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223.8
So while I was 237 Monday night, for some reason I was able to drop to 223 in a few days. I knew that 237 number was screwed up somehow, from all the food I had eaten, it was night time, and I had all my clothes on.
Anyway, things are going normal – having some temptation 
I had a pretty big Sushi lunch yesterday but still managed to lose a couple pounds over the day since I drank a ton of water and skipped dinner. Yeah, I skipped dinner. I was busy watching Jackass 2.
Yeah, the title of my blog could be PLUS three pounds a week, or MINUS three pounds a week right? I left that one word out, leaving an excuse available.
The point is, I haven’t lost a pound. In fact, I got on the scale last night fully clothed, after days of binging only to see it read: 237. Now, I know that is not 100% correct, but in the end scales don’t lie. The flip side, of course I did not gain over 10 pounds in a couple weeks. Or did I?
So what next?
Well, I was kind of warped to think I would make it through the last half of December without failing. There are just too many lunches out, boxes of candy, and dinner dates to keep saying “no”. It all kind of peaked last night once I got on the scale. I talked my Dad into renewing our bet where the first person to get to 190 pounds buys the other one steak dinner at Morton’s. He weighed in last night at 227, a nice 10 pound gap (in theory) between us.
I’ll be posting my weight tomorrow – as I am on a 24-36 hour liquid diet (shake stuff) to flush my body again of toxins. Should be interesting what the result is tomorrow morning when you consider I was technically 237 last night.
I am 225 right now.
Bummer I know, but I have really cheated a lot =D I suck.
Pushing forward though. I ran around at the park with my dog playing soccer at 9:30 last night. I thought I was going to pass out (so did my dog!). Anyway, I suck at updating but that’s probably cause I am not doing super well.
Maybe I can get to 220 by next week and make up the extra pound. That’s a 5lb week for me. Hmm….
Well, I am still at 226.
Clarification: my goal for Wed (12/13/06) is 224.0.
I didn’t do the diet from Friday through Sunday. Oh well, I have 2 days to lose 2 pounds, shouldn’t be that hard. Actually, I also ate at Jack in the Box on Thursday night (not off the healthy menu either) when Beth and I got our tree with my brother. So, let’s see, I did the diet for all of 48 hours maybe? LOL. Actually, I have done well detoxing off of sugars and stuff, soda, etc. My persistent headache is gone now, and I feel like I can actually get work done today.
I hate dieting though. I would say I probably hate it more then being out of shape and overweight. Isn’t that odd? I need to change that. Somewhere along the line wires got crossed in my head and I would rather shove a donut into my face then jog or walk the dog (90% of the time). This is only a partial truth, otherwise I would never diet. A lot of people could probably relate to this. Obviously, self preservation plays a key role, but at my age that is not a realistic fear yet.
At the heart, I just love food for some reason, only bad food too. Sin issue? I don’t know, I don’t care to ponder that much. I have a good friend who says that gluttony is a problem for just about everyone around us. Maybe it is. Mass media would leave you to believe it is true. I think that gluttony is a symptom of another sin, probably a sin of pride. Eating brings pleasure, it brings happy feelings and self satisfaction. It also kills us. I think of how ironic this is that we are killing ourselves with pleasure every day, and in a strange way this is the biggest act of self hatred that any of us could performe on ourselves. In this way it becomes a “sin” or “gluttony”. When our self-love is turned on us in such a way that we become self destructive as opposed to God focused (I think of how Piper describes true “love of self” in light of eschatology). We are commanded to love others as we love our own bodies so what is wrong with this picture? I am hating my body when providing self pleasure that leads to destruction, and therefore I do not know how to love others either.
Just some food for thought…
Down a pound, at 226 now. Was at 227 after my shower last night.
Doing good so far.
I got the infamous detox headache 24/7 right now due to cutting off 99% of my sugar intake and 100% of soda and caffeine. Already starting to feel better though…
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Last night: 229.2
This morning: 227.0
Goal for 12/13/2006: 224.0 (first 3!)
I am just going to round down to the nearest 1 place, no decimal anymore. So I have a long ways to go to get to 190. I am not going to let that stop me.
The best I have ever done dieting was 30lbs of loss doing Atkins. I was miserable, and by the end I had to take laxitives cause even large doses of fiber did no good. I have also done pretty well on Weight Watchers in the past, but I am not down with their “meetings”. I think Weight Watchers is amazing for women though. This time I am doing my own thing. I am trying to eat what my body tells me. I know some people that find themselves reading this are going to ask, “what about exercise”? Of course, I said already I have a gym membership. I also live a couple miles from an incredible skate park that I could ride around in. My goal is to move that direction, just not right away. I am working almost 60 hours a week right now, and with the holidays it’s all I can do to keep a good attitude about life let alone exercise.
Last night my wife and I made a trip to Trader Joe’s and picked up some food supply for my office. I am drinking tea in the morning instead of coffee, and other then that only water. This is a lot for me to do. I drink soda and beer normally, and NO water. Thankfully my office is only a few paces from the nearest restroom at work.
This morning, I woke up with the worst headache.
Speaking of not sleeping well, I am making other changes too. The most important one is for my body. I have been seeing a chiropractor for about 4 weeks now. He has done a lot to encourage me, and help me understand how my habits are making me feel miserable. I work in IT for a living, so 98% of my day is spent staring at my computer monitor reading and analyzing. I sit at a bad angle, and by the end of the day my shoulders, neck, and back are killing me. I am rearranging my office today which will in fact give me more lab space anyway (I have about 5 computers in my office).
I have no idea what I weigh right now.
Here’s the deal, I am out of shape, fat, and lazy. I had a competition with my Father going last year. First one to 190lbs has to buy the other one dinner at Morton’s Steak House. Great idea, reach a diet goal and the first thing you do is go out and eat a pound and a half of red meat with 2 pounds of starch. All in the name of good healthy living right?
So a year has gone by, we are approaching yet another holiday season. Well my life is one giant holiday when it comes to my diet, so I guess it doesn’t really matter what time of year it is. For lunch today I ate 2 Double-Double’s from In-N-Out. I am not even including the french fries and about 3/4 liter of Dr. Pepper. As I contemplated my state of mind while eating this lunch I realized something, that is, I am going to die and the last thing I want to think while dying is my last meal killed me. I know that is not literally true, but consider that my last meal was probably consumed weekly for years and you do the math.
I have a gym membership that I do not use. Yes, I pay monthly, for the last handful of months I have gone one time. My wife dragged me there that one time.
The goal I have set is 3lbs a week for at least 10 weeks. That means I will lose 30lbs by Feb. 13th, 2007. Delightfully, the day before Valentines (my wife will be happy!). From there, I think I will need to lose another 5-10lbs to hit 190, as I really think I am pushing 230lbs right now, possibly more.
I stand at 6′1″ tall.
So, we’ll see. I will probably weigh in tonight after my shower and post stats here, and then again in the morning and continue to post stats.
Watch out world!
