Starting Weight - 229.7 - Total Lost - 18.6
Monday, September 10, 2018
Breakfast - Cheerios and 2% Milk. Ya know - i really like cheerios! :-)
Lunch - I really can't remember what the heck I had for lunch today. I mean, I know I'm writing this the next day, but usually I can remember 1 day back. What the heck is wrong with me? I know that we went to the mall after we ate. I remember stopping at the cleaners and at Clifton City Hall to drop off an invoice for a gig next week . . . . . definitely hit some traffic, took a nap in the car with the kids, went to Old Navy, but what the heck did I eat for lunch? Not a cold cut sandwich because we are out of most of that. It was not a breakfast sandwich because I didn't make eggs. Not peanut butter - don't remember licking the knife clean.
Dinner - I had some left over chicken from the tailgate that I didn't cook so Kristyn and I had a few small pieces of chicken each and a black bean burger. Good, simple, tasty. Through the chicken on the stove and the black bean burgers in the air fryer. Quick meal.
Snacking - went a little overboard with some pretzels and goldfish while watching SVU. Would have been wise to maybe have stopped after the first serving, but I went for a 2nd. It was so good!!!!!
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Breakfast - Cheerio's and 2% milk
Lunch - So i had to run out and deal with a few things at Home Depot, drop something in the mail and go to the UPS store. While at the UPS store, I stopped at this really good pizza shop. It used to be pretty crappy but they have revamped and they are awesome now - Richfield Pizza in Clifton on the corner of Clifton Ave and Allwood Rd. Now let's be clear. I think they are an awesome stop now. I've spent a very long time trying to figure out what the #2 pizzeria in Clifton was, behind Bruno's of course. I think this place takes the cake. If you are looking for some place to supplement your pizza intake, try them out. But as good as they are - under no circumstance would you replace Bruno's with them. Bruno's still - by far - best pizza around. THere is nothing that can touch that square slice. NOTHING! Anyway, long story short - I had 2 slices and a diet coke.
Dinner - Kristyn's new favorite meal is in effect. We had cilantro/lime shrimp with quinoa, shredded carrots, black beans and corn. Awesome as usual. And had just enough for some leftovers for tomorrow.
Snacking - 2 pieces of cheese late night while watching SVU.
Weigh-In Preview - down to 228.5 on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Monday, September 10, 2018
Days 82-84 - Marching Band, Marching Band and Football Sunday!
Starting Weight - 227.2
So I don't have all the details from the past 3 days, to be honest. It was a very busy 3 days and I just don't feel like working that hard to remember. BUT I can certainly talk about the highlights and lessons of the past few days, how about that?
So Friday, Saturday and Sunday - the weekend of September 7-9. It was an eventful weekend I'd say. A busy one, a fun one, one that included lots of hard work . . . . .
Friday, September 7, 2018 - Friday was obviously a full day of school, capped off with Pep Rally 9th period and then a home football game. I'm pretty sure I did Cheerios in 2% milk in the morning, so that was ok. For lunch, I ended up hitting Denaro's with a coworker, Mike. First Denaro's run of the school year. WE are good for 1-2 of these a month. Ever been there? In Dumont? Their sandwiches are great and really inexpensive. I always get a Turkey, Pepperoni and Yellow American Cheese (1/2 sandwich) because that is PLENTY considering how much meat they put on it. Z and I split an order of french fries and I usually get a can of diet soda. I followed this formula and I'll tell you, it filled me the heck up! I used to be able to house that sandwich with no problem, but it really filled me. That's a good sign. I guess that eventually, I'm gonna have to skip the ol' fries since the sandwich is plenty. For Dinner, I had brought my leftovers of last night - the walnut (or was it pecan?) crusted chicken with broccoli and baked potato. Popped it in the microwave at 5pm so I can shovel it down real quick before marching band. THen at 8:30, during halftime - I realized that I never ate it. This was not a happy moment. So I did the only logical thing, I ate 2 containers of Mac & Cheese from the snack bar. (This was a total of 440 calories) so not really that bad in the grand scheme of things. Yes, it was 440 completely empty worthless calories, but I had to eat something. Was not waiting for 10:30 to eat dinner, and I don't like hot dogs at snack stands.) I also had a water (I think - it's possible it was red gatorade but I'm almost positive it was water.) Full disclosure - I also got a slurpee on the way home.
