Weight Loss Journal

Weight Loss Journal

This journal is mainly for my own personal use, to chart my progress during my weight loss journey. Originally, I had this set so people could rate it, but I got a really low rating in a review from someone who didn't understand the purpose of this item, so I copied and pasted the entire journal into a new item and deleted the original, then I set this new version so nobody has the ability to rate it.

This first set of figures was when I lived on Casa street in San Luis Obispo, California. If you see a gap of time between two dates, it is because I weighed a certain amount on one date, then gained weight and lost until I reached a new milestone. Sometimes, I might weigh say 254, then for a week my weight fluctuated above that weight, then a week later I was back down to 254 again. If that happens, then I might record the new weight even though it is the same amount as the week before. As of June, 2012 the lowest I've ever gotten down to is 238.5 pounds. I'm hoping I can get down to the 230s range and stay there and not jump back up to the 240s, that is my short term goal. Eventually, I would like to dip down below 200 pounds, that's my long-term goal.

I am including a BMI (Body Mass Index) chart for someone who is my height (5'-11.5") so I can easily reference when I have crossed certain thresholds:

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LBS.          BMI

269            37
262            36
254.5          35
247            34
240            33
233            32
225.5          31
218            30
211            29
203.5          28
196            27
189            26
182            25

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My goal is to weigh 180 pounds, and have a BMI of 24.8! That would put me within the normal range.

Here is when I started weighing myself starting March 12, 2009:

3-12-09          254.5
3-13-09          254
3-14-09          253
3-15-09          251.5
3-16-09          250
3-17-09          248.5
3-18-09          249
3-19-09          249
3-23-09          248.5
4-22-09          249
4-24-09          248.5
4-25-09          248
4-26-09          246
4-27-09          245
5-06-09          244.5
5-10-09          242
5-11-09          241
5-25-09          241
5-26-09          240.5
7-27-09          241

In August 2009 I moved from San Luis Obispo, California to Artesia, California to live with my Aunt. I gained weight while I lived there.

12-5-09          268
12-8-09          265.5
12-9-09          263.5
1-21-10          263.5
1-22-10          261.5
1-23-10          260
1-24-10          258.5
1-26-10          257.5
1-27-10          256

In February 2009, me and my Aunt and Uncle moved to Whittier, but we didn't find my digital scale until March. There is a track used by the Sheriff department that I walked several times a week. The most laps I ever did was 7 miles worth.

3-20-10          253
3-21-10          250.5
3-24-10          249
3-25-10          248
3-27-10          247
3-30-10          246
4-01-10          245
4-13-10          247
4-16-10          247.5
5-04-10          247.5
5-08-10          246.5
5-13-10          247
5-15-10          247
5-17-10          248
5-19-10          247.5
5-20-10          247
5-22-10          246
5-24-10          245
5-25-10          244.5
5-26-10          244
6-17-10          248.5
6-19-10          249
6-21-10          248
6-27-10          246.5

In July we moved out of our house in Whittier, and I moved in with my cousin in Artesia.

9-18-10          258.5
9-19-10          257.5
9-20-10          256
9-23-10          255
2-04-11          265.5

This was in the Summer of 2011, after I tried to go on a diet.

Tue. 7-12-11          263
Wed. 7-13-11          262
Tue. 7-19-11          261
Wed. 7-20-11          260.5
Fri. 7-22-11          261.5
Mon. 7-25-11          260.5
Sat. 8-27-11          260
Sun. 8-28-11          259
Thu. 9-01-11          258
Sun. 9-04-11          257
Tue. 9-06-11          256
Sun. 9-11-11          255.5
Tue. 9-20-11          254
Tue. 9-27-11          254
Fri. 9-30-11          253.5
Mon. 10-03-11          253.5
Tue. 10-04-11          252.5

At some point, I began to take my diet more seriously, and I made rapid progress starting in the Fall of 2011:

Fri. 10-07-11          252
Mon. 10-10-11          251
Tue. 10-11-11          249.5
Sat. 10-15-11          248.5
Tue. 10-18-11          247.5
Thu. 10-20-11          247
Fri. 10-21-11          245.5
Sat. 10-22-11          244.5
Sun. 10-23-11          243

I got paid on October 28th, and between then and the first week and a half of November, I pigged out on fast food and went up to 248.5 pounds. As of November 12th, I went back on my diet and started getting back down to where I was before.

