Weight Loss Sunday

This may not be a big deal to anyone, but Friday morning I ran (by choice) for 10 minutes straight. I ave not been able to do that for a long time. Maybe I'll try it again this next week. I feel like a flabby lard. Maybe coaching soccer again will do me some good besides losing my voice from the sideline.

On Friday I limited my pizza intake at dinner. I only had a few snacks during Christmas morning, I mean, opening college football Saturday. And of course, as today is Fast Sunday, also known as weight-loss Sunday to me, I haven't had to fight so many delectable temptations.

My Mom says she can see some weight loss in my face, but I don;t know if I buy it yet. We'll see when I weigh-in tomorrow morning. That is, if I wake up in time.

Poco a Poco

Down another pound! Oh, yeah. Oatmeal might not be the best tasting glop in the world, but it's paying dividends. Today, I also resisted a whole bunch of temptation. I am currently fighting the urge to pop some popcorn and make a sandwich and eat that last Fat Boy in my freezer before I go to bed in 20 minutes. Talk about self-control.

Those Darn Taste Buds!

After a weekend of recklessness involving pizza and popcorn, I'm back to the oatmeal slop in the mornings. My taste buds have started a rebellion, complete with protests, book burnings, and a student rally. The bacon, egg, and potato burrito I scarfed for dinner didn't hold it's usual luster. Hopefully, I can restore order without having to subdue them with habaneros or something with firepower of similar magnitude.

Anybody have any tasty snack recipes? Oh, wait. I mean, does anyone have any good, healthy recipes that would satisfy my need for good sabor? And I don't mean anything like Mrs. Roberts made for her family either.

Quickie

Okay. I've been busy, but not super busy with my exercising efforts. I'll admit I didn't do anything while on vacation...and I only gained 0.2 pounds.

Since then I have lost. When school started I was at 285.5. I am now down to 283.3. This is the lightest I have been since I started my Wii regimen back in February! I've been getting at least 4 days a week with the exception of when we were out of town.

Here's what i have done lately. I've taken the advice of Amy's uncle David, and started eating less calories-monitoring mostly at breakfast. I eat 1/2 cup of oatmeal every weekday morning along with a piece of fruit and a little milk. Then I try to eat a decent (somewhat healthy) lunch. Sometimes I'm dying during class. This morning, though, a student brought brownies, so I had to take one for the team. Darn.

I've even stopped the liquid poison again. Next cream soda will have to wait until November.

Here's the Good News:

At dinner tonight I didn't get a Coke and I ordered a baked sweet potato and fresh vegetables (carrots and broccoli) instead of fries. ANNNNNNNNNNNNND...I rode 9 miles on the bike this morning!

Stress is not helping. Just a few more days.

Ha! Ha! Ha!

If I really want to lose weight, I have to stop eating like this!

Mwa-ha-ha!

Late...Yet Again

With all the excitement of me coming home from Logan, packing for the eastward excursion, and Independence Day (and the smorgasbord that it entails), I have an excuse or two for not checking in. And despite all the pigging out I did in the past few days, when I stepped on the scale this morning I had only gained 0.3 pounds since the last weigh-in. Now that puts me up to 286.2 for all you non-math types out there. Again, not too bad considering all the stress. However, that being said, I will be exercising more now that I am at home for a little while. If anybody has any tips for maintaining or even losing while on vacation, I'd be glad to hear your proposals.

Tonight I had a Subway sandwich. Maybe I could do the Jared thing. Nah. They all start tasting the same after a while...like six or seven bites.