As far as the actual day went - in terms of school - the kids did not disappoint! They did a bang up job at the pep rally - played great, followed all directions very well, had a great attitude, and we had lots of kids, including the football team clapping on 2 and 4 during Birdland!! THe guard performed their routine well and we capped it off with "Gimme Some Lovin'" for the first time this year, our traditional ending to the pep rally and all team wins. It was our 2nd game (1st at home) for the season. Our kids did a great job - so early in the season. The team killed it and so we got to play Gimme Some Lovin' at the end of the game and the team showed us full support and appreciation for our efforts. This is something very special about Cresskill - the team and the band - we work together. You would think this is normal, but all too often the band and the football team think they are in some kind of competition for attention or respect. The fact of the matter is that we are all there to create a Friday night atmosphere for our kids and community, teach our students about teamwork, hard work and commitment and have some fun while doing it. Friday night was a great example of that. Thanks to Coach Quinn and the CHS Football team for continuing to support and appreciate the band as much as we do the same for you. Video below is of our band playing and the team celebrating Friday night's victory - with full recognition of the band. Very cool moment.
Saturday, September 8, 2018 - And here we are - Saturday. Another long day of band, but a totally worthwhile day for sure.
Let me start off by saying that I had my ol' faithful Dunkin Donuts breakfast. Let me explain - I had to run out of the house and I had drill to copy for rehearsal. I did not have time to make a nice breakfast for myself. I also had a feeling that I would not be eating lunch, so I needed something that would hold me over through a 4 hour rehearsal with marching band. So I took the opportunity to have my bagel, donut and Red Bull. Not ideal, but it was what I did. It may sound like I'm making excuses. and well . . . . I AM!!! There really is no excuse to have that breakfast besides the fact that once in awhile, it's just ok. It is what it is. It happened. Not the end of the world. I just have to continue to make sure I limit this type of intake.
For lunch, as expected - nothing, so let's fast forward to dinner. After a solid rehearsal with the band where we worked on the first half of "FIREBIRD," I finally got to eat those leftovers that I was supposed to eat last night. I had the chicken and the broccoli. Didn't actually have the potato. Didn't need it and was not in the mood. Solid. After our 12-4 rehearsal was our Cresskill Jr. Football 9/11 ceremony. We took care of business there and by 7:30 I was on the road home. I came home to a homecooked meal on the stove, and I proceeded to eat it like an animal. It was pork, some kind of rice concoction and carrots. I just ate it right out of the pots and pans on the stove like a real slob. Everything was fine except for the fact that I just went crazy to town on that rice and could not stop shoveling it into my mouth!
I don't remember in terms of snacking and stuff for the day. I'm sure it was not bad.
Sunday, September 9, 2018 - The annual Chris Pelletier/Joe Verderese Giants Game & Tailgate
So every year, Chris and I head to a game. We have our tailgate beforehand and typically gorge ourselves into oblivion. This time, I TRIED to keep it under control and I think all things considered, I did'nt go quite as crazy as usual. Let's see if I can take you through the play by play:
We start around 9am and in the past, it usually began with some donuts or cookies and chips. We bypassed the baked goods and just munched on some Sour Cream and Cheddar ridgies while waiting for the grill to heat up. Once the grill was good to go, we threw on our first round of food. I had marinated some chicken in Peanut Sauce and some more in Buffalo sauce. Small pieces. Cooked them up and put on small rolls (cut in half.) Very small rolls. I had 3 of these "sandwiches" which were basically 3 bit sandwiches. Like sliders, really. Then came the annual lamb - wrapped in Bacon! Chris never disappoints with this and I think this was likely the best it has ever come out!!!!
In the middle of it all, our tailgate neighbors offered us up some beef kebobs and we kindly obliged. You can see them here staying warm while we prepared our burgers.
So I don't have all the details from the past 3 days, to be honest. It was a very busy 3 days and I just don't feel like working that hard to remember. BUT I can certainly talk about the highlights and lessons of the past few days, how about that?
So Friday, Saturday and Sunday - the weekend of September 7-9. It was an eventful weekend I'd say. A busy one, a fun one, one that included lots of hard work . . . . .
