I've managed to get a heart rate monitor and a dietary scale. The Heart rate monitor is a Polar F11. The Dietary scale is a Salter 1450. Hopefully these will enable me to gather more nutritional information about exactly what I am consuming and the full extent of my workouts.
So far today I have had:
Nestle Hot chocolate
Mueslix with about 4 oz of 2% milk
one banana
Hot Chocolate Label information:
80 calories
Calories from fat 25
Total Fat 3 gm
Saturated Fat 2 gm
Sodium 170 mg
Total Carb 15 g
dietary fiber <1 g
Sugars 12 g
Protein <1 g
Banana Information from dietary scale:
85 kcal
Protein 1.1 g
carb 21.9 g
Tot sugars 11.7 g
tot fat .3 g
sat. fat .1 g
fiber 2.5 g
sodium 1 mg
Net carbs 19.4 g
GI value is low
2% milk information approx from label:
90 calories
fat cal 30
total fat 4 g
sat fat 2 g
cholesterol 12 mg
Sodium 90 mg
total carb 12 g
sugars 12 g
Protein 8 gm
Mueslix kellogs brand
200 cal
25 cal from fat
total fat 3 g
Sodium 170 mg
Potassium 240 mg
Total carb 40 g
fiber 4 g
sugars 17 g
Other carb 19 g
Protein 5 gm
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Rest day
I'm planning on hitting the treadmill one day and then resting the next.
For today I will be doing stretching exercises at my desk. This will reduce chances of any muscle tears/cartilage injuries that might cause me to stop exercising altogether.
Breakfast was a bowl of mueslix with some milk and a banana. Not sure what will be for lunch. I'll likely run to a grocery store and pick up a salad. I believe wife is making up a black bean soup for dinner.
For today I will be doing stretching exercises at my desk. This will reduce chances of any muscle tears/cartilage injuries that might cause me to stop exercising altogether.
Breakfast was a bowl of mueslix with some milk and a banana. Not sure what will be for lunch. I'll likely run to a grocery store and pick up a salad. I believe wife is making up a black bean soup for dinner.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
A bit of history
Thought it might help others to understand what I am attempting to do by relating some of my personal medical and fitness history.
I was a cross country athlete in High School and had some moderate success. Nobody could call me slow as a snail, but I wasn't a top athlete either.
After I left High School I joined the Coast Guard and my activities slowed down greatly. Not a lot a long distance runner can do on a ship that is only 248 ft. in length.
I left the Coast Guard after 4 years and went into the restaurant business. A couple years as a waiter/bus person and then studied Food Science Management at West Seattle Community College.
Cooking had a lot of activity but it was not geared for stamina. I spent about 17 years working as a cook. The last 7 years in a five star hotel/restaurant in Coconut Grove Florida.
I left the hotel and went to work as a purchasing agent and store room clerk. I suffered a back injury on the job and needed to change careers. At the time networking and computer type jobs were extremely high demand. I chose that field and received training at the MEED program (Microcomputer Education for the Employment of the Disabled) at what was then Miami Dade Community College, I believe that now the name is Miami Dade College.
Because of the back injury and my now sedentary job (was working at a call center) I began gaining weight. Gaining weight most often begins slowly and escalates. At least, this has been my own personal experience and the experience related by others.
I still have two rods and 4 screws holding my back steady. The back injury was a blown disc at the l5-s1 level. A laminectomy was performed, taking some bone from my hip to fuse the vertebrae. I do occasionally have back pain which in the past has limited my activity as well.
At any rate, I am determined to release fat till my BMI (Body mass index) is within acceptable range.
I was a cross country athlete in High School and had some moderate success. Nobody could call me slow as a snail, but I wasn't a top athlete either.
After I left High School I joined the Coast Guard and my activities slowed down greatly. Not a lot a long distance runner can do on a ship that is only 248 ft. in length.
I left the Coast Guard after 4 years and went into the restaurant business. A couple years as a waiter/bus person and then studied Food Science Management at West Seattle Community College.
Cooking had a lot of activity but it was not geared for stamina. I spent about 17 years working as a cook. The last 7 years in a five star hotel/restaurant in Coconut Grove Florida.
I left the hotel and went to work as a purchasing agent and store room clerk. I suffered a back injury on the job and needed to change careers. At the time networking and computer type jobs were extremely high demand. I chose that field and received training at the MEED program (Microcomputer Education for the Employment of the Disabled) at what was then Miami Dade Community College, I believe that now the name is Miami Dade College.
Because of the back injury and my now sedentary job (was working at a call center) I began gaining weight. Gaining weight most often begins slowly and escalates. At least, this has been my own personal experience and the experience related by others.
I still have two rods and 4 screws holding my back steady. The back injury was a blown disc at the l5-s1 level. A laminectomy was performed, taking some bone from my hip to fuse the vertebrae. I do occasionally have back pain which in the past has limited my activity as well.
At any rate, I am determined to release fat till my BMI (Body mass index) is within acceptable range.
whew.. finally getting organized
Sorry for taking so long to post back. I have been trying to rearrange my schedule to give me time to use the gym at work.
I've also been working with the obesity study manager to get a chart of my progress and I have not had a lot of success. I'll plan on bringing my own chart with me to the next appointment.
