Today's Weigh In: 217.4 (NEW LOW!!!)
That's the result of a two pound drop last night, and probably won't last, but hey, I'll take it while it's here. It feels pretty good too, like I've still got a good chance at my goal for Christmas. I haven't missed a weight loss goal yet, and I'm not looking to start now. So, it's T-minus twenty six days and counting before my next victory celebration.
Speaking of victory celbrations, tomorrow makes it two months since the three day. That shouldn't matter, but it does, because the main reason that I joined FAT was because I was concerned about losing my motivation afterward. The fact that it's two months later and I haven't quit feels good to me. Sixty days and I'm still doing SOMETHING even if it's not as much as I was before hand. Then again, walking in circles for six miles sucks, and it's not like I can train outdoors with my daughter given the weather.
Today though, I didn't do much. My wife came home from work sick, and I stayed home to make sure she was ok. Eating was ok though. I had fruit for breakfast, a chicken roll and a salad for lunch, and dinner was some flank steak with green beans and a potato. The lack of exercise annoys me, but at least I ate right, and I'll get right back at as soon as I can.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
Weekend 1, Jimbo 0
Today's Weigh In 220.6
So I totally thought that my weight would drop after my Saturday weigh-in, but it was the same on Sunday, although it came down a bit this morning, and I'm not sure why it was up at all. Worse things have happened I guess, and I'll just have to get over it, but that's definitely not the way I wanted to get headed toward my Christmas goal. Oh well, I'll still get there, but there's no reason to make things any harder on myself than I have to. It still sucks that the weekend beat me though, and I wasn't a bad little boy or anything. I'll just have to do better next weekend.
Today was a decent day. I did my three miles at the mall, it was fun. Riley actually acted like a good girl today and didn't cry constantly, so things went pretty well. Eating was OK. Breakfast was an orange since we're out of bananas, grapes and raisins. Lunch was two turkey sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was chicken fajitas, but I didn't use a lot of cheese, and I skipped the sour cream and guacamole entirely, so it should all come out OK, because that really just leaves chicken, veggies and two of the tortillas. I had like two forkfuls of the rice too, but not much because I don't really like it. It was takeout too, so no chips.
Yesterday was a pretty bad day on a personal level in Jimboland, and if you really want to know about it, you can read all about it in my comments to Melissa since I don't really feel like typing it all again. The good news is that when I get depressed I don't binge. The bad news is that I don't eat at all when I get depressed, and it's pretty scary. I lost twenty-five pounds in a month when my dad died, and I wasn't even trying to. I'll get through this mess though, and there's no point in worrying about it now, because the worst hasn't happened yet. But I'm being maudlin.
Tuck brought up an interesting point on his blog. Yes, it is holiday time, and yes, it's going to be hard to monitor yourself though the next month or so, but keep this in mind: You can undo several months of work in the next few weeks if you let yourself. It's not even hard to do. I understand the need to enjoy yourself, but we all (and I include myself here) need to keep our heads and do what we know is right. I'm not saying you can never slip outside your bounds, but you have to watch what you're doing and regulate it. This month is the home of the 3500 calorie MEAL. That's a pound all by itself. Be careful folks, because by the time this time of year is over, you could be really pissed at yourself.
So I totally thought that my weight would drop after my Saturday weigh-in, but it was the same on Sunday, although it came down a bit this morning, and I'm not sure why it was up at all. Worse things have happened I guess, and I'll just have to get over it, but that's definitely not the way I wanted to get headed toward my Christmas goal. Oh well, I'll still get there, but there's no reason to make things any harder on myself than I have to. It still sucks that the weekend beat me though, and I wasn't a bad little boy or anything. I'll just have to do better next weekend.
Today was a decent day. I did my three miles at the mall, it was fun. Riley actually acted like a good girl today and didn't cry constantly, so things went pretty well. Eating was OK. Breakfast was an orange since we're out of bananas, grapes and raisins. Lunch was two turkey sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was chicken fajitas, but I didn't use a lot of cheese, and I skipped the sour cream and guacamole entirely, so it should all come out OK, because that really just leaves chicken, veggies and two of the tortillas. I had like two forkfuls of the rice too, but not much because I don't really like it. It was takeout too, so no chips.
Yesterday was a pretty bad day on a personal level in Jimboland, and if you really want to know about it, you can read all about it in my comments to Melissa since I don't really feel like typing it all again. The good news is that when I get depressed I don't binge. The bad news is that I don't eat at all when I get depressed, and it's pretty scary. I lost twenty-five pounds in a month when my dad died, and I wasn't even trying to. I'll get through this mess though, and there's no point in worrying about it now, because the worst hasn't happened yet. But I'm being maudlin.
