21 September 2014   237.6 lbs.    Obviously nothing was happening so I started a new practice; liquids only. I have been drinking Ensure four times a day. This should provide all the nutrition I need at 880 calories per day. The amount is so small though I started drinking green smoothies. Anyway, it looks like I'm getting results.

28 February 2014 - 242.6 lbs.
Worked out twice on the elliptical yesterday. Ate way too much. Had granola for breakfast, grilled cheese sandwich for lunch and three sourdough pizzas for dinner.

26 February 2014 - 240.4 lbs.
Much better. Eggs for breakfast. Salad for lunch. Had interviews last night so skipped dinner. Had a great work out on the elliptical.

24 February 2014 - 243.4 lbs.
Getting really hard to understand. I only had some sausage for breakfast at Bekah's birthday party and taco soup last night but gained a pound. I WILL NOT GIVE UP.

22 February 2014 - 242.4 lbs.
Had fish for lunch, cole slaw for dinner yesterday.

20 February 2014 - 244.3 lbs.
NO! NO!NO! How can this be? I ate so little yesterday. Worked out on the elliptical and was pretty active. Only saving thought is that I did drink a lot of water. If this is so, I would expect to be down tomorrow.

19 February 2014 -241.3 lbs.
Down a little and feelin' good. No breakfast. Saving for lunch; new Chinese restaurant.

18 February 2014 - 242.3 lbs.
Had scrambled eggs for breakfast, granola for lunch.

17 February 2014 - 242.2 lbs.
Can't remember breakfast or lunch. Had four chicken thighs and rice for dinner. 

16 February 2014 - Didn't weigh
No breakfast or lunch but had a lot(many) tostadas at Kates. Really good food.

15 February 2014 - 243.5 lbs.
Not bad after the big dinner last night.

14 February 2014 - Around 243 lbs. Forgot to record.
Had granola for breakfast. Left over chicken curry and lots of rice and salad at the stake dinner. Will see how bad tomorrow morning.

13 February 2014 - 242.2 lbs.
Ate way too much tonight. Keri cooked curry chicken on rise. Lots of that and salad.

12 February 2014 - 242.7 lbs.
Started exercising on the elliptical again today. Had eggs for breakfast. Had fish for both lunch and dinner. I think I had some figs for lunch.

11 February 2014 - 242.00 lbs.
240 by the end of the week?????Had "Instant Breakfast" and figs for breakfast. Large chicken salad for dinner. With the exception of getting over this cold I'm feeling pretty good.

10 February 2014 - 242.5 lbs.
Again, I would have expected to have lost more as I ate so little yesterday. Had scrambled eggs for breakfast, figs and grapes for lunch and a veggie burger for dinner. Also had popcorn later.

9 February 2014 - 243.6 lbs.
Starting to feel better today. I hope I can, again, begin exercising tomorrow. Eggs for breakfast.Lots of salad and peanuts for dinner.

8 February 2014 - 244.7 lbs.
Can't make sense of the gain. Will deal with it though. All remember eating is figs, jello, soup, taco soup. Have been sick for about 10 days and not at all active.

7 February 2014 - 242.6 lbs.
Ate very little today; Jello, peanuts, salad. Should be down tomorrow.

6 February 2014 - 244.9 lbs.
Granola for breakfast. Some nuts during the day. Had green beans for dinner.

5 February 2014 - 244.6 lbs.
Well at least it's in the right direction.

4 February 2014 - 246.3 lbs.
How can this be? HOW CAN THIS BE? Well I didn't do anything yesterday. I was sick so barely moved from the couch. Had granola for lunch and a cup of soup for dinner.

3 February 2014 - 244 lbs.
Looks like I missed a couple of days. Yesterday was fast Sunday so only ate at night. I had two(small) enchiladas that Kate made and a salad.Today I had baked eggs for breakfast, granola(home made) for lunch and two cups of enchilada soup for dinner.

31 January 2014 - 245.3 lbs.
What the heck is going on. I'm moving in the wrong direction. I had two sessions on the elliptical and did other strengthening exercises. Too much Top Ramen last night????  Anyway I visited my primary care physician yesterday. She indicated my blood pressure was great and my cholesterol numbers were fantastic.

