Monday, December 31, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 31st

184.8

That was expected.

Still didn't feel good enough to walk but did finish the garage door opener.

Had a vanilla shake for breakfast. Quaker Oat Squares for lunch. We had leftover chilli for dinner. I'll probably treat myself to another slice of pumpkin pie tonight.

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 30th

180.8

Still didn't feel that great in the morning. Did a little work on the garage door opener installation before  the kids and grand kids came over for a chicken fry. Not that I felt like it but had no time for walking.

Started my day with a chocolate shake and had a bowl of Quaker Oat Squares for lunch. During the course of the day had chips and salsa, chereezo, then fried chicken, potato's, and broccoli for dinner.
I had 5 Sam Adams, numerous chocolate chip cookies and 2 pieces of pumpkin pie. Weight gain here I come.

That was probably my New Years celebration.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 29th

180.4

Woke  up this morning with flu like symptoms. Felt weak but still managed to put in 3 hours at Crete Lions recycle. Didn't do any walking today.

Had a cafe latte shake for breakfast and Quaker Oat Squares for lunch. We had our favorite pizza from Aurelio's for dinner. A large pepperoni that I probably ate close to half of. Don't seem to have lost my appetite.

Friday, December 28, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 28th

182.0

Seemed easy to get back to the weight I want to be at. Exercise is the key, as it is with any weight management program.

I didn't walk today. We took down Santa's house today. I worked the roof panels and was all over that thing like a circus monkey. It gave my legs a workout so I felt I did not need a workout.

Started my day at 4:00 this morning with a vanilla shake. Morning break I had a chocolate snack bar and a blueberry almond meal bar for lunch. For dinner we had leftover chilli.

Should be easier to maintain my weight through the New Year holiday.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 27th

183.0

That's more like it, almost where I want to be.

Had a chocolate shake for breakfast, a peanut butter crunch snack bar for break and a chocolate chip peanut butter meal bar for lunch. For dinner we had chicken fingers and steak fries and peas.

Walked on the treadmill for 46 minutes and burned 505 calories.

Once again it feels like I can lose weight at will with the shakes, meal bars and the 3-in-1 boost          ( increases metabolism).

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 26th

187.8

Whoa!

The Christmas festivities slapped me around a little.

Started my morning with a cafe latte shake. At work for break had a lemon cranberry crunch bar. For lunch I had a blueberry almond meal in a bar. For dinner we had leftover chilli, lasagna, and spaghetti.

Walked on the treadmill for 64 minutes and burned 705 calories.

Not maintaining anymore, I'm back in full diet mode to get back to the low 180's.


Monday, December 24, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 23rd

180.8

Staying the course so far, but it is the holidays.

Didn't exercise but was busy helping the wife get ready for the next 2 days of festivities. Probably not quite the workout but activity none the less.

Had a chocolate shake for breakfast and 2 bowls of my favorite cereal, Quaker Oat Squares. For dinner we had Chinese from Liang's. Shrimp fried rice and egg rolls. I must say I pigged out on the egg rolls and ate 5 off them. Only because the wife couldn't eat her second one and they're not good leftover and reheated. Also had about a half dozen homemade chocolate chip cookies during the evening and a glass of wine before bed.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 22nd

180.8

Don't know how I woke up at that weight and not having worked out for the second day in a row. That's the weight I'd like to start opening day of softball with. That's 4 months away.

I did walk today. Walked on the treadmill for 46 minutes and burned 506 calories. I need to walk tomorrow because I know I won't be walking Christmas Eve or Christmas. Maybe I'll brave the weather and do my walking outside tomorrow.

Started my day with a mix of cafe latte and chocolate shake. Lunch was a bowl and a half of Quaker Oat Squares. Dinner was a pepperoni pizza at Aurelio's.

So far, maintaining my weight seems easy, but here comes the holidays.

Friday, December 21, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 21st

182.4

May be the result of no walking. Was not able to walk again tonight as we were watching the grand kids.

Had a chocolate shake for breakfast, a chocolate snack bar for morning break, had a blueberry almond crunch meal bar for lunch.I had an orange when I got home from work, and had sloppy joes and fries for dinner.

Hopefully I can get back on track and start my walking regimen back up again.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet · December 20th

180.8

Had a cafe latte shake for breakfast, vanilla wafers for morning break. For lunch we ordered pizza from Falco's. Had an orange for afternoon break. For dinner had a Sloppy Joe, green beans and fries.

Didn't walk tonight because I had a dentist appointment. We'll see how this affects my weight in the morning.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 19th

180.6

So far seem to be holding at about the same weight. I'm having my shake in the morning and eating as I was before I started the diet. I've burned 500 calories the last 2 nights after dinner.

Today was no different. Started off with a vanilla shake for breakfast and wafer cookies for break. Since there were no leftovers, I had a peanut butter chocolate chip meal in a bar, an apple and grape juice for lunch. I then had 2 mini oranges for afternoon break. We had fish and chips, peas and green beans for dinner.