Friday, September 7, 2018 - Friday was obviously a full day of school, capped off with Pep Rally 9th period and then a home football game. I'm pretty sure I did Cheerios in 2% milk in the morning, so that was ok. For lunch, I ended up hitting Denaro's with a coworker, Mike. First Denaro's run of the school year. WE are good for 1-2 of these a month. Ever been there? In Dumont? Their sandwiches are great and really inexpensive. I always get a Turkey, Pepperoni and Yellow American Cheese (1/2 sandwich) because that is PLENTY considering how much meat they put on it. Z and I split an order of french fries and I usually get a can of diet soda. I followed this formula and I'll tell you, it filled me the heck up! I used to be able to house that sandwich with no problem, but it really filled me. That's a good sign. I guess that eventually, I'm gonna have to skip the ol' fries since the sandwich is plenty. For Dinner, I had brought my leftovers of last night - the walnut (or was it pecan?) crusted chicken with broccoli and baked potato. Popped it in the microwave at 5pm so I can shovel it down real quick before marching band. THen at 8:30, during halftime - I realized that I never ate it. This was not a happy moment. So I did the only logical thing, I ate 2 containers of Mac & Cheese from the snack bar. (This was a total of 440 calories) so not really that bad in the grand scheme of things. Yes, it was 440 completely empty worthless calories, but I had to eat something. Was not waiting for 10:30 to eat dinner, and I don't like hot dogs at snack stands.) I also had a water (I think - it's possible it was red gatorade but I'm almost positive it was water.) Full disclosure - I also got a slurpee on the way home.
As far as the actual day went - in terms of school - the kids did not disappoint! They did a bang up job at the pep rally - played great, followed all directions very well, had a great attitude, and we had lots of kids, including the football team clapping on 2 and 4 during Birdland!! THe guard performed their routine well and we capped it off with "Gimme Some Lovin'" for the first time this year, our traditional ending to the pep rally and all team wins. It was our 2nd game (1st at home) for the season. Our kids did a great job - so early in the season. The team killed it and so we got to play Gimme Some Lovin' at the end of the game and the team showed us full support and appreciation for our efforts. This is something very special about Cresskill - the team and the band - we work together. You would think this is normal, but all too often the band and the football team think they are in some kind of competition for attention or respect. The fact of the matter is that we are all there to create a Friday night atmosphere for our kids and community, teach our students about teamwork, hard work and commitment and have some fun while doing it. Friday night was a great example of that. Thanks to Coach Quinn and the CHS Football team for continuing to support and appreciate the band as much as we do the same for you. Video below is of our band playing and the team celebrating Friday night's victory - with full recognition of the band. Very cool moment.
Saturday, September 8, 2018 - And here we are - Saturday. Another long day of band, but a totally worthwhile day for sure.
Let me start off by saying that I had my ol' faithful Dunkin Donuts breakfast. Let me explain - I had to run out of the house and I had drill to copy for rehearsal. I did not have time to make a nice breakfast for myself. I also had a feeling that I would not be eating lunch, so I needed something that would hold me over through a 4 hour rehearsal with marching band. So I took the opportunity to have my bagel, donut and Red Bull. Not ideal, but it was what I did. It may sound like I'm making excuses. and well . . . . I AM!!! There really is no excuse to have that breakfast besides the fact that once in awhile, it's just ok. It is what it is. It happened. Not the end of the world. I just have to continue to make sure I limit this type of intake.
For lunch, as expected - nothing, so let's fast forward to dinner. After a solid rehearsal with the band where we worked on the first half of "FIREBIRD," I finally got to eat those leftovers that I was supposed to eat last night. I had the chicken and the broccoli. Didn't actually have the potato. Didn't need it and was not in the mood. Solid. After our 12-4 rehearsal was our Cresskill Jr. Football 9/11 ceremony. We took care of business there and by 7:30 I was on the road home. I came home to a homecooked meal on the stove, and I proceeded to eat it like an animal. It was pork, some kind of rice concoction and carrots. I just ate it right out of the pots and pans on the stove like a real slob. Everything was fine except for the fact that I just went crazy to town on that rice and could not stop shoveling it into my mouth!
I don't remember in terms of snacking and stuff for the day. I'm sure it was not bad.
