Slimdude

So I woke up this morning and I was dissapointed that, after all… I only lost a pound and a half officially this week. At one point I was down to 158 I think… remember? Oh but then the binges and snacking caught up to me.

And so I resolved once again to end that habit and to try my darndest to impose a 6:30pm cut-off time for eating. I usually eat between 5 and 6pm (dinner) so this should not pose a problem. You would think. But I swear I feel like a crackhead or something the way I wake up fiending for food. And it’s never because I’m hungry. I never binge on carrots or apples. Noooooooope… I’m looking for candy and cake and cookies and bread stuff. And before I know it, I’ve downed 1000s of calories. And let me tell you something : even if I could eat that much and still lose weight… and I can’t BTW I just Yo-Yo around 160…

 It is not a good habit to have. I’m sure all that sugar and fat and sodium in one fell swoop is probably wreaking havoc on my immune system, my blood pressure and more…

Anyway. I did my Leslie Sansone DVD this morning. Yeah I’m a dude who does Walking DVDs. Any problem with that? Good then. And if you have never watched her DVDs and you think it’s just “walk in place” you are sadly mistaken. It’s a great workout. Much better than some stroll around the block. I like to do the 4-Mile Express Challenge because it’s longer than all the others and I know I’m getting a great workout.

I took my son to the Park this morning and chased him around so I’m sure that burned a few more calories, as did our jaunt to Wal-Mart. When I was at the park following him all over that wooden equipment, I thought to myself “If I was a bigger person, how on EARTH would I be able to follow my son through this?” And I don’t think you really could. You know, yes my body is always in pain now but at least I don’t get too tired to chase him around.

And then on to Wal-Mart. I know I shouldn’t buy anything because we are financially strapped (hey who isn’t these days…) but I couldn’t resist a few things. One of the only words my son will say is “Ball” so when he did this and kept pointing to a set of plush-y sports balls I could not resist. And a pinwheel. And a SpongeBob DVD we don’t yet own. The whole family loves SpongeBob. The boy adores it and it is so crazy and funny that my wife and I love it, too. And I bought a new Leslie Sansone DVD. It’s also a 4-mile, one hour workout but it’s new. I hope it’s good. I’ll do it tomorrow.

I can never resist but look at the things people put in their carts, regarding groceries. I tend to be a little judgemental but I don’t know why. I myself binge in the middle of the night so who am I to judge. Still, when I see somebody waddling by barely able to push their cart and it is full of stuff like PopTarts and Sausage, what am I supposed to think?

Oh well. To each his ( and her) own. We are all here because we are trying to change. I want to end this habit and reclaim  my flat stomach!

—Matt

So this morning my “Official” weigh-in was 161.5 pounds. I have to say, I’m dissapointed. Yes, it is true that I began on BuddySlim last wekk at 163 pounds, which means that I did lose weight…

 But I’m still upset that I have been unable to adhere to the “NO Eating 2-3 Hours Before Bedtime Rule” and then snacking at night… and it’s never “Just a Snack”. We are always talking major feast, and I don’t even know why. I’m not even that hungry. Sometimes I’m a little hungry, but as I’ve mentioned before… I think that is probably a good thing at night. It is when your fat-burning processes are happening and also HGH is released to help your muscles grow and recover.

But yet, every night I totally stuff my face.

But I’ll give it another shot. Starting today and starting this week. Everyone hang in there, we’ll make our goals yet!!

—Matt