DairyKing's Journal, 03 February 2012

I was glad to see Friday get here, but I'm starting to get a little concerned about how fast Fridays seem to come and go, and then there's the months and the years, and well . . . better not go there. I'm here for the gusto; enjoying the here and now, and still not sure what I'm going to be when I grow up, or what the good Lord still has in store for me. Just reached my 40 lb. milestone; I'm half-way there. Had a 0.5 lbs. loss this morning, before I headed downstairs to run. Did 3.3 miles again, but this time with no hills - only a 1% incline for the last half of the run. Didn't get up until 4:00 AM, so I tried to speed up a mile or two per hour to get through the run quicker. The workout program kept pulling me back every couple of minutes into the speed change. Still managed to get er done about 3 minutes ahead of the predicted workout time. I have to quit staying up so late writing letters and studying.
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I'm ecstatic about a greater than 5 lbs. loss this week. I think my body has been wanting to make the breakthrough for over a month, and I just kept putting the skids to it. It was basically the decision to balance the intake and halt the late-night carbing up that I think really stimulated the weight loss again. It was unreasonable to assume that I could load my body up with sugars before I went to bed,and still expect a loss in the morning. I've got a long way to go, but it sure is easier to move when you're 40 lbs. lighter. Bring on those hills!
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On a more somber note, my wife and I see the breast cancer surgeon for the 1st time tomorrow morning. All we know is that it is stage 2. From all the reading we've done, it appears it can still be stage 2 and not in the lymph nodes. This waiting for the consultation has been the hardest part. Finally, after my wife told the family doctor that she was on the waiting list to see the surgeon, he got mad and called them, and now we have an appointment in the morning. So, pray that we will be better informed, that it is non-invasive, small and confined to the local area - or that she is miraculously healed. That would work too.
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Well, back to work.

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2287 kcal

Fat: 74.01g | Prot: 140.91g | Carb: 259.20g.   Breakfast: Non-Dairy Creamer, banana, Honey, Instant Oatmeal - Plain, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), white grapefruit juice. Lunch: kroger lite blueberry yogurt, diet 7 up, progresso low sodium gumbo. Dinner: Unsweetened Iced Tea, Cooked Broccoli, Butcher Shop Pork Loin Cutlets, Noodles & Sauce - Chicken & Broccoli. Snacks/Other: Trail Mix, Salmon Patty, Peanuts, Crunchy Granola Bars - Peanut Butter, Baken-Ets Traditional Fried Pork Skins, Fuji Apples. more...

2937 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 45 minutes, Resting - 18 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...