Sunday, September 9, 2018 - The annual Chris Pelletier/Joe Verderese Giants Game & Tailgate
So every year, Chris and I head to a game. We have our tailgate beforehand and typically gorge ourselves into oblivion. This time, I TRIED to keep it under control and I think all things considered, I did'nt go quite as crazy as usual. Let's see if I can take you through the play by play:
We start around 9am and in the past, it usually began with some donuts or cookies and chips. We bypassed the baked goods and just munched on some Sour Cream and Cheddar ridgies while waiting for the grill to heat up. Once the grill was good to go, we threw on our first round of food. I had marinated some chicken in Peanut Sauce and some more in Buffalo sauce. Small pieces. Cooked them up and put on small rolls (cut in half.) Very small rolls. I had 3 of these "sandwiches" which were basically 3 bit sandwiches. Like sliders, really. Then came the annual lamb - wrapped in Bacon! Chris never disappoints with this and I think this was likely the best it has ever come out!!!!
After this, we made burgers. I had a burger with 1 slice of taylor ham on it.
He on the other hand - went crazy! He had the "Jersey bacon lambuger" with steak and cheese.
WHAT????? Yup - a hamburger topped with lamb wrapped in bacon, a piece of steak from our neighbors beef kebobs, 2 slices of asiago cheese, surrounded by a bun made of 2 slices of Taylor Ham. This was the "Keto-Supreme" burger!! Guy Fieri - eat your heart out! (Actually, this meal may just do that!)
Could you believe that this was actually a somewhat tame tailgate in terms of food? ;-) I left full but not destroyed like usual. In fact, I usually need a nap at the game to recover from the food!
FYI, also had 3 bud lites and 2 shots of Fireball. :-)
At the game, I got a pretzel and 2 cookies. Typically, I get an ice cream and either chicken fingers + fries OR a steak sandwich. Held off on the extra meal.
When I came home, Kristyn was dying for some food that didn't require cooking. The request was for chinese. We ordered. I got my typical Chicken & Broccoli with white rice. Only ate about half of it and that was even kinda forced. Also had a slice of cheese. That was the night.
Ok - so the verdict - Friday and Saturday - decent. Maintained my weight (+0.4) Sunday - bad stuff but I'm totally cool. It was opening day - likely my only tailgate of the year - and I made some choices. (for the record, we didn't cook everything we brought - I also brought sausage and I only made half the chicken!) I knew this day would be like this and I'm content with where i went with it. Could have done without the cookies. Also could have done without that fumbled punt with 50 seconds left, but hey - beggars can't be choosers. (Eagles fans - shut it.)
Weighed in Monday morning up 2.4 pounds. It's not a real 2.4. It will be done tomorrow or the next day after I do awesome. Looking to get a solid, serious week here. Not a busy week of nights at school, so hopefully I can stay the course this week and make some progress getting below that 227 lb low that I have been stuck at for a few.
PS - I'm pretty impressed at how much I actually remembered!
Thanks for reading. Check in with you soon!
JOEY V
Friday, September 7, 2018
Day 81 - Perfect Dinner
Weigh-In - 227.3 (-1.6 from yesterday) and down 21.0 overall
Breakfast - Buttered Bagel from Hometown Bagels. I needed something on the way to work. I passed up Dunkin and my old "usual" breakfast and just grabbed a quick bagel. It was a faster stop and of course, minus the Red Bull and Donut. So while not ideal, best case scenario considering time, cost and intake.
Lunch - Leftover Chili. YUM!!!!! Also had a Small packet of fruit snacks
Dinner - This was a perfect meal. I felt like the Brady Bunch. Came home from work at 6pm with a fresh, hot cooked meal on the table. Pecan crusted chicken with a baked potato w/ketchup and broccoli. Everything was cooked to perfection. Can't wait for lunch tomorrow!!!
Night-Time Snacking - Rice Krispie Treat and a frozen Lemonade during the opening night Eagles/Falcons game. Ya know, I had my "Eagles have the worse record in the NFL" post ready to go. But then - - - - - - yeah, they won. ARGH. Oh well, at least the Giants are looking promising this year! AND at least Julio Jones killed it for me in my league where I forgot about my draft while I was at band camp and the autodraft selected freaking Demarco Murray in the 4th round. WTF? A retired player in the 4th round? C'mon, CBS. This is a little ridiculous. At least they made up for it with Dez Bryant in the 6th . . . . . . . . Worst draft ever! BUT I got Julio Jones at 11 and Tom Brady as my QB, so life could be worse.