Did the usual 46 minutes on the treadmill and burned 506 calories.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 18th

180.4

Started my day with a chocolate shake for breakfast, had my wafer cookies and a chocolate doughnut for morning break, leftover pizza for lunch, an apple for afternoon break and beef stew for dinner.

Walked on the treadmill for 46 minutes and burned 505 calories.

Still trying to determine how much time to spend walking to maintain my weight. May stick to 500 calories to see what the results are.

Monday, December 17, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 17th

179.2

Not surprising, didn't feel well yesterday. Felt much better today, well enough to walk on the treadmill for 64 minutes and burn 703 calories for a distance of 3 miles.

Had a cafe latte shake this morning for breakfast. Had my usual vanilla wafer cookies for morning break, leftover Aurelio's pizza for lunch, and 2 mini oranges for afternoon break. For dinner we had beef stew with rice on the side.

In trying to maintain my new weight, I need to determine what  and how much I can eat to achieve that. Also need to find out how much I need to exercise.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 16th

182.2

Woke up this morning not feeling the best. Either Have the stomach flu or a mild case of food poisoning.

Didn't eat much today. Had a vanilla shake for breakfast, a bowl of cereal for lunch and a little leftover chicken and a dinner roll for dinner. Also snacked on some dry roasted peanuts.

Did not have enough energy to do any walking today. Probably gonna end up losing weight.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 15th

182.8

The holidays may have started early. To maintain my weight I still will have to kind of watch what I eat. I also think I will have to burn at least 700 calories on my walks.

Started the day with a cafe latte shake for breakfast, had a bowl of Quaker Oat Squares for lunch and had chicken fried in the turkey fryer for dinner. Also had homemade french fries, green beans and rolls.

Walked on the treadmill for 64 minutes and burned 704 calories.

Friday, December 14, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 14th

181.0

Have probably over indulged since the end of the contest. I want to stay between 180 and 185 pounds. I had planned on gaining some weight back.

I had a chocolate shake for breakfast and vanilla wafers for morning break. Went to the field carpenters Xmas party at Vito and Nicks and had pizza for lunch along with 3 MGD's. The daughter and son-in-law came over to pick up the grand kids and we had pizza for dinner.

Had no time to walk on the treadmill. We will see how this plays out in the morning.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 13th

178.8

Came in second in the biggest loser contest. The second place contestant made a miraculous surge to over take me. Even though I didn't win, I still won. I lost 36 pounds in 4 months to the day. I definitely feel better, look better and I know improved my health. Now I just need to maintain my weight.

Started my first day on the Shaklee Cinch maintenance program with a cafe latte shake. I had vanilla wafer cookies for morning break for the first time in four months. We had our Xmas luncheon at work today and I had helpings of beef, chicken breast, mashed potato's and assorted vegetables. For dinner I had eggs, bacon and toast.

For my workout I walked on the treadmill for 46 minutes and burned 504 calories.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 12th

180.2

This morning 176.4.  Lowest weight I've been since I can't remember. Weighed 180.0 at the weigh in for the "biggest loser" contest. It was the last weigh in. I lost a total of 22.8 pounds form the start of the contest. That's about 11.3% and should be enough for me to win.

I'm just going to maintain my weight now and just have a shake in the morning. I want to keep my weight between 180 and 185 which was my original goal before the start of the contest.

Because of the weigh in I ate nothing till morning break at 9:45. I had a peanut butter chocolate chip meal bar. I had a banana and 2 mini oranges for lunch and an apple for afternoon break. For dinner I had 2 bowls of chili.

I 'm also going to cutback a little on my workout. No more walking the stairs at work at lunch. I'm going to walk on the treadmill after dinner and burn at least 500 calories for now.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 11th

178.4

 This morning 177.8

Hopefully I'll wake up and be in the 176 range. That will give me a  4 pound loss and add about 2% to my 9.94 total.

Started the day with a chocolate shake. Had a chocolate snack bar for morning break. I had a vanilla shake for lunch and 2 mini oranges for afternoon break. For dinner I had 2 taco meat burritos.

My workout today consisted of walking the stairs at lunch time, 5 flights of stairs 6 times. After dinner, I walked on the treadmill for 67 minutes and burned 804 calories.

After tomorrow I'll just have a shake in the morning for breakfast. I'll have the previous days dinner leftovers for lunch and whatever we have for dinner that day. The Shaklee plan is to have the one shake a day to maintain your weight once you reach your goal.

I'll continue to exercise by walking and burning at least 500 calories when I do.

Monday, December 10, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 10th

179.8

177.4 this morning. I'd be happy with that Wednesday morning at weigh in.


Cafe latte shake for breakfast, peanut butter crunch snack bar for break, vanilla shake for lunch, and fresh pineapple cubes for afternoon break. Two bowls of chili for dinner.

