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So I went and returned from my big trip to Indianapolis…. When I returned and got on the scale Monday morning, the number was about what I expected – 237.0.  I’m happy to report that with a little bit of vigilance (and what I’m guessing was quite a bit of beer/water weight) I’m back to a pre-trip weight this AM.  Not much on the horizon in terms of potential pitfalls with the possible exception of a work dinner tomorrow night (at BW3) and poker on Saturday night.  Luckily the work meeting is during the week so I’ll keep beer to minimum there and I don’t like to drink a ton while I play cards so both should be not too tough to deal with.

Got home today from my trip to see my buddy this weekend.  We had an absolute awesome time this weekend and I’m already looking forward to when he comes to visit in April.  I can honestly say that I didn’t eat all that bad this weekend and while I had more than my fair share of beer we didn’t get SUPER stupid as we have in past years.  What can I say… age is catching up to us in the partying department   I’m interested to see what the number says in the morning… We’ll see.

Been a while since I posted and I’m super busy at work so I’m going to keep this short.  To be fair and honest, haven’t been eating all that great lately, and yet I’m still down a few lbs which is a great thing.  That said, I’m not eating TERRIBLY either, so I’ve got that going for me.

Also, I’ve really HAVE been thinking about what I’ve been eating.  We went to Chili’s the other night for dinner and I passed on the beer.  I can’t for the life of me remember the last time I didn’t get a beer there.  Alas, I’m going to have more than my fair share of beer this weekend in Indy.  Can’t wait!

I started posting on this blog about my weight loss to keep myself accountable.  That’s not to suggest that anyone is reading this drivel, but just as accountability is key to success on KillTheCan.org, I strongly believe that it will work for me here as well.

The last couple of days I haven’t been eating all that great, but I’m still putting up “decent” numbers.  This naturally leads me down the path of questioning my plan, what I can and cannot eat, etc.  I will say that I’ve cut WAY back on the junk food (specifically fries/burgers) over the last couple of weeks.

Tomorrow should be an interesting weigh in… didn’t eat all that great today, and had a couple of drinks this evening at a networking event.  We’ll see!

As per last night’s post, today’s number was not a surprise.  Back at it again today eating decently (sandwich for lunch, soup for dinner).  On top of a bad number this AM, I woke up feeling completely like shit.  Ears, alternating runny and stuffy nose, sore throat and sneezing galore.  As I write this tonight, I’m also dealing with itchy/puffy eyes which is just tremendous (note the sarcasm).  On to tomorrow!

So I didn’t write a post on Friday but the number at that point was 232.5.  However, it’s Monday night (Labor Day) and I’m scared to see the number I’m going to post tomorrow.  It’s been a long weekend of celebrating the holiday, hanging out with the family and having plenty of good food and drink.  Not that I went super crazy or anything, but I did have a piece of pie the other night at mom & dad’s and had more than a few drinks over the weekend.  So… I’m guessing we’re going to take a step back tomorrow.

So it’s another day where the number didn’t go down, but it’s also another day where it didn’t go UP which in my book is a WIN.  Not sure I’ve ever put down what my long term goal is here for this process.  Obviously I want to be healthier and lose weight.  The clothes need to fit better (which is already happening) and quite frankly I’m just sick of worrying about my weight and what I look like.

If I’m going to put a number on it I’m thinking 200 is a nice target to shoot for.  The wife has been saying that I can’t get my first tattoo until I get sub-200 so I suppose that’s the ultimate goal.  That said, who knows how I’ll feel when I get there… until then I’ll keep my eye on that prize.

33 lbs to go!

Was a good eating day yesterday… nearly carb free with the exception of some breading on the fish that the wife had prepped for dinner.  I’m starting to get into the groove when it comes to NOT eating garbage when I’m out for lunch.  It’s really just a CHOICE isn’t it?

My boss asked me toward the end of the day if I wanted to grab a beer after work.  Even though I had 2 beers and a shot of Jack Daniels (it was a pretty deep conversation about future business plans, etc.) I managed to put a good number on the scale this AM.  As I said yesterday, my trip to Indy to visit Pip is only about 3 weeks away so I’ve gotta get DOWN!

Got the numbers going back in the right direction this AM.  It was a rough couple of days and at this point I don’t think I’ve got much in the immediate future in terms of potential pitfalls for the diet. Looking to really kick it into high gear between now and then time I go see Pip which is in just a few short weeks.  I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’ll be drinking like a fish that weekend so I simply CAN’T go into the weekend heavy or I’m gonna come out cracking that 240 barrier which I’ve never been to before.

After the weekend I had I expected a bad number on the scale this AM and unfortunately I got what I expected.

• Jim Thome came back to Cleveland on Friday evening.  Beer/dogs.
• Amanda’s cousin got married on Saturday night.  LOTS of beers.
• Dinner at a 5 Star restaurant to celebrate Pop’s 65th birthday. Bread, mashed potatoes and 2 JD’s.

So it didn’t surprise me that I had a bad number this AM.  Just need to focus and get back to it.  The good news (if there is any) is that I’m still down 2.5 from where I started.  Hell… if I can be down 2.5 lbs every week I’d be happy as a pig in shit!