Wow! It has been quite a long time since I posted on my blog. The headline says it all. It’s been a lifestyle change for me. As of today I’m down 45.6lbs (264.4) from 310 back in July 2010. One of things that changed my thinking about eating in general was a book by Gary Taubes called: “Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It”. I have stopped eating breads (Whole Grain Only), fast food, fried foods, etc. Healthy living requires common sense choices. The old saying “You are What You Eat!” is very very true.

The tools I have been using have stayed pretty much the same. I still try to religiously journal every day using Weight Watchers Online for Men program. I have to say that Weight Watchers has done a fabulous job with their web site and iPhone app.

So thanks for all your support so far through this journey. You know who you are!

Jason

I’m actually for the first time excited about writing this blog post. For many years I have struggled with weight loss. On July 1, 2010 I joined Weight Watchers online. I have had great success with Weight Watchers in the past.  In 2001 I lost over 30 pounds.

The new Weight Watchers online is quite impressive and also comes with a downloadable iPhone application that allows you to track your points and enter food you have ate on the go so you don’t go over your points.

Since July 1, 2010 I’m down 11.4 lbs and I’m averaging 2.3lbs loss per week. My start weight was 310 pounds and my first goal is 294.5 lbs (5%). After this goal has been reached I’m shooting for another 5% for a total of 10%. In prior Weight Watcher meetings I attended that was the first “Traditional” goal to go after.

Food choices have been getting better also. I’ll be posting a review soon on the new Healthy Choice Café Steamers. Some are absolutely tasty and are a great quick lunch for around 5 to 6 points.

Jason

As some of you may or may not know, I used to weigh 205lbs back 1998.  12 years later I weigh 100lbs more than that.

At an age of 34, to me this is ridiculous.  As life’s responsibilities have grown, work hours increased, I have always seemed to find ways to eat more and work out less.

Today starts yet again a new journey in trying to lose weight. I still refuse to quit. I’m still using MyFoodDiary.com which has been a great resource for tracking my weight loss and what I eat.

When I first started this blog the weight started coming off because I was dedicated. I want to be dedicated to losing weight!  So hopefully with the help of my friends and Twitter Peeps we can all do this together.

Thanks for listening!

Jason

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick post. It’s now Febuary and I haven’t made much progress on my weightloss journey.  My successes this week have been with my journaling on MyFoodDiary.com. I have been faithfully journaling every day this week so far.

I brown-bagged today. A very tasty Frozen Meal – Amy’s Tamale Verde *Black Bean*. http://bit.ly/cwEkZm

Amy’s Tamale Verde Black Bean frozen meal heated up in about 4 1/2 minutes.  The quality of the meal was excellent. The taste of the tamale was very good. The rice was fair. For some reason Frozen food manufactures simply can’t get mexican rice correct within a frozen meal.  Nutritional information wasn’t too bad : http://bit.ly/aApxsm

Thanks for reading this blog entry.

Until next time,

Jason Robison

Well it’s a new year and the start of a new decade. As I start this year I have so many things I want to accomplish. The biggest challenge again is my weight. Whether it be that I’m lazy or I just simply don’t care, I need to make a change. I started out FatManonADiet.com last year and had some good success with journaling my daily food intake.

With the start of this year and a brand new work week, I again begin a new adventure. This adventure though comes with new tools to assist in better eating and exercise.

• Wii Fit with Biggest Loser Game

• MyFoodDiary.com to track daily food entry.

• FatManOnADiet.com – Daily and weekly blog for weight loss progress.

• Tons of Internet Resources

I hope and pray this time next year I’m writing about successes and things I’m doing to continue to lose weight.

Thanks,

Jason

Blogs, can be quite time consuming, so I haven’t had a chance to post anything lately about my weight loss journey version 3.0.

I signed up about 16 days ago with a service on line call MyFoodDiary.com.  It is very easy and helps me journal a lot easier of the daily things I eat.

MyFoodDiary.com carries over 50,000 online items and allows you to input your own items.  When inputting your items you simply need to know the “Nutritional Facts” of the item or do a Google search and try to find out what the Nutritional information might be.

Whoever was on the programming team for MyFoodDiary.com was very smart because they have an item called “The Fridge” that allows you to add items to “The Fridge” to select in the future to add to your daily journal.

MyFoodDiary.com provides reports and can also track your daily exercise activities.  This past weekend I went Golfing and added 4 hours of Golfing “Cart Path Only” to my exercise activities.

So far since joining I have lost over 4.2lbs.

Other things that amaze me about this site are how it sheds light on the type of foods I eat and what I should be eating. It’s quite a challenge because I strive to get smiley faces every day now instead of frowns.

For example, if you consume too much Trans Fat you would get a frown because you shouldn’t have any Trans Fat.  

In conclusion, I’m excited about this new journey and hopefully by the end of the year I’ll be close to my goal weight.

Stay tuned for future updates.

Jason

Went to Andrew’s French Quarter restaurant in Crystal City, MO tonight. What a fabulous little restaurant only about 20 miles south of St. Louis, MO.  

Dinner was magnificent.  Portions were perfect. Food presentation was beautiful.  Five star restaurant in my book.  Waiter service was wonderful. I felt important and pampered the whole evening. 

Price for two people around $85-$125 depending on whether or not you order a bottle of wine.

Front Entrance to Andrew’s French Quarter:

Place Setting with Menu:

Shrimp and Crab Gumbo (YUMMY!):

Main Course – Lobster Risotto with Steamed Littleneck Clams, Mussels, Blue Crab, and Langoustine.

This week has been good so far. Watching my portions. I have been very busy this week so I haven’t really had to much crazy eating. 

Went to Starbucks this morning and had a Pumpkin Loaf and a Venti Caramel Macchiato drink.

Lunch was just a EAS protein shake and a Grilled Chicken snack wrap from McDonalds.

Went to dinner with my wife tonight at Andrew’s French Quarter in Crystal City, MO.  Portions were very small so I didn’t fill totally stuffed when we left. Tons of calories probably.

Overall a pretty good week so far.

Breakfast:

Panera Bread (Bacon, Egg and Cheese) Grilled Breakfast Sandwich.
Calories: 510

Caramel Latte [11.5 fl oz] (410 calories)

Total for Lunch: 920 calories

Lunch:

Great lunch at Wendy’s today. It sucks that they don’t have one right next to my house. The closest is about 20 minutes away.

Wendy’s Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger: 370 Calories
Wendy’s Chili Small 8oz – 220 calories

Total for Lunch: 590 calories

Dinner:

Had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants.

3 chicken soft tacos – 630 calories.

Chips and Queso: 340 calories

Sun Chips Original: 140 calories

Total for Dinner: 1110 calories

Total for April 27, 2009: 2620 calories