Half The Size, Twice The Man!

Way too busy, good or bad?

// August 4th, 2011 // Comments Off // Journal // Journal

Some weeks, I don’t even get to write about my food experiences. It’s sad really. I have the blog up, but I’m not sitting down with time to think through what I want to say. The last few weeks have been chaotic for me. I feel good that I have made mostly good choices, but I have not made all good choices.

One of my favorite meals has been the Crabcake Salad at the Loveland Cafe. Tami makes such a delicious meal, I always look forward to the weekend so I might have the opportunity to partake of one. I have been usually eating yogurt & fruit in the morning, with some type of frozen meal for lunch. Those usually run 270-400 calories for the meals. We’ve been good when we eat at home, but we sometimes are too rushed and end up eating fast food, which of course really have very few “good” choices.

My goal is to continually get more intentional about choices. When I take the time to evaluate the decision, rather than react, I usually make a good choice. Pray for wisdom and patience. Ooh, did I really say that?

I’m so tired of busy, unstructured weeks

// July 23rd, 2011 // Comments Off // Journal // Journal

Oh my gosh! I can’t believe it’s been a week since I posted. Wow! The food situation on average has been good. Some days I probably eat too much, but most days I’m doing well. I feel like it’s getting a little easier to move around, so that’s encouraging. I do want to get to a place to weigh in, so I can get a solid start and it should get me on a stricter, more rigid diet. There’s still a lot of things I let myself do that I want to stop. Like Taco Bell. ugh! Continue Reading

Another rough week

// July 16th, 2011 // Comments Off // Journal // Journal

Boy, I’ll be glad when this project at work is finished. I am having no energy to write things down. I’ve been mostly good in the food department, having a few days when I have overindulged at night but it was due to not eating lunch. Bad Don! I need to be consistent about eating regularly so that I don’t get in the habit of large meals. Plus spreading it out is much better for the metabolism. Continue Reading

Busy weeks are not fun

// July 9th, 2011 // Comments Off // Journal // Journal

So, it’s been like 4 days since I posted. I hate going so long between posts, but by the time I get home at night, the last thing I want to do is post. I think I am going to have to get in the groove of posting in the morning, I can do that every day except Wednesday.

The week has gone pretty well, we went to Red Lobster on Thursday, and I was bad, but I only had 1/2 the meal and ate the other half on Friday. I’ve been pretty lax on my water, so I need to step that up as well I think. Busy day today, it’s Second Saturday at New Media Cincinnati! I’ll try to post again tomorrow. I am actually excited that I haven’t had any wild binges since I restarted the diet. I did have 1/2 scoop of ice cream Thursday, but that is the only sugary thing I have had in a long time!

Pray for the gym, we are close to approaching them!

Rough last few days

// July 3rd, 2011 // Comments Off // Healthy Food Choices, Journal // Healthy Food Choices, Journal

Wow, amazing how easy it is to slide. I haven’t gone crazy, haven’t started eating Ice Cream Sundaes, but I feel a little out of control the last few days. Like I said, I might only be 20-30% over calorie budget, but to be honest I just haven’t been paying a lot of attention the last few day and that can be dangerous. Of course, I haven’t actually been weighing in yet, so there’s no real way to tell. Continue Reading

Two very long days in one week

// June 29th, 2011 // Comments Off // Journal // Journal

Wow, two long days. I worked until 9PM on Monday and again tonight. Both nights Vickie had a video shoot, so it’s not too hard a decision to just get some extra work in. It does make a long day though. And I am not yet in the proper habit of eating every few hours, so I ended up eating at weird intervals. I started at 8:30 this morning with a Waffle House Fiesta Omelet. I get mine with no ham and extra mushrooms, so it’s not too bad for me. Because I did not have lunch with me, we grabbed a chicken biscuit for my later. I ended up eating that around noon and Vickie dropped off some goodies around 4 as she went to her shoot. I ended up eating the apple she brought, but nothing else, so we stopped by Wendy’s for the ultimate chicken grill sandwich. It’s a lot of carbs for me, but not too many calories I bet.  Continue Reading

Great weekend, the weather held out

// June 26th, 2011 // Comments Off // Journal // Journal

I really enjoyed this weekend. The weather was awesome on Saturday and we spent a good part of the day downtown. In fact, we ate dinner at Paxton’s and went over to the Cafe to do some work. While we were there, we had a really nice chat with Tami the owner abd her husband Brian. Later as the night drifted in, so did Jeff the owner of Landen Smokehouse, the BBQ guy from Cindy’s.

I’m still eating out quite a bit, but I am trying to make sure I stay in good food choices and try to keep my calories under 2000. At my size, I should continue to lose even if I get close to 2000 calories. I’m looking forward to the week. I am trying to establish a pattern to my eating, so that I can continue to eat well and make good choices. Pray for consistency and strength! Continue Reading