Tuck brought up an interesting point on his blog. Yes, it is holiday time, and yes, it's going to be hard to monitor yourself though the next month or so, but keep this in mind: You can undo several months of work in the next few weeks if you let yourself. It's not even hard to do. I understand the need to enjoy yourself, but we all (and I include myself here) need to keep our heads and do what we know is right. I'm not saying you can never slip outside your bounds, but you have to watch what you're doing and regulate it. This month is the home of the 3500 calorie MEAL. That's a pound all by itself. Be careful folks, because by the time this time of year is over, you could be really pissed at yourself.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Up early on a Saturday
Today's weigh in: 221.4
I'm not all that concerned about today's weigh in, because I did it three hours earlier than normal, and it's always high when I do that. Unfortunately though, I have to be at work on Saturday at eight and I don't do my weigh in on weekdays until nine. So, it looks high, but it should come back down tomorrow, because it always does. Lord knows it sucked when I first started working early on Saturdays, but I'm used to it now so it doesn't bother me. Now, if it doesn't come down tomorrow, I'll lose my mind, but there's no reason to panic yet.
Otherwise, things are going pretty well. I'm still off school for another month and a half, and walking looks like it should be pretty easy at my local mall because of how slow it was yesterday and I'm kind of happy about that, although it doesn't bode well for the local economy, which has been in recession since the day our governor took office almost five years ago. I won't go there, though.
I'm planning on doing something exercise wise when I get home, even if it's just some pushups and crunches or maybe some calesthenics to build up wind for my next five k. My legs were fine thoughout the Turkey Trot, but I was sucking wind to hard to run for part of it. I am going to find a way to get a running stroller, but even then it's going to be a few months before I can run outside, and I don't have access to an indoor track, so it looks like it's jumping jacks and downhill skiers until it warms up again in March or April, although I may get the odd sixty plus degree day over the winter. You never know, it was like spring last year on Christmas so it COULD happen, but it's nothing I'll be counting on to get my training done.
Eating so far today has been average for me. I had a banana and some grapes for breakfast, and lunch was two turkey sandwiches and a salad. My wife bought me this thing that's made just for taking salads out of the house to eat, it's got a bowl with a lid and an icepack, and a little container on the top that holds your salad dressing so that it doesn't sit on your lettuce for hours and make it all nasty. So I got to have a salad at work to help fill me up so that I didn't eat too much. It was good to be able to have a normal lunch on Saturday and not end up eating what amounts to two dinners instead. Dinner tonight will be whatever my wife and her mother decide they want, since I'm at work, and won't get home until dinner is at least cooking, and maybe done. That's ok though, they won't try to kill me. So it's Jimbo 0.5 weekend nothing, with tonight looking like I can complete the first full day. This weekend warrior is looking for victory, and it looks like I just might get one.
I'm not all that concerned about today's weigh in, because I did it three hours earlier than normal, and it's always high when I do that. Unfortunately though, I have to be at work on Saturday at eight and I don't do my weigh in on weekdays until nine. So, it looks high, but it should come back down tomorrow, because it always does. Lord knows it sucked when I first started working early on Saturdays, but I'm used to it now so it doesn't bother me. Now, if it doesn't come down tomorrow, I'll lose my mind, but there's no reason to panic yet.
Otherwise, things are going pretty well. I'm still off school for another month and a half, and walking looks like it should be pretty easy at my local mall because of how slow it was yesterday and I'm kind of happy about that, although it doesn't bode well for the local economy, which has been in recession since the day our governor took office almost five years ago. I won't go there, though.
I'm planning on doing something exercise wise when I get home, even if it's just some pushups and crunches or maybe some calesthenics to build up wind for my next five k. My legs were fine thoughout the Turkey Trot, but I was sucking wind to hard to run for part of it. I am going to find a way to get a running stroller, but even then it's going to be a few months before I can run outside, and I don't have access to an indoor track, so it looks like it's jumping jacks and downhill skiers until it warms up again in March or April, although I may get the odd sixty plus degree day over the winter. You never know, it was like spring last year on Christmas so it COULD happen, but it's nothing I'll be counting on to get my training done.
Eating so far today has been average for me. I had a banana and some grapes for breakfast, and lunch was two turkey sandwiches and a salad. My wife bought me this thing that's made just for taking salads out of the house to eat, it's got a bowl with a lid and an icepack, and a little container on the top that holds your salad dressing so that it doesn't sit on your lettuce for hours and make it all nasty. So I got to have a salad at work to help fill me up so that I didn't eat too much. It was good to be able to have a normal lunch on Saturday and not end up eating what amounts to two dinners instead. Dinner tonight will be whatever my wife and her mother decide they want, since I'm at work, and won't get home until dinner is at least cooking, and maybe done. That's ok though, they won't try to kill me. So it's Jimbo 0.5 weekend nothing, with tonight looking like I can complete the first full day. This weekend warrior is looking for victory, and it looks like I just might get one.
