end of year

It's the last time this year I write to you...
I can't say enough good things about all of the people that have been in my corner this year. Thank you all!  I really don't think I could have done as well as I have without your love, belief and encouragement.

2 1/2 months into a new lifestyle and I have lost 39 lbs.! Granted, I have hella more to lose, but as long as I stick with it as I have been, I don't see an issue!

todays weigh in -- 372
caloric intake - 1681

doing the early blog tonight since I have to work some special event is supposed to be happening.. eh.
Happy New Year's everyone!

been a couple days

Since the stall occurred I have a little moody... lol which would explain (but not excuse) my lack of posting. Plus, with the holidays here, I have been a little busier than normal.
OK.. excuses out of the way.. lol
My stall lasted until yesterday ... weigh in was at 373 .. finally under 375!
Even better was today! --- official weigh in at 370! I am hoping to do an unofficial official weigh in on tuesday (first day of the new year) and be another pound gone. I just like the4 sound of 40 lbs gone in 2 1/2 months better than 39. lol
It's Saturday, so I am in the middle of my hell weekend as usual, well a little worse this week.. 7 shifts ... 4 days... sooo tired. lol
I hope everyone has a great weekend .. I'm off to work. again.

Merry Christmas

It's Christmas and I hope everyone has a wonderful day and that the rest of the year is fun and full of loving friends and family.


I was bad yesterday ... really bad.
I ended up going over my daily goal by 144 calories .. and normally I would say "eh, it's the holidays, I can afford one day of being bad", but as I have stalled out on the weight loss for a week and a half now, I'm kinda pissed at myself. some of that is being pissed off that I can't walk right now (well, not properly that is) it just hurts too much. I need to borrow my room mates stationary bike, see if I can ride that without the pain.
today's weigh in -- 376 lbs.
I'll update the calorie count tonight.

Stalled

It's saturday ... official weigh in day ... nothing to see, move along. I stalled ... same weight as last week but at least that means I haven't gone backwards ... lol
I blame the lack of walking (my hip still feels blown out) and my lack of fridge ( weird eating schedules and such). SO, I am thinking it should get back to normal this week... hopefully.
official weigh in - 375
calorie count for the day 2020.

fridge is back online

Wow! I had no idea how much having a refrigerator that  works means to my new lifestyle.
Even though tomorrow is official weigh in, I haven't budged at all this week, and I am thinking it is because my diet has been so backasswards without my fridge. Granted, I haven't gone back up, so that's good. lol
I have to say though, this was the right time to lose the fridge ... since Christmas is next week, work gave out $25 gift  cards to Publix, any other time, I wouldn't have that little boost to help restock.
Weigh has been steady at 375 the last 2 days ... lewt's see what tomorrow brings.
last nights calorie count 2104 and today's is 2235 ...grrrr.. need to get back on track

garbage pail dinners..

That's what my friend calls them. Mom calls them catch-a-can (or catch what you can) either way and no matter what you call it, a dinner with a friend that you make up on the fly is rewarding all on it's own, add in a great time just BSing and hanging out, makes it all worthwhile.
After hanging out with Jess, I went by Ybor .. where I had done security  for many many years ... and wow.. what a difference 4 months make. had the wrong vibe, the wrong people and other than a couple quick hellos, really wasn't worth the time. I guess I should have listened to my new motto. Save nothing for the swim back. Basically, going to Ybor to hang out was a step backwards, at least for right now it is. Maybe later on it will be back to being just a fun place to go.
Weigh in this morning was 376.
calorie count for the day ... 2022

The Hobbit

I don't care who you are or whether you geek out like i do or not... GO SEE THE HOBBIT!
Awesome movie. I will be seeing it a couple more times while it's in the theatre ... Can't wait for parts 2 and 3.
Last night's final calorie count was at 1623 ... ummm..  wow, I hadn't looked at it till just now.. ok.. lol
This morning's weigh in was 376.
I didn't take the walk today .. hip was still hurting, in fact I had to use my cane while out shopping with mom. it's better now, and hopefully will be ready for tomorrow.
tonight's calorie count is 1971. Cheat day at mom's isn't really that cheaty. lol

ups and downs.

OK.. so i am missing a couple days.. a lot of shite has happened and we need to get through this.. lol
first my pc died for a couple days, it's up and running now .. barely.. lol I'll be getting things fixed real soon.. hopefully.
2nd.. I killed my fridge...  don't laugh... lol I was defrosting the freezer (for the 3rd time this month) and got a little (read a lot) hack crazy with the big knife .. lol, ended up nicking the Freon line.. all food has now been tossed. will be replacing it sometime this week if all goes right.
Saturday's official weigh in ./.. .375 which is my New Year's goal... so 2 weeks ahead of schedule... no complaints there.
Today's weigh in was at 377, but figure that was from the wings last night and all the salt adding to water weight.. lol
took my walk today and had to quit 3/4 through ... 3 straight steps in a row it felt like my hip was popping out of place... the pain just shot straight up to my head... not good... my room mate came and picked my limping ass up  ... hopefully some rest will help.
But before that happened I was amazed at the fact that my workout shorts wont stay up anymore.. I looked like a hoodrat with my pants down around my ass.. lol time for a belt.
I will be on later to give a calorie count but first have to say...
Taking my nephews to go see the Hobbit tonight.. hell yeah!

