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Tue
Aug, 26
2008

Again…

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On the frontpage of my fatblog, I counted 5 different posts where I announced things like ‘fresh new start’ and ‘brand new attempt’  (at losing weight).  That’s FIVE posts on the front page.  Considering my blog only shows 6 posts on the front page, that’s pretty F’ing sad.

But I’m still doing it again.   I feel more ready this time than before, tho.  And I’m not just saying that.  I think I will stick with it this time because…..

  1. I’m not going to make it about weight alone.
  2. I am weary of being such a tired, grumpy couch potato at home.
  3. It’s almost the end of the year, and I want to make a change before 2009.

I won’t elaborate on the last two in the list , but about #1…  I will elaborate.

Ever heard of body squalor?  That’s the body equivalent of what happens to your house when you neglect it. And that’s what I have going on, in my opinion.  I feel it’s all connected with my frame of mind, depressive tendencies, the I don’t care attitude about my life, etc.   That all has manifested itself in weight gain and in other ways as well including…

  1. disintegrating wardrobe
  2. dwindling energy
  3. non-existent social life
  4. mood swings, short temper
  5. fungus overgrowth on my skin

So I will stop there and say that I’m going to be focusing a little at a time on all of these things.  And to satisfy my blogging needs, I’ll be logging everything on my fatblog.  I’m hoping that will help keep me motivated too.

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Sat
Aug, 16
2008

The weight packeth on

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at August 16, 2008
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It has been a month or so since my last abandonned trek to good health, and I have gained 3 lbs bringing me to a whopping 189 lbs. Pretty soon I will reach 200 lbs if I don’t pull back on the stuff-my-face reigns.

I think it’s time to start planning a restart of said trek to good health.

sigh…

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Tue
Jun, 17
2008

Starting Over

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OK, so by Thursday of last week my new diet was scrapped and I was scarfing food down like a starving wart hog. I had already decided that eDiets Meal Delivery wasn’t going to work for me so I canceled it. I have meals for this week, which I’ll use, but after this week I’m doing it solo with the help of Lean Cuisine’s and other lowfat frozen meals readily available to you from a local supermarket of your choice. ;)

The weekend was also scrapped. I ate, as I said, like a starving farm animal. But today is the start of a new week. (Tuesdays are my first day of the week). I have also renewed my membership to CalorieKing.com which has, in my opinion, THE best food database in the planet. So wish me luck again, yo.

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Tue
Jun, 10
2008

My Diet: Day One

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at June 10, 2008
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Day one has been going OK so far. I already sortof cheated when I ate a Lean Cuisine frozen pizza after I got home from work.

Breakfast was familiar (large coffee & OJ), but I also had the eDiets english muffin with peanut butter. It tasted like raised cardboard, but I’m sure it would have been better toasted instead of cold. Lunch consisted of a spicy black bean salad with onions and who knows what else. Another one that’s an acquired taste I haven’t yet acquired. I did like the fact that they left me feeling full tho, despite their minuscule portions. I brought extra snacks to work since the ediets meal delivery thingy only sends one snack. I got 100-calorie popcorn and cereal bars. Apples too. I did have one snack too many, but hey.. my stomach is still used to massive amounts of food in one sitting.

I really don’t want to screw this up but it’s going to be hard to NOT give into cravings. I’ve never said no to myself when it came to food.

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Wed
Jun, 4
2008

Fresh new attempt at losing 40 lbs

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Actually that number keeps fluctuating between 40 and 50 but I really can’t imagine myself weighing 135 again. The last time I was that weight, I was in college and wearing a brace that resembled a turtle’s shell and I could barely eat more than half a cup of food without dying.

But anyways… I signed up to eDiets again and I’m still not crazy about the community and the challenges because some of the groups I’ve been a part of lack real motivation and bring me down instead of up. But this time I signed up for meal delivery. So once a week I get a delivery of 5 days worth of healthy, low-cal food that I can just grab and eat without needing to think too much. I think this is what will work. I guess it would be like having a chef at home.

I usually grab whatever is most convenient when I’m hungry. I never think ahead about what I’ll be eating. Very rarely cook (like once a month) and I always choose the worst things. Dunkin Donuts, Quiznos, dry cereal, my kids’ leftovers, frozen pizza’s, latte’s, PB&J’s, you get the picture. So for 5 days I’ll be fed, and on the weekends I have commited to cooking at least one meal for myself and the family. Hopefully the cooking will get better and I’ll get used to eating better foods.

The first shipment of food gets here on Saturday. Wish me luck!

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Mon
Jun, 2
2008

BGFF Journal: Week #1

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1. How does it feel to be in control of your eating?

Honestly, the last time i was “in control” of my eating it wasnt’ in the best of circumstances, so I really don’t know what it feels like to be in control of what you eat while being healthy.   That’s what I’m trying to achieve here.

2. How do you feel when you follow your meal plan? Emotionally? Health-wise (energy, etc)?

I can imagine that aside from feeling hungry, at the end of the day I’d probably have a nice sense of accomplishment.

3. Now that you’ve begun your Summer cleaning, what other de-cluttering projects do you want to work on over the next couple of months?
Hrm..   the entire house?    Really, I want to get every inch of the house clean and looking good.

4. Why is being healthy important to you?
Because being UNhealthy has not been much fun.   I want to have more energy to do the things I keep wishing I would do, and I want to look better for myself.

5. What family activities can you enjoy together that foster a healthy lifestyle for each of you? (Go kite flying, dance together, go swimming, have a water balloon battle in the backyard, eat healthy foods at your picnic/cookout, play frisbee, walk by the beach, etc.)

I think going to the beach, cooking with the kids, having bbq outside would also be fun.

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