Friday, November 23, 2007
38:06 OH SO CLOSE!
Today's Weigh-In: 220.2
Good lord. I set a goal of thirty-eight minutes, and I come THIS FREAKING CLOSE to it. If I had missed it by like a minute it wouldn't bother me so bad, but missing the damn thing by six seconds has me thinking that I could have found just a teeny-tiny bit more and gotten there. I walked for parts of it, and if I could have just run for a little bit longer, I could have made it. I should shut up though, because my previous five k time was 43:23 and at 38:06 I still cut over five minutes off of the thing, so I guess I'll take it. Also, as predicted right here on this blog page, I finished last in the FAT division of the Detroit Turkey Trot. Good job to all of you who beat me, but watch your back, because from this moment on, I'm on the search for an affordable athletic stroller, and if I find one, I'm gonna smoke you all next year. Anybody selling one cheap?
Thanksgiving eating wasn't that bad. Granted, I had a pretty big dinner, but I had only eaten about four hundred calories up to that point, so it wasn't all bad. Today's weigh in is up 0.4 pounds since yesterday, but that's not all that bad, because it could just be fluid levels or something, who knows.
Today was a pretty decent day. After telling myself that I wouldn't be walking today because the mall was closed, I went out shopping for a couple of things, found out that the mall near my house wasn't that busy and walked two miles anyway. Breakfast was a banana and some raisins. Lunch was two turkey sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was some more turkey, a small serving of stuffing, some peas and carrots and a little asparagus. It sounds like a lot, but the portions were small, so I think I'm ok. Alright, so the portion of peas and carrots was pretty big, but they're peas and carrots.
Doing the Turket Trot yesterday was really cool, and meeting Kristen was awesome. She's got more energy than any three people over the age of twelve that I've ever met. Seeing Melissa was awesome too, I hadn't seen her since the Three Day. It was a great time, and we should really do it more often, maybe with our significant others or something. While we were there, Tuck, Kristen and I (we couldn't find Melissa at the time, there were ten thousand people there) did a quick tally, and realized that we had lost a Tuck. In other words, if you add up the amount of weight that all of us combined lost, it comes out to about what Tuck (that's Rob if you missed it) weighs. So together, we've lost a person, and if that's just three members of the FAT coalition, imagine what we've all done together!
*******************EDIT!*******************
I forgot to mention this in my blog, but I had a very cool thing happen yesterday. I went over my Mom and Stepdad's house for a little bit, and they started dogging me because my pants were too loose. Apparently, they didn't look so good. My stepdad has been losing weight too, and he had some old pants that don't fit him anymore because he got too small, but the fit me great! Oh, and they're thirty-sixes, and that's new small size for me. So I'm freaking ecstatic. Just thought that I'd mention it.
Good lord. I set a goal of thirty-eight minutes, and I come THIS FREAKING CLOSE to it. If I had missed it by like a minute it wouldn't bother me so bad, but missing the damn thing by six seconds has me thinking that I could have found just a teeny-tiny bit more and gotten there. I walked for parts of it, and if I could have just run for a little bit longer, I could have made it. I should shut up though, because my previous five k time was 43:23 and at 38:06 I still cut over five minutes off of the thing, so I guess I'll take it. Also, as predicted right here on this blog page, I finished last in the FAT division of the Detroit Turkey Trot. Good job to all of you who beat me, but watch your back, because from this moment on, I'm on the search for an affordable athletic stroller, and if I find one, I'm gonna smoke you all next year. Anybody selling one cheap?
Thanksgiving eating wasn't that bad. Granted, I had a pretty big dinner, but I had only eaten about four hundred calories up to that point, so it wasn't all bad. Today's weigh in is up 0.4 pounds since yesterday, but that's not all that bad, because it could just be fluid levels or something, who knows.
Today was a pretty decent day. After telling myself that I wouldn't be walking today because the mall was closed, I went out shopping for a couple of things, found out that the mall near my house wasn't that busy and walked two miles anyway. Breakfast was a banana and some raisins. Lunch was two turkey sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was some more turkey, a small serving of stuffing, some peas and carrots and a little asparagus. It sounds like a lot, but the portions were small, so I think I'm ok. Alright, so the portion of peas and carrots was pretty big, but they're peas and carrots.