30 January 2014 - 243.4 lbs.
Had granola for breakfast. Ate little throughout the day. Had three cups of Top Ramen late last night; not the best idea.

29 January 2014 - 241.2 lbs.
Not looking forward to the weigh in tomorrow. Had granola for breakfast and chicken for dinner. However, in between I kind lof lost it. Had lots of figs and two corn quesadillas. I'm sure there was some other stuff in there as well. Did do two 15 minute sessions on the elliptical.

28 January 2014 - 242.3 lbs.
Half a pound up? How can this be? Had home-made granola for breakfast; oats, dates, sliced almonds and honey powder. Salad for lunch and too tired to eat dinner.

27 January 2014 - 241.9 lbs.
I feel pretty good today. Hoping to start my 3-a-days on the elliptical.
Only did two sessions on the elliptical. Had a smoothie for breakfast and for dinner had lots of salad.

26 January 2014 - 243.9 lbs.
Had a smoothie for breakfast. Because it was Sunday I had nothing else to eat until Teri's party. There, I had a little funeral potatoes and fruit.

25 January 2014 - 242.8 lbs.
Very disappointing. It is apparent that I will need to increase my activity level. Because it's been so cold lately I have been very inactive as I can't do anything outside. Did fifteen minutes on the elliptical in the morning and again in the evening. Had a big salad for lunch and two pieces of chicken for dinner. Does this sound so bad?

24 January 2014 - 244.9 lbs.
Ouch! I really expected to have lost, not gained. How much can broccoli and cauliflower weigh?
Had chicken salad for lunch and fresh green beans and onions for dinner.

23 January 2014 - 243.4 lbs.
While none of it was bad I did consume a lot yesterday. For lunch I had two cups of chicken soup(home made of course) and for dinner I had a ton of broccoli and cauliflower(ok I exagerated. It was only a half ton.)

22 January 2014 - 241.1 lbs.
Not bad considering I ate half a chicken last night. Fifteen minutes on the elliptical this morning. I'm going to focus on drinking a lot of water today. I did drink a lot of fluids. Had oatmeal for breakfast, lots of vegetables for lunch(celery, carrots and cream cheese dip) and home made chicken soup for dinner.

21 January 2014 - 243.3 lbs.
Lunch consisted of two vegi-burers. These were not great but the only ones I've found that are good.
Dinner was baked chicken. Really good covered with spices and cooked at 550 degrees for about 25 minutes to cook the outside then lowered the temperature to 250 for about an hour. Very good flavor and tender.

20 January 2014 - 243.1 lbs.
Spent fifteen minutes on the elliptical keeping my heart rate at about 120. Met with my cardiologist. He indicated my heart and lungs sounded perfect. Blood pressure was 95/70. He cut my blood pressure lowering meds in half.  Had lots of vegetables for lunch and watermelon shortly after.

19 January 2014 - 243.7 lbs.
Yup, it's getting discouraging, but continuing through. I've decided since remembering what I ate the previous day to correlate with weight loss is too challenging so I'm going to record in the evening what I consumed for the day. Yesterday I had two eggs with vegetables scrambled together. For lunch we had vegetables and cream cheese dip. For dinner a salad. So, I can't understand why there was no loss. AND I did some time on the elliptical.

Today we had a fruit and vegetable smoothie for breakfast and baked chicken for dinner. Tasted good and hope it was good for weight loss.

18 January 2014 - 245.0 lbs.
Yesterday's meals included oatmeal, two chicken thighs, salad.

17 January 2014 245.5 lbs
Very disappointing. Yesterday I ate a big salad, pineapple, enchilada soup(really good). Really, that's all. AND I would like to add that last night I was in a meeting where dinner was served. It consisted of Brick Oven pizza and Fettuccini Alfredo, diet coke and root beer. I HAD NONE OF IT!

16 January 2014 - 244.2 lbs.
Disappointing but in the right direction. I did consume a lot of fluids yesterday; close to one gallon. One gallon of water weighs approximately eight pounds. Foodwise I had eggs with vegetables for breakfast and a huge salad for dinner.

