Umm, this "one little day" crap has got to stop!

So.  The past two posts have lamented the damage that one little day can bring to a fairly successful week of weight loss efforts.  In short, what progress I'd made throughout the week was undone by one day's worth of evil food.  This past week was by far the worst.  Granted, it wasn't really a good week by any stretch.  With the fires here in San Diego, it was smoky enough that I thought it prudent to avoid extended physical exertion outside, so the dog walks were cut short.  Combine that with the fires canceling school for practically everybody in San Diego County, and DAPGF's week of teaching was out the window.  With that, my gym nights were eliminated along with my eating Lean Cuisine-esque meals on those days she normally teaches.  So the stage is set for little to no progress.  Saturday morning, though, I managed to make it to the gym.  I only got a shorty workout in, because DAPGF was scrambling to get her final exams prepped for 3 classes all on one day.  Sunday was more of the same, with one exception.  We met my father for lunch at a brewpub near Casa de Hoff.  I know I did not make the wisest of choices, but I figured that with the gym I might survive with minimal damage.  Until dinner.  As with Saturday ( caturday?), I was helping DAPGF with her schoolwork (it sounds so sweet and innocent!).  She decided to reward me with dinner at my favorite Chinese joint in San Diego, Mandarin House.  Me and some friends order from this place (it does sit down and to go) as often as possible, to the extent that at one point several years ago, I could call up, tell them I wanted to place an order to go, they would reply "is this hoff?" I'd reply "yes," to which they would simply ask if I wanted egg rolls or not.  We ordered that often that they knew our order.  Anyway, I don't go there much anymore, because the food is simply too evil from a diet perspective.  Tasty as all hell, but all kinds of wrong from the diet perspective.  But DAPGF suggested it as a reward for all the help I gave her over the weekend.  So I went.  I did have the egg rolls, along with Kung Pao Shrimp and the Mandarin 3 Flavor Pan Fried Noodles (told ya I was a pastafarian).  Oh sweet flavor!  But I knew it was going to be a baaaaad thing on Monday.  And sure enough it was.  Last Monday (10/22) my weigh-in was 281.4 lbs, and my goal was 279.4.  I don't like being back in the 280s...I want to get through the 270s and work back into the 260s at least.  My ultimate goal is 240, but that's way off in the distance at this point.  Because this morning's weigh-in was 284.8!  WITHF (What In The Holy F**k)?!?!?!? 

Fortunately, I know that was a one-off experience and should only be a temporary spike.  Unless I do something utterly stupid food-wise today, my weigh-in tomorrow should be 282 or under.  DAPGF is starting a new teaching schedule, and my gym nights are dropping from 3 to 2 per week, but I'm going to try and make the most of them.  That and on the days that I don't make it to the gym, I'm going to do something physical during the day.  Most likely the driving range at lunch, but even walking at lunch.  The business park where my office is has lots of hills, so I should be able to get a decent 15 minute walk in that actually has an effect on things.  Wish me luck, peeps.