Kangatopia

Today has been a surprisingly productive day. I biked around the lake a couple of times, then went on a quick neighborhood run afterwards so that I could claim 1,000 calories expended via the advanced technology of my heart rate monitor. By the time I got around to taking it off, it had [...]

I’m losing steam on writing about this weight loss thing, but I am going to keep plugging away because otherwise I would have one hand wrapped around a Frosty and the other holding a tight grip on a white plastic spoon.
I’ve consumed about 800 calories today (though the day isn’t over yet.  I am alone [...]

Like tonight when it’s raining pretty damn hard – enough to ruin any chance that I might get out and ride a rally in the morning – and no one is around, I think things like:
Wow. I’ve really fucked up my life, and I keep fucking it up! And I’m so fucking gleeful [...]

I ran out of vinegar at work today, so instead of going out and trying to find low calorie fare at one of a handful of fast food joints in the area, I decided to drive home and eat the salad in the comfort of my own rocking chair while watching some silly soap opera [...]

I weighed this morning just for funsies and I’m down 7 pounds. The real tip off came when I found that my clothes are fitting better.
Today we had another seminar and there were about a dozen cookies and a pound of cheese remaining when the room cleared of people. I dutifully loaded it [...]

I think I read somewhere once that your body gets addicted to crappy food, so when you’re trying to lose weight – it might be beneficial to go out and eat a cheeseburger every once in awhile to allow your body to function on its accustomed fuel.
I’m starting to get pretty goddamned tired of eating [...]

It’s been an exhausting day.  Bear has a project due in school in the morning, and I took a few hours off work this afternoon so that I could help him finish it and practice his presentation.  We finished the project, had dinner and the nightly routine, and he was still in bed on time.  [...]

This morning Shep dropped Bear off at school, and the lady that helps the kids out of the car stopped to tell Shep that we have a really great kid. He said thanks, and she said “No, really, he is a great kid. He’s very well liked by everyone at the school.” [...]

I consumed a few more calories per day over the weekend then I had over the previous week.  However, I counteracted it yesterday with a long, meandering bike ride, which burned around 800 calories.  I ended week 1 with a total weight loss of 4.6 pounds.  However, I also had trouble getting a ring on [...]

You know how you work and work at something, and you really want it to be okay, so you keep working. Sometimes it is okay, but other times you realize that what you’ve been working really hard to do is to glaze a veneer over the flaws and hope no one notices them.
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I was [...]