Fat Fuck vs. Food - Week 2

Today was the big day. Or rather given the results the not quite as big as last Friday day. I weighed in at 304.8 pounds which is a drop in 6 pounds from last week and a total drop of 15.2 pounds in the past two weeks. This is despite completely going off the rails at brunch on Sunday. This week I began the exercise component of the changes I am making. I went for a walk on Saturday and then hit the gym before work on both Monday and Wednesday. I also reduced the amount of food I am having for dinner, going from a third of a box of Hamburger Helper to a quarter. After I did this I had some hunger issues the next day so I may go back to a third after the next week. We shall see. This week I also had a dream about drinking a Cherry Coke. The thing is in the dream I knew I was cheating on my diet and so was trying to hide it from people. Weird.


One of the big things this week was that I noticed I am wearing my belt a notch tighter. That is SUCH a good feeling. Of course the eventual outcome is that I will have to go shopping for not quite as fat clothes and then eventually skinny clothes. Even worse, I will have to go back to Scotland to get my kilt reworked. Damn.

My plans for the next week include adding a snack bar in to the eating rotation in the afternoons. I think this will help me fight off the hunger issues I had this week. As long as I choose wisely it should not undo any of the progress I have made and may actually help my metabolism keep cranking. I also want to replace the canned veggies in my diet with either fresh or frozen vegetables. In addition to these things I am going to try a morning drink my boss is doing with his glycemic load diet. The idea is that it cleans out the kidneys and helps kick start things in the morning. We shall see how that goes.

My goal for the week is to drop down to 300 pounds. This will put me over a quarter of the way to my goal weight AND allow me to engage in a little retail therapy by ordering Sukiyaki Western as I discussed a few weeks ago. Also if I manage to get down to 300 and stay there for two weeks I am going to allow myself to order Glenn E. Smith's The Call of Duty from my Amazon wishlist.

Here's what I did food-wise this week:

Friday - 2-8-08
1 Yoplait Yogurt
Philly Cheesesteak with fries
Iced Tea (no sugar)
Medium salad with ham, turkey, 1/2 hard-boiled egg and Ranch dressing
1 serving of tortilla chips

Saturday - 2-9-08
Medium salad with chicken chunks and Ranch dressing
Large glass of Apple Juice
1/3 box of Potatoes Stroganoff Hamburger Helper
1/3 can of green beans
Spoon of peanut butter
Walked 4+ miles. Second half with 14 lbs. pack.

Sunday - 2-10-08
2 scrambled eggs
4 slices of bacon
English muffin
Serving of Potatoes O'Brien
Chips and salsa
Medium salad with chicken chunks and Ranch dressing

Monday - 2-11-08
1 Yoplait Yogurt
Small bottle of Apple Juice
Banana
Medium salad with chicken chunks and Ranch dressing
12 oz. V8
1/3 box of Cheeseburger Mac Hamburger Helper
1/3 can of corn, okra and tomatoes
30 minutes on the eliptical and then some light lifting.

Tuesday - 2-12-08
1 Yoplait Yogurt
Medium salad with a hard-boiled egg, turkey, ham and Ranch dressing
12 oz. V8
1/4 box of Four Cheese Lasagna Hamburger Helper
1/4 can green beans

Wednesday - 2-13-08
1 Yoplait Yogurt
Medium salad with 1/2 hard-boiled egg, turkey, ham and Ranch dressing
1 bottle Lipton Green Tea w/Citrus
Slice of ham
1/3 box of Cheeseburger Mac Hamburger Helper
1/3 can of corn, okra and tomatoes
30 minutes on the eliptical.

Thursday - 2-14-08
1 Yoplait Yogurt
Medium salad with chicken chunks and Ranch dressing
12 oz. V8
1/4 box of Four Cheese Lasagna Hamburger Helper
1/4 can green beans

Earlier today it occurred to me that the real losers here are the ladies as there is just going to be less and less of James to go around. I feel sorry for them. Also V-8? Not as vile as I remember.