And the weekend was a mixed bag. I had been making stellar progress this past week. In fact, the Sunday weigh-in was all the way down to 285.0 lbs.!!!! I haven't been that low in months! I know the golfing was a major contributor, but I'd actually gotten down to 285.4 lbs for Saturday morning, so the golf counteracted the many beers consumed. I proved to myself that I can actually lose weight, IF I DON'T GO OVERBOARD WITH STUFFING FOOD DOWN MY NECK!!!
That last part is the key, obviously, and I aptly demonstrated it on Sunday. After a fantabulous weigh-in Sunday morning, it was time to let the games begin. I didn't hit the gym because my back was a bit sore, so I soaked in the steam room. I sweated out a few calories, so I'm ok with that. Lunch was a chicken taco salad thing that isn't too dangerous (no sour cream), but probably still fairly fattening. Dinner was a BBQ Chicken Pizza at California Pizza Kitchen with DAPGF, and the cheese and carb-y goodness I'm sure did some damage. Still, we went for about a 45 minute walk afterwards and made up for some of that. The killer was what happened late that evening. I pretty much hadn't been on the computer all weekend, and I wanted to check email, look at some of my favorite websites, and generally screw around. So after DAPGF crashed out and I walked the dog, I jumped on the computer. This is just shy of midnight, mind you. Now, I know that you're not supposed to eat right before you go to bed, that it screws up your metabolism, etc. etc. But the stomach started growling and I was needing just a little something salty. So I went to the kitchen to grab something. Did I grab a 60 calorie string cheese? No. Did I grab a few Wheat Thins? No. I grabbed the whole bag of Wheat Thins Toasted Veggie Crackers, using the rationale of "I don't want to make noise crinkling the bag getting out just a few chips, so I'll just bring the whole bag to the computer. I'm not going to be on very long." And next thing I know, 2/3 of the bag is gone! End result, Monday's weigh-in was 287.4 lbs.
Major bummer. Not only did I gain 2.4 pounds from Sunday morning, but I also missed my goal. Still, I'm trying to look at the positive. I demonstrated that I can lose weight. Now I just need to stop the little snacking problem. Because the goal for this morning was to be 287.0 or below, the goal for next Monday (7/16) is 285.0 lbs or below. I've got a couple of things working in my favor. First, I get a bonus night at the gym tonight. Little Sister is in town, and we've got to go thru some things that Dad has sorted out. So DAPGF is on her own tonight and I'm hitting the gym on the way to Dad's (so weird to not say Mom and Dad's, btw, yesterday was their 40th Wedding Anniversary. Mom may not be here physically, but they're still married and Dad's still in love. Cancer still sucks) house. In addition to tonight, DAPGF starts teaching her new quarter this week, so instead of just one normal night of gym and online poker, I get two nights. If the weather holds, I'm hitting the beach for some of it to catch the evening glass-off . I also discovered a tiny little 9 hole executive golf course near Casa de Hoff. It doesn't look like anything spectacular, but it will be good to work on the short game, pre-twilight fees are only $8, and the walking will be great exercise. I had a good feeling about last week, and by and large I was right (except for the very end, which technically was part of the next week), and I've got another good feeling about this week, too. Good luck!
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