Sun. 11-13-11          244.5
Mon. 11-14-11          244
Tue. 11-16-11          243
Sat. 11-19-11          247.5

The Holidays came and went, and I gained some weight, but never significantly over 250 pounds, maybe a pound and a half over that. I saw a weight-loss ad that said your liver can't process fat as effectively when you ingest artificial sweeteners, so I stopped eating Sweet-N-Low with my oatmeal in the mornings, and I'm trying to cut down on diet 7-Up.

Fri. 01-06-12          248

My birthday was yesterday on January 13th, and I pigged out on cake and ice cream. Starting today, I plan on going on a strict diet and staying away from fast food for six months.

Sat. 01-14-12          252
Sun. 01-15-12          250
Mon. 01-16-12          248.5
Tue. 01-17-12          249.5
Wed. 01-18-12          249
Thu. 01-19-12          250.5
Fri. 01-20-12          250
Sat. 01-21-12          249
Sun. 01-22-12          250.5
Mon. 01-23-12          253
Tue. 01-24-12          250
Fri. 01-27-12          252

I decided to go back to eating peanut butter sandwiches on wheat bread for lunch on my days off, because that's what I had been eating during the Fall semester when I lost a lot of weight. I'm making a conscious effort to stay away from cheese and quesadillas. I'm also trying to stay away from milk, because I noticed that when I gained a lot of weight, I had been drinking a lot of milk, despite that it was lowfat. After doing this for one day, I lost half a pound!

