Week 27, and a lot of changes

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Dewolla Stepon - 20 Jul 2004 14:11 GMT

Wow, what a week. First, I've lost 6.4 pounds in the last seven days! I
might bounce back up a bit tomorrow but I still find it incredible! That's
the biggest weekly loss I've had so far. Only thing I can think I'm doing
differently is making sure I have enough skim milk, yesterday I drank three
12-ounce glasses of milk.

The other news is that I interviewed with Weight Watchers and I'll be
working for them again, as a leader! I was a leader with WW about ten years
ago but had to leave because of other commitments. I really loved working
for WW and am glad I can do so, again. The Territory Manager remembered me
and did not hesitate at all offering me the job. The TM wants me as a
leader for At-Work meetings and that suits me just fine. I'll have to go
through all the training again but it should be fun. Its also a very good
excuse to buy new clothes.

I also interviewed for a job as part-time bookkeeper for a church and
yesterday I found out I'm one of three who will be called back for a second
interview. Yippee! I may be gainfully employed again!

Looking at my weekly statistics (below) I see I need to reduce my fat
calories and bump up my protein a bit, but everything is within the limits
I've set for myself. That may change, though, after my first class tonight
with the diabetic nutritionalist. I have a ton of questions I want
answered, and with two 2.5 hour sessions I expect to get a lot of
information.

All in all it has been a terrific week.

- Dewolla Stepon
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268/191.7/199 - Phase 1 (obese to healthy)
199/191.7/175 - Phase 2 (midpoint of healthy range)

WEEKLY STATS:
Began Diet On 13-Jan-04
Today's Date 20-Jul-04
Goal Date 5-Oct-04
My Height 75"
Beginning Weight 267.9
Today's Weight 191.7
Today's BMI 24.0
Percent body weight loss to date 28%
Weight Change this week -6.4
Weight Left to Lose 16.7
Loss per week to meet goal 1.5
Average Daily Calories this week 1327.3
Average Daily WW Points this week 26.1
Fat Calorie pct this week 34%
Carb Calorie pct this week 39%
Protein Calorie pct this week 27%

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jayjay - 20 Jul 2004 18:08 GMT

>Wow, what a week. First, I've lost 6.4 pounds in the last seven days! I
>might bounce back up a bit tomorrow but I still find it incredible! That's
>the biggest weekly loss I've had so far. Only thing I can think I'm doing
>differently is making sure I have enough skim milk, yesterday I drank three
>12-ounce glasses of milk.

Doesn't the idea of losing 6lbs in a week scare you? That's a great
deal of weight to lose so quickly.

Granted, 3 glasses of skim milk is about 400 calories. so it depends
on what else you eat.

The math on that forumla works out to be a calorie deficit of over
3000 calories per day. That just isn't making much sense.

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Dewolla Stepon - 20 Jul 2004 20:10 GMT

> >Wow, what a week. First, I've lost 6.4 pounds in the last seven days! I
> >might bounce back up a bit tomorrow but I still find it incredible! That's
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> Doesn't the idea of losing 6lbs in a week scare you? That's a great
> deal of weight to lose so quickly.

No, it doesn't scare me. Now, if I lost 6 pounds/week for 2 weeks in a row
and wasn't fasting it would concern me.

> Granted, 3 glasses of skim milk is about 400 calories. so it depends
> on what else you eat.
>
> The math on that forumla works out to be a calorie deficit of over
> 3000 calories per day. That just isn't making much sense.

You're assuming all the weight loss is from caloric deficit. Perhaps I had
been retaining water, or had a full digestive system, or exercised much more
this week than last, or any number of other things, including the change of
more of my carbs coming from milk than from prunes meaning less food bulk.
My average loss for the last four weeks is 2.83 pounds/week (1.3 on 29 Jun,
2.6 on 6 Jul, 1.0 on 13 Jul, and 6.4 today), which is consistent with my
overall progress since January of 2.82 pounds/week.

- Dewolla

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Chris Braun - 21 Jul 2004 04:25 GMT

>> >Wow, what a week. First, I've lost 6.4 pounds in the last seven days! I
>> >might bounce back up a bit tomorrow but I still find it incredible!
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>
>- Dewolla

This spring when I was concerned about making weight for a lifting
meet, I spent 6 days cutting back a little bit on what I ate, but
cutting back dramatically on sodium. I lost 7 lbs. in those 6 days.
It surprised me (as all I really needed to do was be sure I didn't
weigh any more than at the start of the week), but I knew it was water
weight and didn't worry about it. (And I was, overall, losing at just
over 1 pound/week, much slower than Dewolla.)

Chris
262/143/ (145-150)

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Paladin - 20 Jul 2004 20:30 GMT

Wow, you are doing awesome, keep up the good work. :)

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byakee - 20 Jul 2004 21:10 GMT

One dark day on Usenet, "Dewolla Stepon" <RatherNotSay@Somewhere.com>
said:

> Wow, what a week.

<snip>

No kidding! Congrats on everything, Dewolla; you're an inspiration to
the rest of us... :-)

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J.J. in WA * 275/230/225 (mini)
(COLD to HOT for e-mail)

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Paul - 21 Jul 2004 03:57 GMT

Hi Dewolla,

Awesome job on losing the weight. You're doing great! Congrats on the
possible job(s) too. Keepup the great work.

Paul

> Wow, what a week. First, I've lost 6.4 pounds in the last seven days! I
> might bounce back up a bit tomorrow but I still find it incredible! That's
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> Carb Calorie pct this week 39%
> Protein Calorie pct this week 27%

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Chris Braun - 21 Jul 2004 04:20 GMT

Wow, Dewolla -- good news on all fronts! You're doing wonderfully!

Chris
262/143/ (145-150)

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