Doing the Turket Trot yesterday was really cool, and meeting Kristen was awesome. She's got more energy than any three people over the age of twelve that I've ever met. Seeing Melissa was awesome too, I hadn't seen her since the Three Day. It was a great time, and we should really do it more often, maybe with our significant others or something. While we were there, Tuck, Kristen and I (we couldn't find Melissa at the time, there were ten thousand people there) did a quick tally, and realized that we had lost a Tuck. In other words, if you add up the amount of weight that all of us combined lost, it comes out to about what Tuck (that's Rob if you missed it) weighs. So together, we've lost a person, and if that's just three members of the FAT coalition, imagine what we've all done together!
*******************EDIT!*******************
I forgot to mention this in my blog, but I had a very cool thing happen yesterday. I went over my Mom and Stepdad's house for a little bit, and they started dogging me because my pants were too loose. Apparently, they didn't look so good. My stepdad has been losing weight too, and he had some old pants that don't fit him anymore because he got too small, but the fit me great! Oh, and they're thirty-sixes, and that's new small size for me. So I'm freaking ecstatic. Just thought that I'd mention it.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Almost time to trot!
Today's weigh in: 219.8
So it's almost eleven o clock and I'm at work. I'm also meeting Tuck in Hazel Park at 6 AM tomorrow. Life sucks. Here's the good news: Today could have been worse.
I had my usual breakfast of fruit, followed by my usual lunch of tuna sandwiches and salad followed by a dinner of homemade chicken marsala broccoli and wild rice. I only walked one mile today because of severe laziness which lead to time constraints, and I also had a hundred calorie pack of little cookie wafer things, but it WAS a hundred calorie pack.
So tomorrow is the Turkey Trot, and I'm going to have to set a goal right? So here it is: 5k in less than thirty eight minutes. I freely admit that all of the other FAT members will blow me away, and two of them are women. Life goes on, though. I'm doing something. I'll take that. Combine that with a sensible eating day, and Thanksgiving won't turn into a disaster for me. I'll take that right now. I'm also pretty happy because my Thanksgiving goal was 220, and I'm there. I may not have much room to spare, but at this point, I'll take that, too. This leaves me with a bit over a month for my Christmas goal of 210. I can do it. I just have to not act like an idiot at the family Christmas party, and be careful tomorrow.
So have a great holiday everyone, think with your head, and not with your gut, and you'll be ok. The weekend starts early for most this week, so weekend warriors, ROCK ON!!!!!!
So it's almost eleven o clock and I'm at work. I'm also meeting Tuck in Hazel Park at 6 AM tomorrow. Life sucks. Here's the good news: Today could have been worse.
I had my usual breakfast of fruit, followed by my usual lunch of tuna sandwiches and salad followed by a dinner of homemade chicken marsala broccoli and wild rice. I only walked one mile today because of severe laziness which lead to time constraints, and I also had a hundred calorie pack of little cookie wafer things, but it WAS a hundred calorie pack.
So tomorrow is the Turkey Trot, and I'm going to have to set a goal right? So here it is: 5k in less than thirty eight minutes. I freely admit that all of the other FAT members will blow me away, and two of them are women. Life goes on, though. I'm doing something. I'll take that. Combine that with a sensible eating day, and Thanksgiving won't turn into a disaster for me. I'll take that right now. I'm also pretty happy because my Thanksgiving goal was 220, and I'm there. I may not have much room to spare, but at this point, I'll take that, too. This leaves me with a bit over a month for my Christmas goal of 210. I can do it. I just have to not act like an idiot at the family Christmas party, and be careful tomorrow.
So have a great holiday everyone, think with your head, and not with your gut, and you'll be ok. The weekend starts early for most this week, so weekend warriors, ROCK ON!!!!!!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Don't feel so good.
Today's weigh in: 219.6 (NEW LOW!!!)
Today was a decent day eating wise, even if it was a bit repetitive. For breakfast it was grapes and a banana, lunch was a leftover turkey burger and a salad, dinner was another leftover turkey burger and a plum. I also had a couple handfuls of raisins earlier to curb an urge to snack. I didn't walk today. I feel like absolute crap. I'm just tired with a headache that won't go away. Somewhere out there, someone is saying, "Yeah, mine hurts too." No one gets that, I guess, except Tuck.
Sorry I've been gone so long. Things have been a bit rough lately on the personal side. I'm not going into details, but trust me when I tell you that it hasn't been fun. I'll be ok though, and at least I've stayed on track. Good thing I don't binge when I'm stressing, so I'm ok there.
In other news, I forgot to register early for the turkey trot, and now I have to wait in line on Thursday. Worse things have happened, but it sucks. I hate waiting in lines. At least we got the baby's picture with Santa done, though, so no lines for that. It would have been so cute too, if she hadn't screamed the entire time. Santa was very patient with her though, so we at least got something buyable. Speaking of holidays, Thanksgiving is coming on Thursday. Be smart, don't blow up your diet, and I'll talk to you all later.