beer and a shot $2

A bar I used to work at has a special Beer and shot $2  ... it's 8 oz of PBR and a shot of the cheapest rotgut  you can find. No thank you. Earlier tonight I went and hung out with a buddy I haven'[t seen in a long while, and I knew we would be at the bar, so I made sure I had plenty of extra calories to waste ... lol  So one Bud Light and shot of Jack later I knew I wasn't much of a drinker anymore.. #1 it tasted horrible and two, I am apparently now a lightweight... lol buzzed big time.. lol
Good news though .. .only 166 calories for both.. so no worries.
An a stranger note ... you know when you get something new you want to try it out as soon as possible?  Well I got my socks in today... toe socks that is.  to wear with my toe shoes... the thing is, I haven't gotten my tow shoes yet.. still waiting on them. I still wanted to try my socks , so I put them on and instantly felt silly as hell having toe socks on with no toe shoes.. lol

weigh in today 376 .. i likes that number, let's see if we can keep it.. lol
calorie count for the day 1964 which left me 666 calories for the day ... \m/ yeah

schachatta

If I have one weakness it is schachatta from Alessi Bakery. it is sooo delicious and yummy... luckily I don't get it very often or I will never lose weight.. lol
My sister bought a small box and left it for me and her boys... it got tore the hell up. lol  Luckily it was a small box, I'd hate to see what happens if there is half sheet sitting there in front of me...
"agghhh... don;t look, it's not pretty"
lol
today was good.
early weigh in came in at 378
calorie count was 2108 ... i didn't do too bad ... lol

I am thinking I might start posting my blog on FB .. but there 's only a link for Google + anyone know a better way than to copy and paste the URL each time?

rain

The rain this afternoon killed half my walk, but at least I got a mile in first.
I got in my new headphones! I hate earbuds, they all hurt, so I ordered a set of fun over the ear types.

Still waiting on the new shoes and socks... You have to havenew socks to wear the new shoes.. especially when the new shoes have individual slots for each toe.

this morning's weigh in was 381.2 up a little, but still early in the week, so no worries ... yet.
Tonight's calorie count is pretty good ... 1741  make that 1821 ...  i think I'll have one more hot cocoa... lol

love me some sushi

good day with an awesome dinner at Joto's sushi bar. I have a new favorite roll ... called the half and half - half spicy tuna half spicy scallops in one roll... damn.. perfect.
this morning's weigh in was exactly the same as yesterday. 380.4
A little higher with the calorie count today at 2234 but still under goal for the day and the weeks average is around 1750, so not bad.
one more day and my "workweek" is done. c'mon tuesday! lol

i owe i owe i owe

off to work i go ... saturday nights get harder and harder.. sheesh
good day at work, good calorie count for the day 2005.
Time to get dressed and play with the drunks.. lol

saturday weigh in

It being Saturday means it's official weigh in day ...
380
lost another 3 lbs. total so far 29 lbs gone

a little higher

This morning's weigh in went a little higher than I expected for the normal fluctuations... grrr
382.6 ... we will see what tomorrow's official weigh in is.
I ordered my vibram's five fingers KSO's today ... see if they help make walks a little easier.
it's an early blogging night due to 2nd job coming up...
today's calorie count ... 1766
Hope everyone has a great weekend

Eats is yummy

Had a great night at Eats! 50 cent wings are the way tog o... their twangy sauce ( i had them add super hot sauce to it) is pretty good.
Tomorrow starts my weekend o'work and as usual I am not wanting to go, but oh well, the bills have to be paid.
this morning's weigh in was 380.4
tonight's calorie count is 1893.

long day

Today felt like three days wrapped into one... which is cool, cuz I got a lot done, and I still have a whole day of tomorrow.
morning weigh in was 379.4 ...
On my walk I added hand exercisers... and let me tell you ... 10 reps of 30 squeezes each makes a wrist sore.. lol

calorie count fro the day   1688.

steak ...

Mom made Palimeo Steaks tonight and damn they were delicious. And the good part is, even with three of them and some yummy pasta dish I was well under goal today.
My walk today included my set of 2 1/2 lbs ankle weights strapped on. My thighs hated me when I got home.. lol
I also picked up a pair of hand exercisers ... I am tired of the leaden feeling in my arms during my walk, so I am gonna use these to keep the blood circulating while strengthening my arms at the same time.
total calories for the day ... 1782

16 hours

16 hours of sleep and no dinner last night musta been good for me.. lol
this morning's weigh in is at 379.4
Let's see if we keep it off till official weigh in saturday

a little tired?

Apparently I was a lot tired tonight. I slept through dinner. oops.
I worked this morning, and around 3p took a good walk, and had a good lunch afterwards... at around 5p i though a nice nap would go great ... 7 hours later I wake up trying to figure out where i am and why i am so hungry.. lol
dammit, I was going to have 50 cent wings tonight.. lol
instead I had a slimfast and a yogurt.
this mornings weigh in was 382.6
tonights calorie count  is 1298 ... wow.. way low. it'll help make a nice average for the week. lol

Beef's

I love me some Beef O'Brady's on sunday nights.
It was a good day, had a mess load of wings for dinner and still come in well under goal for the day. 1725
average for the week about 1900. so damn good week.
One more day and the work cycle ends for another week.
Have a good monday all!

headed to work

I'm about to head out for work for the day.
just a quick weigh in beforehand.
382.4

weigh in day

So today was official weigh in for the week. last month I dropped 10 lbs in 1 week and came back up by 4 the next week. Last week I lost 9 lbs in a week and this week I actually dropped another 2.
Official weight today 383. 26 lbs gone.This is weigh in # 8, 7 weeks into new lifestyle. Hopefully this is how it goes from now on.
Calorie intake was pretty good today.  Same goal of 2630 a day (to lose 2 lbs. a week, it's 3630 to maintain where I am) and today was 1593. Not sure why I'm not hungrier than I was ... lol
OK.. another night at the bar. yay.
Hope everyone's weekend is going good.