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So it is now one week since I entered my company’s Biggest Loser challenge. Since then I have lost a total of 6.5 pounds. I am a little disappointed in myself since I binged a bit at a friend’s house over the weekend. They graciously provided a healthy spread of pigs in a blanket, shrimp, nachos with cheese and beer to satisfy everyone’s appetite. Couple that with a nice sushi dinner later that night and you have a recipe for disaster. Nevertheless, 6.5 pounds isn’t bad and there are some things I need to begin this week such as working out and running.

My breakfasts have been fairly simple during the week; a bowl of oatmeal with a tablespoon of brown sugar added. I cannot give up my morning coffee, although I have cut down to one cup in the morning. I have been bringing some fruit and a yogurt to work to snack on throughout the day. Generally it has been a banana and a pear. My yogurt of choice is Dannon’s Light and Fit cups, which are 80 calories each.

Lunch is fairly consistent during the week; a turkey sandwich on whole wheat with mustard and hot pepper rings. I find the heat of the peppers makes me eat a bit slower, considering that I have a bad habit of inhaling my food.

For dinner, I have been trying to stick to the Lean Cuisine microwaveable meals. They average 300 calories each and don’t taste all that bad. My only problem with them is that there really isn’t a lot of food in them, so I have to eat them very slowly to trick my mind into thinking they are a big meal.

Combine the fruit and a bag of popcorn at night and I have been sticking in the 1200-1400 calorie a day range.

This morning I exercised with the Bowflex. Although the overall workout burned very little calories (88 according to DailyBurn), I do have a nice feeling of tightness over my body.

I took some photos last Monday morning. I forgot to this morning but will make sure to do that and measure myself tonight to better track my progress.

My progress can be viewed here.