15 January 2014 - 244.8 lbs.
Dang! How can this be? Had a smoothie(vegie, fruit, protein) for breakfast. Went to work at the prison. Went directly to Luke's to see some homes and had a salad. Did not go with the rest of the family to Mama Chu's for dinner. Still gained 4/10 of a pound. What is up?

14 January 2014 - 244.4 lbs.
Kept busy for the first time in a long time. Spent four hours prepping and painting a wall. For meals I ate. Chicken, peas, onions, canteloupe,  and lots of water. Feel good. Feel positive.

13 January 2014 - 244.6lbs.
Not surprising that I am down. Yesterday was Sunday. I generally don't eat breakfast(Carol does her best to get me to). My first meeting is at 11:00 and I don't leave until about 5:30. We had dinner at Kate's at about 6:30 and had taco salad. Good stuff!

12 January 2014 -247.4 lbs.
Well, I sure have hit a plateau. No doubt my inactivity has a significant impact or lack there of on my weight loss. The surgeon asked that I not do any exercising for a week, so maybe I'll start tomorrow. During the day I had an avocado, a sweet potato, two slices of bread(bad boy), and some walnuts. Doesn't sound bad. I do need to increase my water consumption.

11 January 2014 - 248.6 lbs.
Disappointing to see the increase again. Throughout the day I ate a lot of walnuts, an avocado and a lot of chicken salad. I also ate two slices of bread. I haven't eaten bread for quite a while but I made some for Carol with non gluten flour and wanted to see how it tasted. It was pretty good although it  raised very little. 

10 January 2014 - 247.7 lbs.
Though it's a small amount I hate to see the number go up. Yesterday I had a lot of sauteed beans for lunch and vegetable soup for dinner. Now that I think about it I realize I had three large helpings of beans and three large cups of soup. We'll see how it looks tomorrow.

9 January 2014 - 246.6 lbs.
 Let's see; I had a breakfast of scrambles eggs and potatoes in the hospital at around 11:00. They tasted terrible. For dinner we had chicken cooked in diced tomatoes with olives and Parmesan cheese.
I feel pretty good today. My worst pain is where the nurse injected me withr the pneumonia vaccine. 

8 January 2014- 248.6 lbs.
I don't know how I could have gained 2/10 of a pound as I fasted for twelve hours before my angiogram. Maybe it's all the I.V's A stint was put in where the blockage was 95%. So things should go better in this area.

7 January 2014 - 248-4 lbs.
Progress looks slow but good. Yesterday I ate steamed vegetables with parmasen cheese for breakfast/lunch. Had some nuts mid-day and had a fruit and vegetable smoothie for dinner. I actually began exercising as well. I feel quite good this morning although I am feeling some anxiety over my angiogram later today. Hopefully I will be here tomorrow to report.

6 January 2014 - 249.6 lbs.
Since yesterday was fast Sunday I only had one meal. We had steamed vegetables at about 6:00 pm.

5 January 2014-  250.4 lbs.
Can't really expect to have lost any weight as I pretty much expended no energy yesterday.
I got going pretty early so didn't eat breakfast. Around 11:00 I had oatmeal with apples. For dinner I had the left over taco soup.

4 January 2014 - -250.8 lbs.
     Had the nuclear stress test yesterday. Not good. Have to have an angiogram next Tuesday.
     Can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday. Had taco soup for dinner. Lots of taco soup; beans, corn, tomatoes, more beans, onions, green chiles and chicken.

3 January 2014   251.2 lbs.
Yesterday I didn't eat any breakfast; too busy. For lunch I had some MorningStar sausages and deviled eggs. For dinner I had brown rice and stir fried vegetables...a lot. Last night I felt hungry but strangely satisfied. This morning I won't have breakfast as I am going to have my "Cardiac Perfusion Scan"; stress test with some isotope injected to see how the blood flows.

2 January 2014 - 253 lbs.
   First day gained 1 pound. Not unexpected as we went to Chuck-a-Rama for our last meal yesterday. Also drank a lot of liquids