1/13/2020 Weigh In

216, down 2.5 lb from 1/5's 218.5.

Down 2.5 lb in eight days ... YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!

I made an appointment for my annual physical last week. I thought the physical was due in March, but no; it's due in June. In fact, it's on the very last day of June. I thus have another five months, rather than three months, to peel weight off.

I therefore have a Goal: Get to 190 lb or below by the date of the physical. Surprise the bejeezus out of my doctor. That's 26 lb in five months. Yes, I Can Do That.

Here's the Plan for today:

Today's Plan
8:30 Doxycycline, water (I have sinusitis)

10:30 Vitamins, water

11:00 Bran pancake, strawberries, water

1:30 Chicken, spinach salad, water

3:30 Wasa, water

5:30 Wasa, water

7:30 Chicken, spinach salad, water

8:00 Apple, water

9:30 Yogurt, water

1/5/2020 Weigh In

218.5, up 8 lb from 12/14/2019's 210.5.

I clearly relaxed the regimen during the holidays. The holidays are now OVER. It is time to restart the regimen. I shall tow the line.

Christmas is the death of the diet. It was last year, too. I didn't regain as much this year as I allowed myself to regain last year, but 8 lb in less than one month ... yeah, not good. I know what did it, of course. All that butter. All those biscuits and pie dough chunks. All that cream. Christmas is the Season of Fat.

Well, here we are, with those eight hard-lost pounds easily regained. It was not a problem at all to regain that weight. 

I was reading about a weight-loss theory that involves confusing one's metabolism. I am well aware that weight loss involves slowing down the metabolism; that's why losing the tonnage is so miserably difficult. But this idea sort of makes sense. Diet strictly for x days, then on Day y eat more fats. Then diet again strictly for x days and eat more fats on Day y. Then diet strictly for x days and eat more fat on the Day Y. Basically, don't let the metabolism reset itself into starvation mode.

But I'm not likely to try it. The Diet Center has served me well for all these years; I'll just keep going with that.

I got myself a set of TRX straps for Christmas and I've actually been using them. They help with my hip pain, and they're good for strengthening muscles.

Today's Plan

11:00 Vitamins, water

1:30 Friendly's for brunch (I'll have a grilled cheese and soup, which is actually not unfriendly to the Diet), water

3:30 Wasa, water

4:30 Apple, water

5:30 Wasa, water

6:30 Chicken, spinach salad, water

8:00 Fruit, water

9:30 Yogurt, water