Sat. 01-28-12          251.5
Sun. 01-29-12          251.5
Mon. 01-30-12          251
Tue. 01-31-12          250.5
Wed. 02-01-12          251
Fri. 02-03-12          252.5
Tue. 02-07-12          251.5
Thu. 02-09-12          250
Mon. 02-13-12          253
Tue. 02-14-12          250.5
Fri. 02-17-12          252
Sun. 02-19-12          251
Mon. 02-20-12          252.5
Tue. 02-21-12          250
Wed. 02-22-12          251.5
Thu. 02-23-12          249.5
Fri. 02-24-12          248.5
Sat. 02-25-12          247.5
Sun. 02-26-12          247.5
Mon. 02-27-12          247
Tue. 02-28-12          248
Wed. 02-29-12          248
Thu. 03-01-12          250
Fri. 03-02-12          249.5
Sat. 03-03-12          249
Sun. 03-04-12          248
Mon. 03-05-12          247
Tue. 03-06-12          248
Wed. 03-07-12          249
Thu. 03-08-12          249
Fri. 03-09-12          247.5
Sat. 03-10-12          245.5
Sun. 03-11-12          246
Mon. 03-12-12          246
Tue. 03-13-12          243
Wed. 03-14-12          246
Thu. 03-15-12          245
Fri. 03-16-12          247
Sat. 03-17-12          245
Sun. 03-18-12          245
Mon. 03-19-12          245
Tue. 03-20-12          246
Wed. 03-21-12          245.5
Thu. 03-22-12          247
Fri. 03-23-12          246.5
Sat. 03-24-12          245.5
Sun. 03-25-12          243.5
Mon. 03-26-12          245
Tue. 03-27-12          245.5
Wed. 03-28-12          245
Thu. 03-29-12          245
Fri. 03-30-12          244
Sat. 03-31-12          244.5
Sun. 04-01-12          246.5 BMI: 33.9
Mon. 04-02-12          246 BMI: 33.8
Tue. 04-03-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Wed. 04-04-12          245.5 BMI: 33.8
Thu. 04-05-12          244 BMI: 33.6
Fri. 04-06-12          243 BMI: 33.4
Sat. 04-07-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Sun. 04-08-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Mon. 04-09-12          247 BMI: 34
Tue. 04-10-12          246 BMI: 33.8
Wed. 04-11-12          248.5 BMI: 34.2
Thu. 04-12-12          247 BMI: 34
Fri. 04-13-12          246.5 BMI: 33.9
Sat. 04-14-12          242.5 BMI: 33.3 Lowest I've been since living on Arline Avenue!
Sun. 04-15-12          242.5 BMI: 33.3
Mon. 04-16-12          243.5 BMI: 33.5
Tue. 04-17-12          241 BMI: 33.1 New record, lowest I've been at Arline Avenue!
Wed. 04-18-12          243.5 BMI: 33.5
Thu. 04-19-12          243.5 BMI: 33.5
Fri. 04-20-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Sat. 04-21-12          244 BMI: 33.6
Sun. 4-22-12          243 BMI: 33.4
Mon. 4-23-12          247 BMI 34
Tue. 4-24-12          245 BMI: 33.7
Wed. 4-25-12          246 BMI: 33.8
Thu. 4-26-12          243 BMI: 33.4
Fri. 4-27-12          245 BMI: 33.7
Sat. 4-28-12          241 BMI: 33.1
Sun. 4-29-12          240.5 BMI: 33.1 New record, lowest I've been at Arline Avenue!
Mon. 4-30-12          243.5 BMI: 33.5
Tue. 5-1-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Wed. 5-2-12          243 BMI: 33.4
Thu. 5-3-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Fri. 5-4-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Sat. 5-5-12          244 BMI: 33.6
Sun. 5-6-12          242.5 BMI: 33.3
Mon. 5-7-12          245.5 BMI: 33.8
Tue. 5-8-12          244 BMI: 33.6
Wed. 5-9-12          243.5 BMI: 33.5
Thu. 5-10-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Fri. 5-11-12          243.5 BMI: 33.5
Sat. 5-12-12          241.5 BMI: 33.2
Sun. 5-13-12          241 BMI: 33.1
Mon. 5-14-12          240 BMI: 33 New record, lowest I've been since being over 250!
Tue. 5-15-12           241.5 BMI: 33.2
Wed. 5-16-12           239 BMI: 32.9 New record, lowest I've been since being over 250!
Thu. 5-17-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9
Fri. 5-18-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9
Sat. 5-19-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9
Sun. 5-20-12          238.5 BMI: 32.8 New Record, lowest I've ever been!
Mon. 5-21-12          240 BMI: 33
Tue. 5-22-12          240 BMI: 33
Wed. 5-23-12          240.5 BMI: 33.1
Thu. 5-24-12          239 BMI: 32.9
Fri. 5-25-12          240 BMI: 33
Sat. 5-26-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9
Sun. 5-27-12          240 BMI: 33
Mon. 5-28-12          241 BMI: 33.1
Tue. 5-29-12          238.5 BMI: 32.8
Wed, 5-30-12          240 BMI: 33
Thu. 5-31-12          239 BMI: 32.9
Fri. 6-1-12          240.5 BMI: 33.1
Sat. 6-2-12          241 BMI: 33.1
Sun. 6-3-12          240.5 BMI: 33.1
Mon. 6-4-12          240.5 BMI: 33.1
Wed. 6-6-12          242.5 BMI: 33.3
