Friday, July 22, 2011

The mathematician in me

I am a list maker, and a chart maker.  When the girls had their dance recital, I charted and listed the order of their line-up, costumes, dressing room, etc. about 5 different ways!   I guess it's how I think.   So now this weight loss journey is no exception.

The first chart that I made is a weight loss chart.  I figured out that if I want to lose a total of 126 pounds, each 10% is 12.6 pounds.  So I made a chart in 10 sections for each 10%, and what my weight would be, my BMI, and my "classification" (obese, overweight, etc).  Then each section has a couple of lines to show how much I lost each week within that 10%.  So I am writing down my weight every Tuesday, since my base weight started on a Tuesday. 

I was making a list of what I am consuming.  Today I turned it into a chart.  There are 6 columns for time, food intake, oz., calories, protein, and key vitamins.  I also have a check off for the two chewable vitamins I need to take, and for the vit D that I need to take since mine is low (normal is 30, mine is 19).  I have a spot for the date, current weight, and the exercise I did that day.

If any of you are reading this because you are considering doing this surgery, and you want a copy of these things, let me know.  :-)

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