BFL in Hampton Roads

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January 2, 2011. When I rebooted the weight loss program….

Made it through a free day without going too hog wild (really, once I started eating, I wasn’t too interested in stuffing myself, and that helps).

My problem, this weekend? When I went out to breakfast with friends, I left food on the plate. Half the omelet, to be precise. I’ve been raised that you clean your plate, and you eat what’s put in front of you. But as portions have increased, so have American’s waistlines. So even though it grieved me, I left it there, and I feel better in the long run.

I’m down 20 pounds from my start (I started at 260, I’m now at 240), and I’m feeling better than I have in quite a long time. I’ve still a long way to go, but one step at a time, I’m making my journey. The pride I feel inside can’t be explained.

I even had a photo taken of me in a paisley shirt that I haven’t worn since 2002 that I actually LIKE. (Those who know me well know that I don’t like having pictures of me taken because of my size — I’m quite self conscious.)

Breakfast was the whole egg and 1/3 cup egg white omelet, and oatmeal with blueberries (quick cooking oats, not the instant stuff with added sugar). I did put in 1/2 teaspoon honey and that made it quite palatable.

What are you going to do today to improve your life? What have you done recently to improve other’s lives?

Five meals down and I don’t think I’m going to be awake for the sixth.

Mega success however, as I fit into a pair of 38 inch waisted short pants this afternoon without having to suck in with such intensity that I hurt myself.

Breakfast was oatmeal and a scrambled egg. Nutrition bar at 10, Snowy Easter Soup with chicken at lunch, Nutrition bar at 2:30, and grilled 4oz sirloin burger, asparagus, and fresh pasta at 7 (I also threw in a cup of pineapple, so I’ll consider that my sixth meal, even though it’s missing protien).

Exercise today consisted of walking all over my half acre with a lawn mower. I managed to get it all cut in 46 minutes, and I estimate I walked about a mile and a half, and pushed through some very dense, thick grass. My arms hurt, so I guess I was using a different set of muscles than I was in my other workouts.

I’ve still a long way to go. My goal, for this 12 week period, was to get myself from a 41 inch waist to a 36. I would like, when all is said and done, to get myself down to a 32-33 and keep myself there, but I want attainable goals so I can see accomplishments. If I do better, great. If I don’t hit my goal, but come close, that’s okay too, because I know that I’m going for the new me.

Unlike the last time I did BFL, in 2000, when I was bascially trying to do it to keep the “status quo” and keep my life from turning upside down, this time I’m doing it just for me. So I can be comfortable in my own skin, with how I look, and so that I am proud of who I am. Consider it a self-esteem booster shot, you might say.

Tomorrow comes quickly, and I’m more tired than I am used to feeling. I think it has something to do with my allergies, which have kicked up bigtime.