Russ D’s Body Blog

During the day when I am at work, I have no problem because my meals are planned and I have everything set aside.  Once I get home it is a different story.  Nothing is planned so I am having a hard time staying on track.  I know I can do this!!! I just have to get over this evening thing.

I got on the scale this morning and was still at 343.  I have not been as strict with my eating this week and it has shown.  One problem is that I added fruit to my meals.  Fruit is a good thing but instead of adding it I need to include it.  For example I usually have 1/2 C yogurt with 1/2 cottage cheese.  This makes a perfect snack.  But I added a banana to it and it is just too much.  It just goes to show you that deviation from the basics is never good.  This blog is very helpful because it forces me to analyze what I am doing which in turn makes it easier to change.

at work we have a tradition of decorating each others cubicles with Halloween stuff every year.  My cube was hit yesterday and a plethora of candy was left on my desk.  I cheated a little and had a couple of the little candy bars.  To be honest it didn’t even taste good to me but just that little bit of sugar made me want it more.  Processed sugar is evil stuff.  Well now I know. One more day down.

One day at a time my friends.  I will do this.  I will do this.  I will do this.  Thanks to everyone for their inspiration and support.

Today was a little harder.  I wanted to eat more.  My meals had considerably less protein than usual so maybe that has something to do with it.  I still ate pretty well and continue to lose weight.  IT is going to happen this time.

I have lost 12% of my goal.  17 lbs down.  It’s too bad the other 88% won’t come off nearly as quick.  The first 20 lbs are always the easiest for me.  I will keep on truckin and get this thing done.  This time next year I will be a lean mean lovin machine.

I got on the scale today and I am down 4 more lbs.  And that was night time weighing.  I will weigh myself again in the morning to see what it says.  I went and got my scale out of storage so I will start weighing myself every Monday morning.  I feel so much better since starting this eating program.  Before I know it the fat me will just be a guy who was in pictures I have.

I ate really well again today. I think I determined the source of my eating last night.  I am a big stress eater and my 13 year old was giving me hell.  I was so aggravated at her that I wanted to eat because it was something that I control.  Now I know to watch for that.  I will chalk that one up as a win.  One more day down.

I slipped a little today.  Not too bad but a slip nonetheless.  For dinner I had an omelette that had more filling than I normally use.  If that was the only thing it would not have been such a big deal.  I also chowed down on more crackers while we were watching a movie than I should have.  I knew I needed to stop but I just had a really hard time doing it.  Then I had a bowl of cereal before I came upstairs to bed.  It was a whole grain cereal but I didn’t really need it.  I wasn’t hungry but I wanted it.  I just feel fortunate it was such a minor slip.  I could have pigged out on ice cream or something really bad for me.  Tomorrow is another day and I will be better.  The really strange thing was that I had a feeling this morning that I would have a hard time with my eating today. Perhaps it was a self fulfilling prophecy.  The good thing is that I went for a walk this evening. At least I did a little something to counteract the slip.  One day at a time. I can do this.

Ate well today.  Planning is working well.  I have also been parking at the back of the parking lot at work to get a little extra exercise.  When I got home from work I took my 3 year old out for a walk.  Little by little it will happen!!!!