Diet began: 10/07/09

Wt: 210 lbs.

Goals:
Weight: 140 lbs.
Fitness: Disney Half Marathon in 2011
Mantra: "I want my frackin’ Duck Medal"

Progress:

Today: 12/05/09
Wt: 190 lbs.

Fitness Notes:
Borked my knee.  Again.  Yep, right before Thanksgiving.  So the jogging regime is on hold for now. Most I can do is about 3 blocks before it tightens up and really hurts. But I’m still walking.  And I am doing the stairs at work. And I don’t get winded at all. So I’ve made improvements in my overall stamina and condition. Progress – it’s not the end result, it’s incremental.  But I have to confess, I’m really impatient with this.  I want to be a Hare, not a Tortoise. And I will be, eventually. Maybe.

Food notes:  Well, I made it through Thanksgiving without packing on 5 lbs.  And I still used Half & Half in the Mashed Potatoes. And I made homemade Whipped Cream for pie.  Oh yeah, we had pie.  Tarts actually.  Small Tarts.  Which actually worked a bunch better for me. Since I can’t eat a big piece of anything sweet.  Because it’s too sweet.  And that brings up a funny thing that happened last weekend.  I was craving a Coke. Real Coke.  I could even taste it in my mouth.  So I poured it. Over ice, just like I like it.  And I had a big drink of it. And it was not good.  No, not at all.  Too sweet and it tasted flat. Yeah.  What the hell?  So maybe I’m a reformed sugar junkie? Recovering? Whatever, I’ll take it either way.  One thing I am finding is that because I’m not really that hungry I am able to really enjoy flavors and tastes and I’m finding out things I never knew.  Like the fact that Sugar has a smell?  Who knew?  Of course, it makes eating a little challenging for me, tasting almost every note and flavor in a bite of food, because some of them aren’t so good. Add in my overly developed sense of smell and I’m almost repelled by some things that I actually used to like.  No idea why, but that’s my latest challenge.  Another thing I’m kinda proud of? I’ve almost totally eliminated caffeine from my diet.  Yes, really.  Miss "Triple-Venti Mocha with Whip and Foam" is actually drinking decaf coffee.  DECAF??? That’s just wrong!

But the best thing, so far?  Is the fact that I was able to put on a pair of my Tommy Hilfiger Jeans that I hadn’t been able to stuff my big arse into since 2005.  Yep.  And, even better, I’m having to clear out clothes that are too big.  And I can actually dry my shirts now. So, yep, again, enough navel gazing! Back to your regularly scheduled stuff. CYA when I feel like updating again. 

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