Thu. 6-7-12          241 BMI: 33.1
Fri. 6-8-12          242.5 BMI: 33.3
Sat. 6-9-12          244 BMI: 33.6
Mon. 6-11-12          246.5 BMI: 33.9
Tue. 6-12-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Wed. 6-13-12          244 BMI: 33.6
Thu. 6-14-12          243.5 BMI: 33.5
Fri. 6-15-12          245.5 BMI: 33.8
Mon. 6-18-12          244 BMI: 33.6
Tue. 6-19-12          242.5 BMI: 33.3
Wed. 6-20-12          246 BMI: 33.8
Thu. 6-21-12          245 BMI: 33.7
Fri. 6-22-12          245.5 BMI: 33.8
Sat. 6-23-12          244 BMI: 33.6
Sun. 6-24-12          246 BMI: 33.8
Mon. 6-25-12          245 BMI: 33.7
Tue. 6-26-12          242.5 BMI: 33.3
Wed. 6-27-12          243 BMI: 33.4
Thu. 6-28-12          243.5 BMI: 33.5
Fri. 6-29-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Sat. 6-30-12          242 BMI: 33.3
Sun. 7-1-12          241.5 BMI: 33.2
Mon. 7-2-12          244.5 BMI: 33.6
Wed. 7-4-12          245.5 BMI: 33.8
Thu. 7-5-12          245 BMI: 33.7
Fri. 7-6-12          245.5 BMI: 33.8
Sun. 7-8-12          247 BMI: 34
Mon. 7-9-12          247.5 BMI: 34
Tue. 7-10-12          245.5 BMI: 33.8
Wed. 7-11-12          245 BMI: 33.7
Thu. 7-12-12          244 BMI: 33.6
Fri. 7-13-12           244.5 BMI: 33.6
Sat. 7-14-12          243.5 BMI: 33.5
Sun. 7-15-12          242 BMI: 33.3
Mon. 7-16-12          243 BMI: 33.4
Tue. 7-17-12          242 BMI: 33.3
Wed. 7-18-12          242.5 BMI: 33.3
Thu. 7-19-12          241 BMI: 33.1
Fri. 7-20-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9
Sat. 7-21-12          238.5 BMI: 32.8
Sun. 7-22-12          238.5 BMI: 32.8
Mon. 7-23-12          237.5 BMI: 32.7 Record Low!
Tue. 7-24-12          235.5 BMI: 32.3 Record Low! (Calculated with calculator using Wikipedia method)
Wed. 7-25-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Thu. 7-26-12          236.5 BMI: 32.5
Fri. 7-27-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Sat. 7-28-12          237 BMI: 32.5
Sun. 7-29-12          236.5 BMI: 32.5
Mon. 7-30-12          235 BMI: 32.3 Record Low!
Tue. 7-31-12          234.5 BMI: 32.2 Record Low!
Wed. 8-1-12          235.5 BMI: 32.3
Thu. 8-2-12          236.5 BMI: 32.5
Fri. 8-3-12          236.5 BMI: 32.5
Wed. 8-8-12          237.5 BMI: 32.6
Thu. 8-9-12          235.5 BMI: 32.3
Fri. 8-10-12          234.5 BMI: 32.2
Sat. 8-11-12          237.5 BMI: 32.6 Bodyfat: 34%
Mon. 8-13-12          237 BMI: 32.5
Tue. 8-14-12          235.5 BMI: 32.3
Wed. 8-15-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Thu. 8-16-12          238 BMI: 32.7
Fri. 8-17-12          238.5 BMI: 32.8
Sat. 8-18-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Sun. 8-19-12          234 BMI: 32.1 (Record Low!)
Mon. 8-20-12          237.5 BMI: 32.6
Tue. 8-21-12          240 BMI: 33
Wed. 8-22-12          239 BMI: 32.8
Thu. 8-23-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9 (NHLBI method)
Fri. 8-24-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9 (Wikipedia method)
Sat. 8-25-12          240 BMI: 33
Sun. 8-26-12          239 BMI: 32.8
Mon. 8-27-12          239 BMI: 32.8
Tue. 8-28-12          238 BMI: 32.7
Wed. 8-29-12          238 BMI: 32.7
Thu. 8-30-12          238.5 BMI: 32.7
Fri. 8-31-12          237.5 BMI: 32.6
Sat. 9-1-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9
Sun. 9-2-12          238.5 BMI: 32.8
Mon. 9-3-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Tue. 9-4-12          237 BMI 32.5
Wed. 9-5-12          236.5 BMI: 32.5
Thu. 9-6-12          237 BMI: 32.5
Fri. 9-7-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Sat. 9-8-12          236.5 BMI: 32.5
Sun. 9-9-12          235.5 BMI: 32.3
Mon. 9-10-12          235.5 BMI: 32.3
Tue. 9-11-12          236.5 BMI: 32.5
Wed. 9-12-12          235.5 BMI: 32.3
Thu. 9-13-12          236.5 BMI: 32.5
Fri. 9-14-12          238 BMI: 32.7
Sat. 9-15-12          237.5 BMI: 32.6
Sun. 9-16-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Mon. 9-17-12          238.5 BMI: 32.7
Tue. 9-18-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Wed. 9-19-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Thu. 9-20-12          236.5 BMI: 32.5
Fri. 9-21-12          235.5 BMI: 32.3
Sat. 9-22-12          237 BMI: 32.5
Sun. 9-23-12          236 BMI: 32.4
Mon. 9-24-12          234.5 BMI: 32.2
Tue. 9-25-12          235 BMI: 32.3
Wed. 9-26-12          234.5 BMI: 32.2
Thu. 9-27-12          233.5 BMI: 32.1 Record Low!
Fri. 9-28-12          233 BMI: 32 Record Low!
Mon. 10-29-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9
Sun. 11-18-12          239.5 BMI: 32.9