kingkeld's Journal, 03 May 2012

Good morning!

It's KINDA Friday here in Denmark today, in the way that we're off from work tomorrow! It's still my usual long Thursday (not out from work until 5PM), but it's a lot easier to handle when you know the next day is a no-work day.

I do have a couple of little missions to do tomorrow. First off, if weather permits it, we're going to the garden. We really need/want to go, but the days when we've had reasonable garden weather, we've been at work, and the days where we've had time/energy, the weather sucked. Tomorrow is a little uncertain when it comes to the weather, so we'll have to wait and see.

It's a little more grey out today, too bad. The sun was hammering down yesterday and we loved it. The only trouble is that it makes me want ice cream.

I did okay, stayed within RDI, but it was tough. REALLY tough. I can tell that I'm losing grip on all this snacking still.

I was pondering on this earlier this morning. I couldn't sleep, and was considering getting up early. The bed won, though.

It wasn't a stressful "not-being-able-to-sleep". It was more because I already slept 7 or so hours. That's fine. I can easily deal with this.

So, what I was thinking was about my lack of chocolate/ice cream control. I really want to get this handled.

I'm thinking about the MANY months where I simply didn't touch it. Hell, I went 5 months or so without having a single piece of candy, cake, ice cream or anything else. Extreme? Sure. However, once I got the sugar out of my system it was pretty easy. Maybe that's where I generally need to be? I know that once the carbs enter my system, I can't focus because I want more more more! I know many of you feel like this too.

So, today I will try to do good. It's gonna be somewhat a challenge - Wife is making awesome cakes for work, and I am sure I'm expected to try it out. I do know that she understands my situation and I'm not gonna break her heart by not trying them out. There are plenty of other "victims" who'll enjoy them.

Since I feel that I did "bad" yesterday, I will try to go without treats today. I will even try to do this Friday and Saturday too, warming up for Sunday.

Sunday is my brother's 50th birthday, and my nephew's confirmation. They're throwing a big party, and I am sure there'll be plenty of food challenges. I think it's a good think if I can keep myself in a short leash there, do good and do right.

I'm really looking forward to the party, and REALLY looking forward to showing off Wife and myself. Many of the people attending haven't seen us in years, and I am sure it'll come as quite a surprise to them how we look.

Wife insists that I wear a well-fitting, kinda tight shirt, to really show off the progress! LOL! As she says, most of the ones attending will be our age give or take 10 years, and slobs. They need to see how well I'm doing. It'll be fun. :)

I think that day I will keep counting my calories, and try to use moderation as my main motivator. I know that when I keep counting, I will see that I am not doing too good and restrict myself somewhat, even if I decide to NOT restrict but just count. It works.

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Yesterday I got a few things settled in my head, regarding my cases. I need to call a few people, get a few more details set, but I'm overall doing better. I didn't think about work ALL evening (maybe because I could only think of ice cream?!?), and it was nice. I am happy I was in a better place. Now I just need to get a few things fixed today, so my weekend can be relaxed.

I'm gonna set up some cables, and maybe a server here at home over the weekend, finishing up the installation of our home theater with the addition of the new blu-ray player. It'll be nice. So many new features, and so much more we can do with it.

Tonight, I'll even do some biking here at home, to wear myself out for the night.

Today, I'm thankful for:
- A good night's sleep.
- Morning Coffee!
- A sinful day yesterday with the ability to stay within RDI, though it was hard.
- The ability to skip Wife's cake and other dangerous challenges throughout the day. I got this!

Happy Thursday! Life is good!

177.9 lb Lost so far: 163.8 lb.    Still to go: 0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1000 kcal

Fat: 28.92g | Prot: 74.32g | Carb: 110.21g.   Breakfast: Rye Bread (Reduced Calorie), Sliced Ham (Extra Lean), Egg. Lunch: Thai Red Curry (World Selection). Dinner: Mixed Vegetables (Solids and Liquids, Canned), Turkey Breast Meat. more...

3011 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Desk Work - 2 hours, Sitting - 5 hours and 10 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 20 minutes, Standing - 8 hours and 30 minutes. more...