go to the movies (and maybe dinner) next Saturday and see Into the Wild. It's not a Christian film, but I read the book it was based on, which I highly recommend, so I want to see the movie and it is in theaters right now.

I checked listings and it is at the Emeryville theater. The movie is 2 1/2 hours long! Yike! We figure we will go to the 6:30 pm showing, then have dinner afterwords if we are hungry. Otherwise we will just go back to my house.

I met David and his friends for dinner Saturday night (photo below). I met David online and this was our first time meeting in person. I had been eating all day and wasn't too hungry so I ordered the Greek salad. I had fruit for dessert, but didn't eat the watermelon and only ate one slice of the pineapple. I stayed away from the bread during the meal except for half of a small slice of baguette.

One of David's friends got into a discussion with me about nutrition. When I said I was on a high protein diet he asked me what percentage of my calories came from protein and I said about 40%. He said anything over 30% wasn't healthy. I had to pull the "personal trainer" card to shut him up. I said my personal trainer told me to eat 140g of protein a day (he did), which at my calorie level is about 40%. I eat 1g of protein for every pound I weigh, so that comes out to about 130-140g a day.

Some people are so indoctrinated with the status quo that there is no reasoning with them. I weight train. Last I checked muscle was made of protein, not carbs or fat, so to build muscle I need to eat protein. That's a "duh" if ever there was one.

Here's some photos I took this weekend. Click any of them to enlarge and get the story behind them.

Friday