Okay, only three more days to go till we're at ten weeks and I weight in at....
...I'm not telling you without one of those finger/desk drumrolls...
Better.
...weigh in at...226lbs.
I know, WTF happened?
I'll tell you what happened, August happened.
With two big birthday events, many days of eating like a fat kid who loves cake, and a weekend all to ourselves where Jen and I vegged out on the couch and played video games, I'm thinking that August is to blame.
So now I am faced with the prospect of shedding 6lbs in as many days.
What to do, what to do? I know...
I'm going to reset the goal, right now.
It's my birthday in nine weeks. Let's see if I can get to 215 by then. That's keeping track at about a pound a week, and if I get there before my birthday, I'll set a more aggressive target for the next one.
So what's been happening in the life of The Dieter?
Not a whole heck of a lot, actually. For Terry's (Jen's mother) birthday we compiled a book of memories of friends and relatives, talking about good memories of the lady and what they like best about her. It was a fun thing to compile. People recall the strangest things. It was a little bitter-sweet for her to read, because things that just were what they were all those years ago, viewed with hindsight take on more meaning. The abused childhood friend who remembers hiding from pretend monsters, the long-time friend who remembers Terry's insistently compassionate response when the friend was suddenly widowed, the niece who is so proud to share her name.
My mother-in-law is an amazing lady, who doesn't just touch people's hearts and lives, she hugs them, holds them close, and does it all without asking for anything in return.
So there was cake for that, there was cake for Jen's birthday, and if you know this family, you know that there is first birthday, second birthday...chances are there will be three or more birthday things, most of which involve a good deal of eating.
We had the Home Owners Association meeting a couple of weeks ago, and I am, somehow, now the newsletter guy for the neighborhood, so I have to think of things to write about. I think I got the gig because I send out marketing newsletters every couple of months, and I was surprised at how many people actually read them. I had a few people let me know that they like getting them, so I will continue. I'm working on that right now, in fact. Well, not right now, but you know...
We watched the latest season of Weeds, which was fun, and we're playing inFamous on the PS3, which is slightly addictive.
The English football has started, gridiron will be back in a couple of weeks, and so will college football, so I am very excited. I've said it before, but the song "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is about September and October. Football (both kinds) have returned and pennant and wildcard races and heating up in baseball. How can another time of the year be more wonderful than that?
Tiredness, NERO, and packing
10 years ago