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I’m still doing alright, but the weight isn’t really coming off as much anymore. I just need to get to the gym, but life is a little too crazy for that right now. Damnit.

Posted in Main · April 6th, 2009 · Comments (0)

Ten Days

Ten days in and I’ve lost ten pounds. I’m hoping things will start fitting looser soon, but I’m betting that will take a while. Need to get to the gym and lift some weights.

I’m at my cousin’s place now, and we had broccoli and ribs for dinner. Whooo! I’m trying to forget my academic woes for a night or so.

We had our first reward on Sunday: sausage and poppers. The next one is cracker barrel, and we’re ten pounds away.

Weight: 326

Posted in Main · April 1st, 2009 · Comments (0)

Pie

I made a really great low carb blackberry tart on Friday. Really, really great. And I made a new kind of almond flour crust for it that doesn’t suck as much as what people usually use. I must post the recipe. Must!

The scale says I am down 8 pounds since Monday, and I guess that’s a week. W00t! I made it through a weekend and I feel strong as ever. Not only that, but I bought a grill, so now we have yet another low carb food prep option. And let’s face it, there’s not much better than grilled steak and veggies.

I stepped on the scale today and accidentally hit person one instead of person one. It said, “Female, 48.” That surprised me a bit, considering she is pushing 53 now. Time flies, I guess.

Posted in Main · March 29th, 2009 · Comments (0)

Headache

This is my third day on Atkins and I’m down four pounds or so. I’m also getting fun induction headaches and the like. Hopefully they will dissipate quickly, as I worked out at the gym today.

I’ve been shopping for a good pair or shorts for the past few days, and I can’t lie; it’s a little bit disheartening. I thought that I hadn’t gained that much weight because most of my clothes still fit okay. It seems more like they stretched with me, though, as no pants under 42 seem to fit anymore. I ended up buying a pair of 40s that I am determined will fit soon.

And I am more motivated than ever now, as last night I got an acceptance letter from Yale. I head over there in early June, so I have a little over three months to get myself in shape.

We made a scoreboard in the kitchen, with rewards for weight lost. We’re getting very close to our first goal, which is smoked meats and jalapeno poppers.

Posted in Main · March 25th, 2009 · Comments (0)

Spring Break Is Over

But I am still alive. We went on a 3,400 mile roadtrip in those nine days, and it was fun.

Sadly, though, I weighed in this morning at 336. We started an Atkins induction yesterday, and that’ll go down, but I am thinking that we really have to stick with it this time. My pants and shirts are begging for a diet.

Weight: 336 (+12)

Posted in Main · March 23rd, 2009 · Comments (0)

Choo Choo Choo

Still puffing my way down the mountain of morbid obesity (or up the mountain of thinness?) at a steady rate. I’d say that I was doing Atkins 100%, but I’ve had some low carb tortillas and a little bowl of sweet potato fries this week. Still, I’m doing okay.

We’re taking a trip in a little over a week, so we’re damn determined to stay on plan until then. And if we stay on plan until then, staying on plan afterwards will be a whole lot easier.

I have been on a bit of a spending spree this month, and it’s probably because I feel tres stressed. I’m sure losing some weight would help with that. (Although graduating on time and getting a 178 on the LSAT would probably help a fucklot more.) Anyway, now I’ve got a ridiculously nice duvet being made for me and a new little laptop to carry around at school, among other things. Maybe I should try meditating or boxing or anything that I can do for free.

The biggest motivator of all is seeing a bunch of clothes in the closet that I can’t wear. I’m tired of having five shirts that fit okay. Updates as they come.

Weight: 320 (-4)

Posted in Main · March 5th, 2009 · Comments (0)

Roadbump

So, I fell off plan over the weekend.

One of the biggest problems these days seems to be Michael seeing me sad from carb withdraws (or sad at all) and helping me get carby food. Last weekend we had done well for five days, but on Saturday I was feeling pretty blue. I was actually sad about being po’, as I had wanted to work on some cool projects around the apartment but lacked the funds. So I was laying in bed, staring at the wall, and after five or so hours of that, we ended up eating chicken parmigiana. And then on Sunday, some donuts and a small king cake.

Anyway, I am strengthening my resolve to call him a foo’ and slap the food out of his hands next time, because getting back on the wagon is the hardest part. I really don’t want to do this over and over.

Going to the gym as soon as I have my homework done.

Weight: 320 (-4)

Posted in Main · February 24th, 2009 · Comments (1)

Still Going

It still hasn’t been a week of seriously dieting, and I’m doing great. The scale this morning put me at 8.5 pounds down. How could I complain about that?

The bf’s parents are coming over tonight, and I’m still not sure what to make them. I am feeling summery, so I want a light fish dish. Maybe seafood puttanesca or some sort of fish cake. Either that or we will try the standby of chicken puttanesca. Maybe spaghetti squash for a vegetable? I have no idea, and I feel a bit sleepy.

I keep meaning to get to the gym, but it hasn’t happened yet. Instead, I spent two days working on this:

I did it all by hand; my only power tool was an electric screwdriver that died halfway through the project. Cutting that much wood by hand was really a chore, but I am sure I burned some calories in the meantime.

Weight: 315.6 (-8.4)

Posted in Main · February 20th, 2009 · Comments (1)

Whew

I fasted until around 10 o’clock last night, which is an all-time record. Not that it’s so amazing, but it’s still a record.

I did some math last night and figured out that I have 114 pounds to go until my goal of 210. Then I woke up -3, so now that’s 111. That seems like nothing to me now, but last year, when I only had 40 or so to go, those pounds felt like forever.

I went back to my old weight loss forum last night, after not even having looked at it since sometime in December. I thought about posting until I happened upon a challenge thread where someone’s personal goals for the day included watching two shows on their Tivo (but no exercise). After seeing that, I logged back out.

Weight: 321(-3)

Posted in Main · February 18th, 2009 · Comments (1)

After V-day

Back at it, working hard. V-Day ended up being high carb, but these things happen. The bf got me sugar free chocolates that were loaded with peanuts, and that was so incredibly depressing. I am allergic enough to them that that would have knocked me dead in about an hour. At least I noticed before I popped a few in my mouth, though. That led to Guylian chocolates, which are fucking amazing. I don’t think I will ever be able to eat Hershey’s shit again.

I keep wanting to do IF, but the day never seems ideal. Maybe tomorrow?

Here I am in my last photo with beard; I shaved it off yesterday. It’s so strange to feel breezes on my chin again. And it was time to let that nappy thing air out anyway.

Now I need to get myself to the gym. Also maybe tomorrow? (P.S. I am going to focus on weights from now on; cardio can die in a fire.)

Weight: 324

Posted in Main · February 16th, 2009 · Comments (0)