Days Fly By

Yesterday's Weigh In: 283.00
Today's Weigh In: 284.5

I didn't realize until just now that I didn't blog yesterday. I guess I did 'technically' by creating one for everyone to post their "Tuck's Big Challenge" weigh-ins, but I don't know if that counts.

Anyway, you'll notice a few things on the blog. First off, thanks to Billy for creating my new header. I think that's MUCH better than the one I had done in the past.

Also, you'll notice that the "Fourth and ____" has changed. When I first started this blog, I wanted to lose 100 pounds. I create that as some 'fictional' number that I never honestly thought that I would be able to reach. Now, as I'm getting closer to that number, I realized that 250 isn't what I'm aiming for anymore. Also, when people ask how much I've lost, I refer back to my 378 number (I thought it was 279 but I checked my doc's records, it was 378).

So, in order to reflect what was important, I revised my "start weight" to reflect the start of my weight loss journey and not the start of the blog, and I revised my "goal" to reflect my goal - not some imaginary number of 250 just because it looks good. So, nothing changes at all except for the number at the top of the blog - just thought I'd clear that up.

Anyway, on to weight loss stuff. I did great today. I originally woke up mad at myself (for the 284.5 on the scale this morning) and decided I was going to do that fasting thing that Billy was talking about. Then, after reality set in, I knew that it wasn't realistic for me. However, I ate 100% clean today, and made some good choices.

I had fruit for breakfast - bananas and a pear. Then, for lunch I had oatmeal and a can of tuna (not together, that would be disgusting). Then, for dinner I barbequed white fish on the grill but got rained on (major thunderstorm), so after pulling the fish off of the grill early (I had the umbrella protecting the grill - failing miserably), I put it on the plate with some cottage cheese, a small portion of noodles and some green lettuce with mushrooms and italian dressing. The fish didn't cook right, so I ended up not having the first. Either way, the food consumption was pretty perfect today.

Oh, and for dessert? I passed on the 1/2 cup of ice cream today. I had a banana for dinner - just as satisfying (ok, that's a lie, but it was a better choice).

So today, I earned it. I'm hoping for results on the scale tomorrow, but I know better than that. Just a week left in the August challenge, and let's just say I'm not used to coming in second place or below. So - Billy and Brian, don't coast - I'm going to be on your heels this week.