Four Gallons Out, One Gallon In

I don't remember the last time I was bummed out about losing a pound, but I was today.

I'm down to 435 today, but there's no back patting involved.  In fact, it is a reminder that I have to get back to what I was doing a month or so again.  I'm starting to get lazy.

Yes, I am up to 52 days of logging my calories - I claim that and I'm proud of it.  However, I'm not being diligent about what composes those calories.   I mentioned at the beginning of the year that I'm not going to ban myself from foods - pizza, burgers, etc.  However, I need to be smart about having them.  I can't just have pizza and burgers any time that I want and expect the weight to fall off.   So, one of my updated goals is to GET BACK TO MAKING HEALTHIER OPTIONS.   Too many pizza buffets and not enough lean meats, salads and veggies.  I'll do better.

However, as I mentioned yesterday, I walked a 5K with my wife and kids.  It was a good day.  Now, I need to start making more time for my health.  More walks - honestly, I felt great after that 5k.  Granted I was walking a lot slower (those little legs of the 5 year old couldn't keep up), so I was able to take my time, but I felt much stronger after this one than the past few official 'races'.  The race in December, I felt like I was going to die at the end.   31 pounds coming off, even though I can't see it in the mirror, makes a difference.

Also, I'm trying to 5 day challenge - planks every day and a GALLON of water.  It officially starts Wednesday but I wanted to do it today to see how it goes.  I did m two 10-second plants this morning, I thought I was going to die.  And as for water,  I'm down to the last two inches of my gallon jug and it's 4:30pm.   I think I've peed more today than I have in the past month.

So, not much to report - but I'm going to get a little more serious.  Posting more, not resting on my laurels, and I have to stop thinking that losing 30 pounds means something. I was googling what weighs 30 pounds, and I learned that FOUR GALLONS OF MILK weighs 30 pounds.  So, I've taken that much off.  And s

ure, it sounds good to say "I've lost 31 pounds" but I know that I haven't escaped heart disease and heart attacks.  I need to do more.  I need to want it more.  I need to not fall into the same traps as I have, gaining everything back, like I have the past decade.

Things are good.  I'm blessed.  But let's renew our focus.   31 pounds is a good thing - but my goal was to get under 400 by my 40th birthday.  I've got until the end of March, and I've got 36 more pounds to lose.  I can't do that at the pizza buffet.