Today was a decent day eating wise, even if it was a bit repetitive. For breakfast it was grapes and a banana, lunch was a leftover turkey burger and a salad, dinner was another leftover turkey burger and a plum. I also had a couple handfuls of raisins earlier to curb an urge to snack. I didn't walk today. I feel like absolute crap. I'm just tired with a headache that won't go away. Somewhere out there, someone is saying, "Yeah, mine hurts too." No one gets that, I guess, except Tuck.
Sorry I've been gone so long. Things have been a bit rough lately on the personal side. I'm not going into details, but trust me when I tell you that it hasn't been fun. I'll be ok though, and at least I've stayed on track. Good thing I don't binge when I'm stressing, so I'm ok there.
In other news, I forgot to register early for the turkey trot, and now I have to wait in line on Thursday. Worse things have happened, but it sucks. I hate waiting in lines. At least we got the baby's picture with Santa done, though, so no lines for that. It would have been so cute too, if she hadn't screamed the entire time. Santa was very patient with her though, so we at least got something buyable. Speaking of holidays, Thanksgiving is coming on Thursday. Be smart, don't blow up your diet, and I'll talk to you all later.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
FINALLY!!!
Today's weigh in: 222.6
Finally...
...I finished the semester. I got an A in Anthropology and a B in statistics.
...I got some curtains up and the blinds down
...I got the shower doors out of the bathroom and a shower curtain up
...I got my wife off my back about the blinds and the shower doors
...I found five minutes to write a blog.
It's early, so today's eating is basically breakfast, a banana and some grapes and raisins, and lunch, some soup and salad. I have dinner packed for tonight, but I don't remember what it is, so I guess I'll report on that later. I had a final on Tuesday, and so I've been pretty busy. I spent the whole weekend shopping for things and then hanging them. Worse things have happened though I guess.
Weight loss has been a little frustrating the last few days. I was back up to 223.8 and then down to 222.0 and now I'm at 222.6 with a week left to hit my goal of 220 by Thanksgiving. I know I can do it, but it's Crunchtime now. Wish me luck, all.
Finally...
...I finished the semester. I got an A in Anthropology and a B in statistics.
...I got some curtains up and the blinds down
...I got the shower doors out of the bathroom and a shower curtain up
...I got my wife off my back about the blinds and the shower doors
...I found five minutes to write a blog.
It's early, so today's eating is basically breakfast, a banana and some grapes and raisins, and lunch, some soup and salad. I have dinner packed for tonight, but I don't remember what it is, so I guess I'll report on that later. I had a final on Tuesday, and so I've been pretty busy. I spent the whole weekend shopping for things and then hanging them. Worse things have happened though I guess.
Weight loss has been a little frustrating the last few days. I was back up to 223.8 and then down to 222.0 and now I'm at 222.6 with a week left to hit my goal of 220 by Thanksgiving. I know I can do it, but it's Crunchtime now. Wish me luck, all.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Alrighty then!
Today's weigh in: 222.6 (NEW LOW!!!)
So things are looking up for old Jimbo. I think I had mentioned that I got promoted awhile back. What I may have 'forgotten' to mention is that they gave me the worst team in my company. A passing quality score where I work is 85%. When I took over my team, the average quality score for one of my MSRs was 77%. That's not so good, Al. But thanks to the hard work and dedication of my remaining teammates (some are, regretfully, no longer there) the average quality score for my team is now 86%. That's passing. It's not much more than that, but it's barely been a month. I'm freaking ecstatic. It's almost like I know what I'm doing.
Weight loss wise, today went pretty well. I had a pair and some grapes for breakfast, lunch was some soup, a roll and a plum, and dinner was meatloaf, two small red potatoes (more like the size of a cherry tomato) a little broccoli and a light yogurt. When I got home I had a granola bar for a snack. Probably not my best idea, but it's only a hundred calories. I set a new low today too, which is just awesome. The 210s are in sight, and they're a long step closer to the promised land.
Speaking of the 'promised land' I've got to wonder how many of us are keeping the promises that we've made to ourselves lately. We all started losing weight as part of a promise we made to the person in the mirror, and the lack of blogging makes me wonder how many of you are really putting anything into making that promise come through. Think about it. The blogging itself is not going to get you there, but the accountability that comes with it might. It's really easy to sit on your fat duff and not do anything if you don't have to come out and tell people that you started your day with a big heap of nothing with a side of didn't feel like it. It's really easy to eat that burger and fries with a shake if no one knows about it, and the successes you achieve don't feel as rewarding if you don't take the time to brag about them. Let us hear about it, people. We're all fighting the same thing here.