Walked the stairs at work. Seven times up and down 5 flights of stairs. After dinner walked on the treadmill for 91 minutes and burned 1000 calories. We'll see how that translates into weight loss in the morning.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 9th

179.0

179.2 this morning.

Came out of the weekend in decent shape. I want to lose 2 more pounds to comfortably win 150 dollar incentive for losing 20 pounds in the contest. That will actually be one more pound than I need, but I want to be on the safe side. Don't think anyone can catch me in the contest for most percent lost. I had a 2.5 percent lead after last weigh in. Two hundred dollars for first place.

Mixed chocolate and cafe latte for a chocolate cafe latte shake for breakfast. Had a vanilla shake with cinnamon and pumpkin spice mixed in for lunch. Dinner was a beef sandwich and pickled beets.

Walked on the treadmill for 64 minutes and burned 704 calories.

I'll do this the next 2 nights plus walk the stairs at lunch. After the weigh in, I'll just do 500 calories a night on the treadmill.since I will have reached my goals and the contest will be over. I will also just have one shake at breakfast everyday to maintain my weight.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 8th

178.2

This morning when I woke up 178.4. Worked out in the afternoon before going to Aurelio's for the grandsons birthday. That's when I weighed 178.2, after the workout and a shower. After we got home from dinner I weighed 181.8. Expected a setback but I think I can recover from this.

Had a cafe latte shake for breakfast, a chocolate shake for lunch.All I had all day leading up to dinner.

For my workout I walked on the treadmill for 64 minutes and burned 704 calories.

Friday, December 7, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 7th

180.0

This morning I weighed 180.0

Gotta be careful tomorrow at Aurelio's for the grandson's birthday. Weigh in for the contest is Wednesday and I've worked to hard to mess up now.

Had a cafe latte shake for breakfast, a peanut butter crunch snack bar for morning break, a vanilla shake for lunch, then had a beef sandwich, fries and peas for dinner.

for my workout today, I walked 5 flights of stairs 7 times. I intend to do this Monday and Tuesday next week before the weigh in. I then walked on the treadmill after dinner for 64 minutes and burned 703 calories.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 6th

181.2

179.8 this morning after 181.8 last night. Always weigh lighter in the morning. This is good since the weigh in has to be done in the morning before noon.

Had a chocolate shake for breakfast, chocolate snack bar for morning break, a vanilla shake for lunch, three mini oranges for afternoon break and 3 taco meat burritos for dinner.

The workout today consisted of 7 trips up and down 5 flights of stairs at lunch time, taking a total of 28 minutes. Walked on the treadmill after dinner for 63 minutes and burned 700 calories.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 5th

181.8

Weighed 181.6 this morning after weighing 183.2 last night.

Started my morning with a vanilla cafe latte shake and a chocolate shake for lunch. Had a lemon cranberry snack bar for morning break and an apple for afternoon break. Also had 2 pieces of pepperoni pizza for lunch. Had 3 taco meat burritos for dinner.

For workouts today I walked up and down 5 flights of stairs 7 times at lunch. Had to work off those 2 pieces of pizza. I then walked for 58 minutes and burned 700 calories.

Seven days to weigh in.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - Dercember 4th

183.2

Dec. 3rd 182.0

Missed posting last night.

Had a busy evening and went to my daughters for the grandson's 3rd birthday for cake and ice cream. Was only able to walk on the treadmill for 36 minutes and burn 400 calories. I did walk the stairs at work 8 times.

Also had a beef sandwich for dinner but I weighed 183.4 after the work out. The 183.2 was after we got home from my daughters house.

Had the Cinch shakes for breakfast and lunch. Had a snack bar at morning break and mini oranges for afternoon break.

I weigh less in the morning when I wake up. The last 2 days that I weighed 182 I woke up weighing 180.8 and 180.4.


Sunday, December 2, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 2nd

182.0

Getting there. Beautiful day today. It was in the low 60's so I did my walking outside. Not exactly sure how far I walked but I would guess between 5 and 6 miles. Total time walking was an hour and a half. I average about a mile every 15 minutes.

I had a chocolate cafe latte shake for breakfast, then took my walk. For lunch I had a chocolate shake. For dinner we had fish and chips with broccoli, green beans and pickled beets.

Planning on walking the stairs at work this week and Monday and Tuesday next week before weigh in. I'll also do my treadmill workout after dinner everyday. Need to get to 178.

Lately I've been weighing myself in the morning when I wake up. I usually weigh a half pound to one and a half pounds lighter than when I weigh at night. You do lose weight while sleeping. It helps not to eat or just snack lightly before bed.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

My Shaklee Cinch Diet - December 1st

182.4

Made good progress today, shooting for 178 by Dec. 12th.

Started the day with a vanilla shake. At work I had a peanut butter crunch snack bar for break, a blueberry almond crunch meal bar for lunch and an apple for afternoon break. For dinner I had a beef pot pie.

Besides the physical workout at work, I walked 52 minutes on the treadmill and burned 605 calories.