Breakfast - Buttered Bagel from Hometown Bagels. I needed something on the way to work. I passed up Dunkin and my old "usual" breakfast and just grabbed a quick bagel. It was a faster stop and of course, minus the Red Bull and Donut. So while not ideal, best case scenario considering time, cost and intake.
Lunch - Leftover Chili. YUM!!!!! Also had a Small packet of fruit snacks
Dinner - This was a perfect meal. I felt like the Brady Bunch. Came home from work at 6pm with a fresh, hot cooked meal on the table. Pecan crusted chicken with a baked potato w/ketchup and broccoli. Everything was cooked to perfection. Can't wait for lunch tomorrow!!!
Night-Time Snacking - Rice Krispie Treat and a frozen Lemonade during the opening night Eagles/Falcons game. Ya know, I had my "Eagles have the worse record in the NFL" post ready to go. But then - - - - - - yeah, they won. ARGH. Oh well, at least the Giants are looking promising this year! AND at least Julio Jones killed it for me in my league where I forgot about my draft while I was at band camp and the autodraft selected freaking Demarco Murray in the 4th round. WTF? A retired player in the 4th round? C'mon, CBS. This is a little ridiculous. At least they made up for it with Dez Bryant in the 6th . . . . . . . . Worst draft ever! BUT I got Julio Jones at 11 and Tom Brady as my QB, so life could be worse.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Day 80 - Brought 2 leftover meals today!
Weigh-In - 228.9 (-0.4 from yesterday) and down 19.4 overall - matching my low point of weight so far
Breakfast - So I had a morning, in terms of food. Yesterday was the first day of school. The Yankees are on the west coast so I had the bright idea to stay up and watch the whole game while catching up on work I need to do for school. So a 1:30am bedtime - then I didn't fall asleep for about a half hour. I woke up at 6am and was EXHAUSTED. I also ran out of protein bars. I gave in and hit up Dunkin. Today, Joe ran on Dunkin. It was old school. It was a bagel, donut and Red Bull. I also need to say that I knew the rest of the day, I would be perfect and very busy. I allowed this breakfast today out of necessity and desire. It is truly the old school definition of "Joe's Diet of Convenience." It was convenient to eat at Dunkin today, but then it was convenient to eat AWESOME the rest of the day.
Lunch - Leftover chicken pad thai. Again in the teacher's caf today. Good crowd again. Felt like I was 25 again - eating at the lunch table I ate almost every day of my first 3-4 years. Our table was VG, Timochko and I today and there were people at every other table also. Good times and good meal.
Dinner - Since I had marching band tonight, last night, after dinner, Kristyn was nice enough to put the crock pot chili together so that I could have a real dinner tonight. (Side product is that she also didn't have to cook on a night that I was not home and she was likely very busy!) So I had the chili which featured sweet potatoes (of course, along with ground beef!) It was delicious. It shall be my lunch tomorrow!
Snacking - throughout the day - I remember having a small packet of fruit snacks. It's very possible that was it, but I'm not really sure. I also need to say that I had a pack of those fruit snacks yesterday too (after school) that I forgot to report. It's the "Welch's" fruit snacks from Costco. BIg box. The Music Boosters left 2 boxes of them for the marching band. I told them that hopefully the box would last the directors until our next away game. :-)
Weigh-In Preview - next morning - I hit the 21 pound mark - 227.3!! All of my 11 day binge weight is gone. Onward and downward!
Sorry no photos - I have to be on time to work. :-)
Lunch - Leftover chicken pad thai. Again in the teacher's caf today. Good crowd again. Felt like I was 25 again - eating at the lunch table I ate almost every day of my first 3-4 years. Our table was VG, Timochko and I today and there were people at every other table also. Good times and good meal.
Dinner - Since I had marching band tonight, last night, after dinner, Kristyn was nice enough to put the crock pot chili together so that I could have a real dinner tonight. (Side product is that she also didn't have to cook on a night that I was not home and she was likely very busy!) So I had the chili which featured sweet potatoes (of course, along with ground beef!) It was delicious. It shall be my lunch tomorrow!
Snacking - throughout the day - I remember having a small packet of fruit snacks. It's very possible that was it, but I'm not really sure. I also need to say that I had a pack of those fruit snacks yesterday too (after school) that I forgot to report. It's the "Welch's" fruit snacks from Costco. BIg box. The Music Boosters left 2 boxes of them for the marching band. I told them that hopefully the box would last the directors until our next away game. :-)
Weigh-In Preview - next morning - I hit the 21 pound mark - 227.3!! All of my 11 day binge weight is gone. Onward and downward!