So things are looking up for old Jimbo. I think I had mentioned that I got promoted awhile back. What I may have 'forgotten' to mention is that they gave me the worst team in my company. A passing quality score where I work is 85%. When I took over my team, the average quality score for one of my MSRs was 77%. That's not so good, Al. But thanks to the hard work and dedication of my remaining teammates (some are, regretfully, no longer there) the average quality score for my team is now 86%. That's passing. It's not much more than that, but it's barely been a month. I'm freaking ecstatic. It's almost like I know what I'm doing.
Weight loss wise, today went pretty well. I had a pair and some grapes for breakfast, lunch was some soup, a roll and a plum, and dinner was meatloaf, two small red potatoes (more like the size of a cherry tomato) a little broccoli and a light yogurt. When I got home I had a granola bar for a snack. Probably not my best idea, but it's only a hundred calories. I set a new low today too, which is just awesome. The 210s are in sight, and they're a long step closer to the promised land.
Speaking of the 'promised land' I've got to wonder how many of us are keeping the promises that we've made to ourselves lately. We all started losing weight as part of a promise we made to the person in the mirror, and the lack of blogging makes me wonder how many of you are really putting anything into making that promise come through. Think about it. The blogging itself is not going to get you there, but the accountability that comes with it might. It's really easy to sit on your fat duff and not do anything if you don't have to come out and tell people that you started your day with a big heap of nothing with a side of didn't feel like it. It's really easy to eat that burger and fries with a shake if no one knows about it, and the successes you achieve don't feel as rewarding if you don't take the time to brag about them. Let us hear about it, people. We're all fighting the same thing here.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Looking good
Today's weigh in: 224.2 (NEW LOW!!!)
So I got up this morning completely convinced that I'm cursed, that I had a good day yesterday, and that somehow, magically, I'm going to end up back at 230 because I had gone back up that far so many times already. I stepped on the scale ready to step off mad as hell, ready to jump off spitting nails, but then something miraculous happened. My weight did what was supposed to do. It went down, and with two weeks left until Thanksgiving, I only have 4.2 pounds left to lose to make 220. Things are looking pretty good.
My daughter is a bit sick though, and I think I might have to skip my walk tomorrow to see if that will help her feel a little bit better. Who knows if it will work, but it's worth a shot, I guess. It's nothing major, just a bit of a cold, but it's making me crazy having to wipe her nose every five minutes, and she doesn't really enjoy it either.
As for the diet front, things went well today. I had a banana and some raisins for breakfast. Lunch was two tuna sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was some city chicken, potatoes and green beans. After work I stopped to get some stuff for my daughter at the grocery store, and bought myself two kiwis that I had as a snack. That probably wasn't the best idea given the time of night, but they tasted good, and at least they weren't the Ho-Hos that I really wanted.
So I got up this morning completely convinced that I'm cursed, that I had a good day yesterday, and that somehow, magically, I'm going to end up back at 230 because I had gone back up that far so many times already. I stepped on the scale ready to step off mad as hell, ready to jump off spitting nails, but then something miraculous happened. My weight did what was supposed to do. It went down, and with two weeks left until Thanksgiving, I only have 4.2 pounds left to lose to make 220. Things are looking pretty good.
My daughter is a bit sick though, and I think I might have to skip my walk tomorrow to see if that will help her feel a little bit better. Who knows if it will work, but it's worth a shot, I guess. It's nothing major, just a bit of a cold, but it's making me crazy having to wipe her nose every five minutes, and she doesn't really enjoy it either.
As for the diet front, things went well today. I had a banana and some raisins for breakfast. Lunch was two tuna sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was some city chicken, potatoes and green beans. After work I stopped to get some stuff for my daughter at the grocery store, and bought myself two kiwis that I had as a snack. That probably wasn't the best idea given the time of night, but they tasted good, and at least they weren't the Ho-Hos that I really wanted.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Happy Anniversary!
Today's weigh in: 225.8
So that bad day on Sunday bit me in the butt, but as much as I hate refighting for the same territory, I will get it back. It's just a matter of time, and at less than a pound, it won't be long. I'm still on track to be at 220 by Thanksgiving as long as I bust my butt, so I'm happy. Today was a good day, too.
I only did two miles, but that's because it is my wedding anniversary (three years) and my wife was coming home for lunch so that we could exchange gifts since I had to work tonight. She got me a pair of comfy pajama pants, and I got her a singing picture frame. It was cool. I taught our daughter how to say "happy anniversary" and got a big smile for that. It was fun. The mall was cool too, because they've got all of their Christmas stuff up, and my daughter loves it.