Update for today is that I got up early and went to the gym. I used a treadmill for an hour and according to the programming (not sure I believe the programming but it is likely fairly close) I burned up 500 calories. After the workout I walked at normal pace to cooldown.
I set the target heart rate at 140. I acheived the target at about 20 minutes. Continued the rest of the workout.
As of my last visit which was two weeks ago I had lost an additional 5 lbs. Total fat release so far is about 8 lbs. This has me averaging about 2 lbs fat release per week.
On the menu so far today is a few green grapes (about ten or so) which I consumed about 10 minutes after the workout. I'll wait about an hour and then I will have a bowl of Mueslix for breakfast with milk. Lunch is planned as a bowl of chicken soup with noodles. Dinner will be grilled chicken breast with a mix of broccoli and cauliflower on the side.
I've pretty much eliminated potatoes and any type of soft drinks from my diet. I believe a lot of that has to do with the weight loss so far.
Now that I have actually started seriously exercising I am certain the weight release will occur faster.
You may notice that I am not using words such as weight LOSS or Fat LOSS. I am writing fat release because I don't intend to "find" the weight again.
I've also been working with the obesity study manager to get a chart of my progress and I have not had a lot of success. I'll plan on bringing my own chart with me to the next appointment.
Update for today is that I got up early and went to the gym. I used a treadmill for an hour and according to the programming (not sure I believe the programming but it is likely fairly close) I burned up 500 calories. After the workout I walked at normal pace to cooldown.
I set the target heart rate at 140. I acheived the target at about 20 minutes. Continued the rest of the workout.
As of my last visit which was two weeks ago I had lost an additional 5 lbs. Total fat release so far is about 8 lbs. This has me averaging about 2 lbs fat release per week.
On the menu so far today is a few green grapes (about ten or so) which I consumed about 10 minutes after the workout. I'll wait about an hour and then I will have a bowl of Mueslix for breakfast with milk. Lunch is planned as a bowl of chicken soup with noodles. Dinner will be grilled chicken breast with a mix of broccoli and cauliflower on the side.
I've pretty much eliminated potatoes and any type of soft drinks from my diet. I believe a lot of that has to do with the weight loss so far.
Now that I have actually started seriously exercising I am certain the weight release will occur faster.
You may notice that I am not using words such as weight LOSS or Fat LOSS. I am writing fat release because I don't intend to "find" the weight again.
Monday, December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas
Good morning everybody. After a late night celebrating Noche Buena, (Christmas Eve) I am working 6 hours today at work. Last night's feast included Cuban style roast pork, Yuca in mojo, Moros and Cristianos (black beans with rice).
The Lorcaserin Hydrochloride appears to be working to reduce my appetite. Normally at a feast like this I would have had seconds (perhaps even thirds). The urge to eat more didn't happen. At dessert I took small samples of each of the desserts available (a Tablespoon or so of each, as an ex-professional cook I always enjoyed sampling).
Today I've taken my dose of Lorcaserin and had a sugar free cocoa. If I can find a place open after work I'll look for some lobster tails and make enchilados de langosta. A cuban recipe for lobster made with garlic, onions, pimientas, tomato sauce and dry white wine.
That's all for now. I will likely post again later today.
The Lorcaserin Hydrochloride appears to be working to reduce my appetite. Normally at a feast like this I would have had seconds (perhaps even thirds). The urge to eat more didn't happen. At dessert I took small samples of each of the desserts available (a Tablespoon or so of each, as an ex-professional cook I always enjoyed sampling).
Today I've taken my dose of Lorcaserin and had a sugar free cocoa. If I can find a place open after work I'll look for some lobster tails and make enchilados de langosta. A cuban recipe for lobster made with garlic, onions, pimientas, tomato sauce and dry white wine.
That's all for now. I will likely post again later today.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Christmas Eve
Good morning, I've been faithful about taking the Lorcaserin Hydrochloride. I've not yet begun an exercise routine or done much more than be careful about what I'm eating. Part of the issue is the timing that I began the trial. As most of Us know the holiday season is a tough time to begin a diet.
Additionally the first few days were adjusting to initial side affects of taking the Lorcaserin. I experienced some bad headaches and occasional dizziness during the first few days.
My next appointment will be on January 3rd at that time I'll be asking the dietician to copy the files. I'll post on that day my initial weight and physical condition from the previous visit.
I expect it will take a day or two for the blood tests from January 3rd to be processes. When I receive the information I will post the second round of tests here so people can prepare.
Additionally the first few days were adjusting to initial side affects of taking the Lorcaserin. I experienced some bad headaches and occasional dizziness during the first few days.
My next appointment will be on January 3rd at that time I'll be asking the dietician to copy the files. I'll post on that day my initial weight and physical condition from the previous visit.
I expect it will take a day or two for the blood tests from January 3rd to be processes. When I receive the information I will post the second round of tests here so people can prepare.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
First week
Hello everybody, I am creating this blog to record for posterity my progress in losing weight. I have been accepted into an Obesity Study for Lorcaserin Hydrochloride. The study will be two years long. I intend to record my daily activites, as much information as possible about what I eat, drink. Additionally I will record the results of blood tests etc.. required by the study program.
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