Fitness Blog

Friday, 10/24/25

I hit 280.2 pounds Sunday morning, that was a real wake up call. I bought a large apple pie when I went shopping Friday, and ate it within 24 hours. It’s time to get serious about my diet, I want to get down to 269 pounds as soon as possible. I should be able to do that within about a month if I’m careful about what I eat.

On Sunday, September 14, I weighed 270.6 pounds. My downfall was eating Mac and cheese with ground turkey and other junk foods consistently. A cheat day once a week turned into cheat days multiple times a week, with no end in sight!

All day Sunday, October 19th I ate healthy, lots of vegetables. I had asparagus and broccoli for lunch, along with onions, bell pepper, and eggs. I had cabbage, onions, and ground turkey for dinner instead of spaghetti.

I was planning on joining a gym about 2 miles from where I live. I went and looked through the windows, and saw what equipment they had. The following day, I decided not to join. I can train at home with my own equipment and it would be a lot cheaper, and the distance is too far on my bicycle.

It was $125 for the initiation, and $55 a month. That’s $660 a year for things I can basically do at home. The only thing they have that I don’t is a lat pull-down machine and a squat cage. If I do change my mind eventually and join that gym, I would like to have $600 or more saved up. This isn’t something I want to jump into without a savings plan.

On Tuesday I got down to 277 pounds. For lunch, I weighed out 2 ounces of whole grain pasta and made Mac, cheese and ground turkey. I used the cheese packet from a box of Annie’s Mac and cheese. When I ate it, I was satisfied without being overly full. I never would’ve naturally eaten that small of an amount of pasta on my own. This gave me a moment of clarity, I can eat foods that I love in moderation.

On Thursday I cooked cabbage and onions in avocado oil with canned chicken breast from Costco. It was delicious and filling. This might be the key to eating in a caloric deficit for me, it’s not the type of diet you’re on, it’s the diet you can be consistent with.

I’ve still been walking before breakfast each morning. Friday morning I was 276.2 pounds.