Eating went pretty well today. Breakfast was a banana and some grapes. Lunch was two tuna sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was some homemade chicken noodle soup and a yogurt. I'm feeling pretty hungry, so I might have some raisins when I get home. It'll only be a handful, and they're good for you, and as sweet as candy. Everyone who is losing weight should have some raisins around the house.
I got registered for next semester at school today, too, and the way it looks, I'll have two accelerated classes again, but they'll be at opposite ends of the semester (ie one will be the first eight weeks, the other the last eight weeks) so it won't be AS hectic as this semester was for awhile. That will be a welcome break. Oh, and my final is next Tuesday, so I'll be off of school from November 13 - January 10. That will rock. Maybe I can become reacquainted with my PlayStation. I'm sure it's lonely, it hasn't been touched since September. With my wife and daughter in bed when I get home, I can get in some PS time without disrupting workout time or family time too. Life is good when a plan comes together.
I'm up a bit from my last new low, but I should be back where I need to be in the next day or two (hopefully) as I'm over it by less than a pound, and today was a really good day eating wise, even if I kinda slacked on my walking. So, here's hoping for a good tomorrow, and I'll see that new low again soon.
So that bad day on Sunday bit me in the butt, but as much as I hate refighting for the same territory, I will get it back. It's just a matter of time, and at less than a pound, it won't be long. I'm still on track to be at 220 by Thanksgiving as long as I bust my butt, so I'm happy. Today was a good day, too.
I only did two miles, but that's because it is my wedding anniversary (three years) and my wife was coming home for lunch so that we could exchange gifts since I had to work tonight. She got me a pair of comfy pajama pants, and I got her a singing picture frame. It was cool. I taught our daughter how to say "happy anniversary" and got a big smile for that. It was fun. The mall was cool too, because they've got all of their Christmas stuff up, and my daughter loves it.
Eating went pretty well today. Breakfast was a banana and some grapes. Lunch was two tuna sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was some homemade chicken noodle soup and a yogurt. I'm feeling pretty hungry, so I might have some raisins when I get home. It'll only be a handful, and they're good for you, and as sweet as candy. Everyone who is losing weight should have some raisins around the house.
I got registered for next semester at school today, too, and the way it looks, I'll have two accelerated classes again, but they'll be at opposite ends of the semester (ie one will be the first eight weeks, the other the last eight weeks) so it won't be AS hectic as this semester was for awhile. That will be a welcome break. Oh, and my final is next Tuesday, so I'll be off of school from November 13 - January 10. That will rock. Maybe I can become reacquainted with my PlayStation. I'm sure it's lonely, it hasn't been touched since September. With my wife and daughter in bed when I get home, I can get in some PS time without disrupting workout time or family time too. Life is good when a plan comes together.
I'm up a bit from my last new low, but I should be back where I need to be in the next day or two (hopefully) as I'm over it by less than a pound, and today was a really good day eating wise, even if I kinda slacked on my walking. So, here's hoping for a good tomorrow, and I'll see that new low again soon.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Big day
Bare with me while I do some math
298.4 lbs. (original weight)- 155 lbs. (target weight) = 143
143 lbs. /2 = 71.5 lbs.
298.4 lbs. - 71.5 lbs. = 226.9 lbs
Today's weigh in: 225.0 (NEW LOW!!!)
I just realized today that I'm halfway to my goal. Damn that feels good. Hopefully I didn't give it all back. Today wasn't that bad, I guess. Breakfast was two eggs and two pieces of toast (made of multigrain high fiber light bread) and some homemade fruit salad (wifey rules.) Lunch was two tuna sandwiches and I skipped the salad today. I used the same bread I had with breakfast. I ate a hundred ten calorie bag of popcorn while I was watching the Lions beat the stuffing out of the Broncos today, but it WAS a 110 calorie bag. Dinner could have been better though. We were celebrating my anniversary tonight because I'm working on Tuesday which is my actual anniversary and we went to Carrabbas. At least I didn't kill myself with the pasta, but I did have a couple pieces of the bread they give you, we had some Bruschetta Agrodulce (more carbs, but the topping is almost like a salsa, so at least the topping is good for you) and I had the Chicken Marsala for dinner, with a side of potatoes. We got a free desert, but I only had two forkfuls of the cake the gave us, so that shouldn't be TOO bad. All in all, I think I'm a bit over on calories for the day, but not all that bad. And I went to the Steak Out last night and didn't drink at all,unless you count Diet Coke, which I drank about four pitchers of. I guess my body thought that it would get itself drunk if I had enough pop. My brain knew better though, and I ended up with a new low today, so mission accomplished.
