An Odd Source of Inspiration

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Memory is a funny thing.  I went back through the archives last night trying to figure out when the last time was that I had weighed myself.  Turns out that it's been nearly two years (at least that I could find upon cursory examination).  I knew it had been more than a year, since in the last year and a half I've moved twice and I never have gotten my old scale out of storage.  I recently bought a new one, it was easier to do so.

I kept going even after finding the weight and it was interesting to see what a struggle it was even when things were going well on the diet front.  There are a lot of bumps and stumbles, even in the good times.  I guess you could say that says some unflattering things about my willpower, but it's the truth.  This is hard.  And realizing that was actually kind of comforting.

What wasn't so comforting was how little effort I've made the last two years.  It's really pathetic.  I really hit my stride four years ago, was in a good routine, eventually let myself get sidetracked by some relationship issues and I just never got back on track for any meaningful period of time.

I was surprised to see that I've only (yeah, I know, "only") gained 20 pounds in the last two years.  It feels like I've gained that much in the last month.  I've been feeling noticeably lousy and bloated.  And even with the years and major weight regain I still haven't lost everything I had in terms of conditioning.  A couple weeks ago I went out and walked a few holes of golf.  When I started, I couldn't have done that.  The couple exercise sessions I've managed most weeks lately help.  But what would really help is getting back to walking an hour every day and eating modestly.  It's not rocket science.

Anyway.  Day 1 was pretty decent.  Let's see how Day 2 goes.  I have a birthday party to go to tonight, so that won't be pretty, but we'll see about the rest.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium in butter, 4 strips Meijer regular bacon, 2 servings Alexia hash browns in butter (total 2T, measured), coffee

Pictured pre-seasoning for variety.  For whatever
reasons creole seasoning plus hot sauces is just perfect.

Only 8/10 this morning, the bacon was overcooked.  I prefer not-crisp, a reason to go with the thick cut stuff.  Still delicious.  Rounded calories = 650.

Lunch:  6 oz leftover spiral ham, 1/2 can Bush's frijoles charros machacados

One of those meals that looks awful on camera ...
but tastes good anyway.

I was pretty sure that any spicy pinto beans I had left in the freezer would be inedible, so I went with the canned stuff.  And I pulled out all the old stuff from the freezer to throw away.   530 calories.

Dinner:  Hamburger patty with slice of colby on a bun, 1/2 brat with bun, mashed potatoes, salad with ranch, 12 oz Miller Lite

Taken on the sly.   Bad guest.

Party theory, you eat what you have to in order to not be rude.  So much starch though.  Oh well, at least I got away with declining the cake and ice cream.

Exercise:  Nope.  Pretty active today but nothing that qualifies.

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