Slimdude

Well, my wife decided to take me to the cheap movies at the Mall. We went to see Steve Carell in “Evan Almighty”. It was really really good, I thought. Much better than Bruce Almighty. We always sneak in our own snacks and drinks. I hate paying them for stuff that is bad for you anyway. Like Movie Popcorn is a bazillion calories right off the bat because of the sludge they pop it in… and that’s not even counting the “butter.” So there.

But yeah, the movie was good. A combo of “Dr. Doolittle” and “Field of Dreams” and “The Ten Commandments”.

Then we went to Target. I really like Target. But I always go back there in the stupid mens clothes sections and they have all those huge posters and pictures of all the dudes who are slim like I used to be but I’m not right now and it always kind of makes me sad. And looking around at all the people… I don’t want to make anyone feel bad but we in America really are losing the weight loss battle aren’t we?

Everybody I saw, men and women, kids and adults… we are all at least Chubby if not outright overweight. But you reading this blog right now, be proud and happy! Because you and I have decided to do something about it, haven’t we? I am not happy with my extra little 20 pounds. I do not like having my “belly”. And you don’t like your extra weight. Whether it be 20 pounds, or 50 pounds, or more than a hundred. Who cares how much it is? The point is, we are CHANGING THINGS aren’t we? Hell to the yes, we are.

My wife is making pasta tonight. She is using a low-calorie marinara sauce, whole grain pasta, and lean ground turkey. I will probably take about a cup and mix it with a huge bowl of mixed frozen (obviously cooked) vegetables. I don’t stack my plate with pasta. I try to think of Veggies as the main course of dinner and then everything else is a “side” or a garnish.

And of course I will pass on the bread.

My wife looked absolutely gorgeous today. My wife does not have a weight problem at all. She weighs around 125 and she eats whatever she wants in small portions. She really is someone who can have just a “handful of chips” or a “few cookies”. I admire her eating habits but I can’t emulate them. I have to have my portion control built in and I also like to eat more veggies and fruits than she does. I guess, if you think about it… I don’t really have a “weight problem” either. I only weigh 163, as of this morning. It’s just that I felt so much better when I was 20 pounds lighter. Dream weight territory. We all have it.

So. Let me tell you how I met my wife. More than 10 years ago I met her in 9th grade, and we started “kind-of”dating in 10th grade. By 12 th grade, we were exclusively in love and we called each other our Soulmates. Then my wife decided to join the U.S. Navy and she went to Illinois for boot camp and Pensacola for Technical School. After about 6 months, she got stationed to shore duty in CO and she asked me to move there with her. I did and then she got orders to Japan in 2001 and we got married.

We have had a lot of fun. She got out of the Navy in 2004 and I joined the U.S. Air Force and now I am stationed in Florida. We had our little boy in January 2006 and things are still overwhelmingly great on most days. But we both have our “Issues”… and combined with the moderate stresses of life, we decided to attend Marriage Counseling. We’ve been going about a month, and it has been great. A commenter asked if my wife would mind me writing about that on here… but when we first started going I asked if she would mind if I told people and she said she did not mind. We are pretty open about the fact that people should do what is required to improve their lives.

Hopefully this blog will serve as more than just help to me. Hopefully it will help me, yes… but maybe it will also inspire other people out there. Maybe men and women trying to lose weight will enjoy the things that I write.

Many thanks to my Mother In Law who lives in town and is nice enough to watch our son while my wife and I go to the movies.

After all these years, I think my favorite thing in the world is spending time with my wife. Whether that be going on a date or watching TV at night. I don’t think even my wife realizes how much it means to me when she watches TV right beside me and we comment on the shows together. I’ve told her many many times. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Tomorrow is back to the old grind.

—Matt