A couple things about the game today, since the Lions beat the Broncos 44-7. Satan may be stopping by to ask for a space heater and an electric blanket. Don't give him one, he's evil. He'll use it as an excuse to do something bad to you, count on it. Note for any Broncos fans, too. No, I don't feel bad for you. I've been through it too many times to not get a kick out of the way my team did yours. Deal with it. I though John Kitna was a crackhead when he said the Lions would win ten games this season, but it's starting to look like maybe I'm the one who's on drugs. It's all good though, because junkies are thin, right?
298.4 lbs. (original weight)- 155 lbs. (target weight) = 143
143 lbs. /2 = 71.5 lbs.
298.4 lbs. - 71.5 lbs. = 226.9 lbs
Today's weigh in: 225.0 (NEW LOW!!!)
I just realized today that I'm halfway to my goal. Damn that feels good. Hopefully I didn't give it all back. Today wasn't that bad, I guess. Breakfast was two eggs and two pieces of toast (made of multigrain high fiber light bread) and some homemade fruit salad (wifey rules.) Lunch was two tuna sandwiches and I skipped the salad today. I used the same bread I had with breakfast. I ate a hundred ten calorie bag of popcorn while I was watching the Lions beat the stuffing out of the Broncos today, but it WAS a 110 calorie bag. Dinner could have been better though. We were celebrating my anniversary tonight because I'm working on Tuesday which is my actual anniversary and we went to Carrabbas. At least I didn't kill myself with the pasta, but I did have a couple pieces of the bread they give you, we had some Bruschetta Agrodulce (more carbs, but the topping is almost like a salsa, so at least the topping is good for you) and I had the Chicken Marsala for dinner, with a side of potatoes. We got a free desert, but I only had two forkfuls of the cake the gave us, so that shouldn't be TOO bad. All in all, I think I'm a bit over on calories for the day, but not all that bad. And I went to the Steak Out last night and didn't drink at all,unless you count Diet Coke, which I drank about four pitchers of. I guess my body thought that it would get itself drunk if I had enough pop. My brain knew better though, and I ended up with a new low today, so mission accomplished.
A couple things about the game today, since the Lions beat the Broncos 44-7. Satan may be stopping by to ask for a space heater and an electric blanket. Don't give him one, he's evil. He'll use it as an excuse to do something bad to you, count on it. Note for any Broncos fans, too. No, I don't feel bad for you. I've been through it too many times to not get a kick out of the way my team did yours. Deal with it. I though John Kitna was a crackhead when he said the Lions would win ten games this season, but it's starting to look like maybe I'm the one who's on drugs. It's all good though, because junkies are thin, right?
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Back on Track
Today's weigh in 226.6 (NEW LOW!!!!)
I'll take it. Two pounds in one night, and I'm not sure how or why, but it happened, and I'm not planning on giving it back. Of course my body might have a different opinion. We'll see who wins in the end, but to be back at a new low less than a week after vacation is a good thing. It's starting to look like I may have seen the end of the two thirties. Hallelujah. I was under and back in the two thirties four freaking times. Good riddance.
Today was an average day. Breakfast was a banana and some grapes. Lunch was two tuna sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was pork roast and wild rice. I only walked two miles today because it was cold and I wussed out, but I'll be doing some pushups before bedtime.
I turned my paper in for Statistics last night, and now I just have to get a weeks worth of homework done in the next two days, and oh, by the way, I need to work late tonight. Life sucks, but I guess I'll get there. Saturday night is the Steakout at the local VFW, but I should do just fine as long as I skip dessert. I don't drink very often because I have gout, so it's not like I'm gonna suck down fifty-seven pitchers of beer or anything. So wish me luck, and I'll talk to you all soon.
I'll take it. Two pounds in one night, and I'm not sure how or why, but it happened, and I'm not planning on giving it back. Of course my body might have a different opinion. We'll see who wins in the end, but to be back at a new low less than a week after vacation is a good thing. It's starting to look like I may have seen the end of the two thirties. Hallelujah. I was under and back in the two thirties four freaking times. Good riddance.
Today was an average day. Breakfast was a banana and some grapes. Lunch was two tuna sandwiches and a salad. Dinner was pork roast and wild rice. I only walked two miles today because it was cold and I wussed out, but I'll be doing some pushups before bedtime.
I turned my paper in for Statistics last night, and now I just have to get a weeks worth of homework done in the next two days, and oh, by the way, I need to work late tonight. Life sucks, but I guess I'll get there. Saturday night is the Steakout at the local VFW, but I should do just fine as long as I skip dessert. I don't drink very often because I have gout, so it's not like I'm gonna suck down fifty-seven pitchers of beer or anything. So wish me luck, and I'll talk to you all soon.
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