Slimdude

We all love our kids don’t we?

And we desperately do not want OUR food issues to become theirs. We don’t want our daughters’ obsessing about their weight, or our sons to be embarrassed in the gym locker rooms. And yet we want them to be healthy and to exercise.

It really really bugs me when people constantly give my son treats. Like an avalanche of ice cream and cookies and cake. French fries. It drives me almost bonkers. I try to set a good example for him of eating well and active living and it seems like everywhere I turn people are trying to counteract that. No wonder all our kids are getting fat. We tell ourselves it’s somebody else doing it… but it’s US! We encourage our kids to be less active, I think and we feed them Chef Boyardee and potato chips and think nothing of it.

Well I’m not. I’m just not. Period.

I’m going to teach my son to eat healthy without making a big deal out of it. I’m going to teach him the importance of daily activity. That’s all there is to it.

Lucky Charms, indeed.

—Matt

I’m being honest even though it’s hard to admit in print. I was on Buddyslim a few times last night and finally I did give in and fall through and had too much food. It was about 1am.

But… well… I feel like I did make an effort and that is the first time I did that. So maybe I am moving in the right direction?? I’m still going to eat well today, I’ve already walked 4 miles. Tonight I will once again make a Supreme Effort to not eat after 6:30pm and instead log onto BuddySlim.

I may have to accept that it will be difficult at first. I keep expecting it to be simple and easy just to not get up and eat at night but I need to accept that it will be hard at first. I will have to fight that feeling multiple times per night. I hope it will dimish over time.

I was 162 this morning and in order to stay on track I’ll need to lose 5 pounds this week. It’s tough but it’s do-able. But even if I lose just one or two pounds, that’ll be GREAT. Especially if I can stop eating at night.

—Matt