Well, It has been forever since I have taken time to post in my journal. I figured I would take a few minutes and add an update even though there isn’t much to update on. I have pretty much settled into the weight I was at a few months ago (370). Not sure when my last update was, but I think it was back around February or March. I haven’t really done much in the way of weight loss in the past 3 months. I was working at it for awhile. But, as the economy got worse (To the extent that people have had less and less disposable income. Seeing as who you ask they might still say the economy is doing good), so did my bottom line (at least in financial terms) and I found myself with less and less time to focus on eating well and working out.

I have noticed that as I am spending more hours working, I am opting for easier, quicker meals. The ones that come in a package with tons of calories and not so healthy ingredients. I have even sunk to the point of buying snacks like oreos and chips again. *gasp* While I have managed to maintain my weight give or take 10 pounds, I started getting to the point where I wasn’t feeling as healthy. So, I decided it was time to try and start doing things a little healthier again. The past few weeks, we have been eating much more natural foods with tons of salad and fresh vegetables. I have been enjoying it and I am definitely noticing an improvement in the way I feel.

I have also taken advantage of summer being here. Not as much as I would like to but, I have been getting out more. Work has kept me from getting into the pool as much as I would like to and we have gone to only a fraction of the state parks and local attractions I would have liked to this summer. One thing I did manage to squeeze in was the second annual camping trip for my son and I. We went to Watkins Glenn State Park in New York State. It was nice to spend 5 days with just my son and nature. We got a lot done in those 5 days too. I will post more on the a little later.

All in all, it has been a pretty uneventful summer with regards to weight loss and exercise. I am hoping that the recent decline in oil prices continues and things start looking up giving me an opportunity to start focusing mroe on exercise as the cooler weather of fall arrives.

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Today was my first visit with the nutritionist since October. The past week without a doubt has been better than the several weeks and months prior to it. I have been eating better and doing more. The weather has been a little warmer (a lot warmer yesterday. 60 degree days in January. woohoo!) and I have been taking advantage of it. Yesterday I got out and took the recycle we have been building up during the past two months to the drop off. My garage is definitely happier to have all that recycle out of it. Today after my appointment I took the dog out for a walk. It was only about 8 blocks. Not far, but still a good start. I’m hoping for more warm days and also hoping that we don’t slip back into the frigid temps. As long as it stays above freezing, I see myself getting out for daily walks. My appointment went pretty much as I expected. I am 5 pounds heavier than I was in October. Not great. But not horrible either. Last week that number would have been +10 pounds. So, I am moving in the right direction again.

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Seems to be the theme with me lately as far as my weight loss efforts go. Drop a few pounds. Gain a few pounds back. In the end, I am staying around the same weight. But, it is frustrating to go down one week and back up the next. I have only myself to blame. But some weeks it is just so damn hard to lose weight. You get hungry, you eat. You get really hungry, you eat ALOT! Instead of losing weight, you gain weight back and offset your previous week or two of weight loss. I haven’t even come close to going back to where I started and never plan on losing control that much. But, having the ups and downs in weight loss to weight gain from week to week starts to suck after a few weeks of it. My last weigh in I posted was from October 12. I was at 361.8 pounds on that day. True to form, I had some ups and downs since then. The following week I weighed in at 366.2 pounds on October 19 and then followed that up with an almost 8 pound loss weighing in at 358.6 on October 26. Enter the week of Halloween and see how quickly things turn around. The week between Oct. 26 and November 2 I gained it all back weighing in at 369.6 last Friday. Candy sucks and so does the lack of will power i showed during that week! I spent the past week trying to get myself focused again and I maintained the weight, weighing in today at the same thing. It’s hard to just stop, once you start down that road into chocolaty decadence! One piece leads to another and another and another.. and before you know it.. you end up a Fat Bastard!
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