De-nied.

Today I turned down carrot cake, orange rolls, M&Ms, and a soda. And if you didn't catch it on Facebook, I gave a student back his (unopened) Cheetos after they were confiscated. Maybe tat will make up for the cake that another student brought me because he was bored on Sunday afternoon.P.S. I didn't eat the whole thing myself...the frosting was too sweet. Heh-heh.

Do You Believe in Magic?

Despite a rough weekend, one that involved football, lounging around, and eating way more McD's cheeseburgers than one ever should, I still came out of the weekend down 0.2 lbs. Can you say miracle? But today, I'm back to the morning oatmeal grind. Hopefully I can keep this up. My goal this week is to get below 280. Only 0.4 lbs. to go!

Quick Weigh-in

281.5. Happy Labor Day with BBQ pork ribs and smoked chicken.

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.