Better late than never, I suppose...

This post is long overdue. It's late partially because my schedule's been screwed up at work, and partially because I've been embarrassed that I finally had some backsliding. But here we go.

2 weeks ago, my hoped-for weigh-in (Memorial Day weekend) was 278.7, which would've been my first "market closing" weigh-in of under 280 in a looong time. I had done my usual yo-yo thing, but was climbing back down and approaching my goal. Saturday 5/24 actually saw me at 279.6, so I was within fingertip distance of my goal. I'm still not exactly sure what happened to me (hey! great blog title!), but Sunday's weigh-in bubbled back up to 280.6 lbs. My first bit of backsliding...a gain of .4 lbs for the week. Ahh, but the weekend is still upon us, and Monday's weigh-in dropped me back to 279.8. Not the real goal, but a weigh-in of under 280! Woo hoo!! So I figured I'd take my goal from Monday's weigh-in and simply aim for a better Sunday, so the goal for 6/1 was going to be 278.3.

278.3 lbs. Hmmm. I was off to a good start, with Monday not causing any damage, but then the wheels fell off. DAPGF was out teaching, so I caved into my evil urges and ordered Kung Pao Shrimp from PF Changs. Oh so freaking tasty, but pure evil. The weight jumps to 281. Then to 282! Then by Thursday I was back on the train thing, which got me some exercise and food control. Friday was even better, because I had to go to Riverside with my boss for a meeting at 10 a.m. No train walk, but I figured I'd get home early enough to maybe get a quickie workout in. Noon hits during the meeting, and one of the guys asked if anybody wanted lunch. My boss and I said we just wanted to work through, so we could get on the freeway headed south before traffic went to hell. So we plowed through and took off. At that point, I figured I could wait until we got back to my boss' place, and I'd hit some fast food on my way home. But the traffic gods actually helped me out. The freeway was packed, so I wound up taking Coast Highway (PCH) from Encinitas down to La Jolla. That helped me because there is no fast food located along the PCH. So I just gave in and drove home. I did have some Wheat Thins when I got home before we went out to dinner, but basically I hadn't eaten anything but a bagel all day. I made it to the gym and the beach on Saturday, and it showed. My weigh-in was back down to 279.4 lbs. Not quite to the goal, but given where I'd been the day before, it was a good sign. Saturday lunch was my downfall, though. Veggie burgers...no problem. Fries...major problem. I have come to the conclusion that potatoes, french fries in particular, are NOT my friends. And to make matters worse, DAPGF and I go to lots of places that serve them (Applebees, TGIF, Fuddruckers, Burger Lounge (a hoity-toity but uber-yummy burger joint in downtown La Jolla) and other such places. I always gain weight when fries are involved, and I really need to be better at avoiding them. I really need to be better at avoiding carbs in general, but that's difficult when the places you go to eat serve one or more of the following: bread, pasta, tortillas, tortilla chips, rice, fries, hash browns, and so on. End result, Sunday's weigh-in (despite a good workout at the gym) was back in the 280s somewhere (I don't have that day logged into My Fitness Pal yet).

So whatever the exact weigh-in was on 6/1, the goal for 6/8 will be exactly 1.5 lbs lighter than that. The week started ugly, despite a good workout on Monday evening. I once again fell victim to my baser urges and had lunch at Pizza Hut's buffet! What was I thinking?!? Still, this morning's weigh-in was back down to 280.2 lbs, so maybe I can make up the badness and get back on the downward trend. I wish you luck, peeps.