Sorry no photos - I have to be on time to work. :-)
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Day 79 - Back to School, Back to School
Weigh-In - 229.3 (total loss - 19 pounds.) Still up 2 from my best
Breakfast - Well, I didn't exactly wake up early for the first day of school today, but I didn't oversleep! I got up at 6:15 and wanted to be gone by 6:50. Not stopping at Dunkin on the way to work will actually get me to work on time, I think! That being said, I have to wake up better than 6:15 if I want to make breakfast! Today I just grabbed a protein bar and ate that with a bottle of water on the way to work. No big thing.
Lunch - I had leftovers of last night's cilantro lime shrimp burrito bowl. So good!!! Leftovers rock when your wife cooks awesome meals! Ya know what was tough - not eating cookies during lunch duty! This will be a year-long challenge.
Snacking - I had a granola bar at school and also a piece of cheese before dinner
Dinner - Kristyn and I tag-teamed the stove tonight to make chicken pad thai. Came out really good! And I have leftovers for tomorrow!
Snacking - All Fruit ice pop and a piece of cheese.
Another good day if you ask me!!! :-) Trying to get back into drinking a ton of water. This helps a lot.
Breakfast - Well, I didn't exactly wake up early for the first day of school today, but I didn't oversleep! I got up at 6:15 and wanted to be gone by 6:50. Not stopping at Dunkin on the way to work will actually get me to work on time, I think! That being said, I have to wake up better than 6:15 if I want to make breakfast! Today I just grabbed a protein bar and ate that with a bottle of water on the way to work. No big thing.
Lunch - I had leftovers of last night's cilantro lime shrimp burrito bowl. So good!!! Leftovers rock when your wife cooks awesome meals! Ya know what was tough - not eating cookies during lunch duty! This will be a year-long challenge.
Snacking - I had a granola bar at school and also a piece of cheese before dinner
Dinner - Kristyn and I tag-teamed the stove tonight to make chicken pad thai. Came out really good! And I have leftovers for tomorrow!
Snacking - All Fruit ice pop and a piece of cheese.
Another good day if you ask me!!! :-) Trying to get back into drinking a ton of water. This helps a lot.
Day 78 - Back in the saddle
Weigh-In - 232.1 (Down 16.2 total, but up 4.9 from best weigh-in)
Breakfast - 1.5 egg whites, 1 whole egg with 2 pieces of turkey sausage + 1.5 small glasses of Trop 50. That's a 225 calorie breakfast, and I'm quite full and content.
Lunch - 3 thin slices of turkey, 6 pepperoni (4 on sandwich and 2 in my belly!) and 3 slices of yellow american (2 on sandwich and one extra) on an everything bagel thin. Toasted on the George Foreman Grill.
Snacks - 2 raspberry lemonade ices (70 calories each) and a handful of peanuts
Dinner - Kristyn made those delicious cilantro lime shrimp taco bowls today with quinoa. Nothing bad about this meal! Shrimp, quinoa, black beans, corn, shredded carrots, lime, cilantro. Awesome meal. Squeezed it in during my school fantasy draft in between both kids freaking out for no good reason at various times. Interesting night. :-)
Snacking - a Rice Krispie Treat held me over for awhile then I had an "All-Fruit" ice pop. :-)
Lunch - 3 thin slices of turkey, 6 pepperoni (4 on sandwich and 2 in my belly!) and 3 slices of yellow american (2 on sandwich and one extra) on an everything bagel thin. Toasted on the George Foreman Grill.
Snacks - 2 raspberry lemonade ices (70 calories each) and a handful of peanuts
Dinner - Kristyn made those delicious cilantro lime shrimp taco bowls today with quinoa. Nothing bad about this meal! Shrimp, quinoa, black beans, corn, shredded carrots, lime, cilantro. Awesome meal. Squeezed it in during my school fantasy draft in between both kids freaking out for no good reason at various times. Interesting night. :-)
Snacking - a Rice Krispie Treat held me over for awhile then I had an "All-Fruit" ice pop. :-)
Not a bad first day back if I do say so myself. Now I gotta get through my drives to and from work tomorrow without the ol' dunkin and 7-11 gag . .. . . .
Preview Weigh-In for tomorrow - down to 229.3, which is down 2.8 pounds. Still up 2 from before my binge-fest, but it's amazing how easy it can be when I actually try! Hoping to have a good streak to get me to 25.
Preview Weigh-In for tomorrow - down to 229.3, which is down 2.8 pounds. Still up 2 from before my binge-fest, but it's amazing how easy it can be when I actually try! Hoping to have a good streak to get me to 25.
Monday, September 3, 2018
Day 67-77 - Complete and Utter Failure (BUT I'M BACK!)
Weigh In - 227.4 (-0.8 from yesterday) and total down 20.9 pounds.
So I wanted to check back in with everyone to apologize for not being on top of things the past 11 days. I fell off the wagon, completely. There were moments where I sort of acted like I was trying, but for the most part, I didn't really try. There were good meals in there, but that was really just because either Kristyn cooked them or because I happen to like cooking now once in a while.
So I'm not going to try to explain to you how I did well "for me" or "Considering what I usually eat" because I really didn't try that hard at all.
I gained back about 5 pounds or so. Not the end of the world, considering I'll be able to drop that back off in a few days and then some more, but I'm frustrated because I have not made positive progress in the past 11 days.
I am getting back on track immediately. I made eggs with turkey sausage for breakfast with Trop 50 and just finished it. I have some portion-controllable stuff for lunch and I'm cooking dinner tonight, so we should be all good to get back on.
I fell back onto the Dunkin/Red Bull train a little bit. Not a ton, but enough that it's not a good thing. With work starting tomorrow, I have to watch myself that I don't fall into the trap.
I've fallen back into the 7-11 trap at night on the way home from band camp. I was "rewarding"myself for a good and long day at work. Bad Habit!!!
I slipped back into having 2 bad topping pizza slices and lots of diet soda instead of water.
I've also binged on some snacks and eaten later at night.
So this is a small list of my weaknesses and what I failed at the past 11 days. I'm not being hard on myself, but I do know that the first 66 days are going to be a complete waste if I slip back into the old habits. I'm on a mission and a month from now, I will have forgotten about this rough patch, but I am not going to ignore it and skip it in my blog. They count as part of my diet because it's part of a much bigger picture. Not a temporary thing. I don't need to "Start over" or restart at day 67. These were real days on the journey and I can just hope that I am tough enough to get the next 66 days to be as solid as the first 66. Wish me luck! I'M BACK!!!!!
So I wanted to check back in with everyone to apologize for not being on top of things the past 11 days. I fell off the wagon, completely. There were moments where I sort of acted like I was trying, but for the most part, I didn't really try. There were good meals in there, but that was really just because either Kristyn cooked them or because I happen to like cooking now once in a while.
So I'm not going to try to explain to you how I did well "for me" or "Considering what I usually eat" because I really didn't try that hard at all.
I gained back about 5 pounds or so. Not the end of the world, considering I'll be able to drop that back off in a few days and then some more, but I'm frustrated because I have not made positive progress in the past 11 days.
I am getting back on track immediately. I made eggs with turkey sausage for breakfast with Trop 50 and just finished it. I have some portion-controllable stuff for lunch and I'm cooking dinner tonight, so we should be all good to get back on.
I fell back onto the Dunkin/Red Bull train a little bit. Not a ton, but enough that it's not a good thing. With work starting tomorrow, I have to watch myself that I don't fall into the trap.
I've fallen back into the 7-11 trap at night on the way home from band camp. I was "rewarding"myself for a good and long day at work. Bad Habit!!!
I slipped back into having 2 bad topping pizza slices and lots of diet soda instead of water.
I've also binged on some snacks and eaten later at night.
So this is a small list of my weaknesses and what I failed at the past 11 days. I'm not being hard on myself, but I do know that the first 66 days are going to be a complete waste if I slip back into the old habits. I'm on a mission and a month from now, I will have forgotten about this rough patch, but I am not going to ignore it and skip it in my blog. They count as part of my diet because it's part of a much bigger picture. Not a temporary thing. I don't need to "Start over" or restart at day 67. These were real days on the journey and I can just hope that I am tough enough to get the next 66 days to be as solid as the first 66. Wish me luck! I'M BACK!!!!!
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