219.1

I have totally fallen off the Weight Loss Wagon and climbed back onto the Fat Wagon. I've been sneaking candy here and there and had a burger the other day. The burger is worse than the candy.

With only a few days to go before I can drink beer, I am not pleased with me and my efforts.

Part of the problem is the lack of visible results. Ten pounds off my frame didn't seem to make much of a difference and so my determination was not as strong.

Crappy excuses for weak resolve.

215.something

I haven't been very good at following my diet or getting any exercise. I decided that had to change tonight. I broke out the bike when I got home and I headed for the Post Street Hill. It's a very steep climb and an excellent test to see where I am on the fitness bungy cord.

I did not expect to make it all the way up the hill. I had a couple of my planned resting spots prepared in my head. As I approached the first one, I was breathing hard but not so much that I couldn't continue. As I got to the second one I decided I wanted to make it to the top. It was a struggle and especially difficult as I approached the very end of the hill.

But I persevered and made it. Then I coughed and wheezed for the next two hours.

212.2

Let's take a moment to review what I wrote yesterday and then talk about Bowel Movements. I know...too much information! But I'm writing this for me...not you!

Yesterday, I was lamenting my inability to identify correlations between what I do on any given day and the resulting weight loss/gain the next day.

I was up about two pounds yesterday and couldn't figure out why. I had observed my dieting regimen pretty well.

What I didn't consider is that I hadn't taken a dump the previous day and when the time came yesterday, I am willing to bet I lost two pounds.

In any event, the diet continues with an emphasis on exercise. Some sort of sustained physical activity...like eating. I'm good at eating!

214.5

It has been hard for me to weigh myself each day and then try to figure out what it was I did to either make my weight go up or down. One thing I'm noticing is exercise. Yesterday I didn't. Today, I went up. I'll be keeping an eye on that trend.

212.3

Here's an interesting fact that nobody needs to know. The average human Stan can create and hold nearly one pound of urine over the course of a night. That was the difference in my weight this morning pre and post pee.

215.7

Things got a little out of control yesterday. I've gained a pound a day since Friday and I thought skiing yesterday would help me out. But I just drank more.

212.3

Happy Days! I finally cacked the ten pound mark. I think I'll eat a whole shit load of food today.

Just spoofin' ya! I now have 12 pounds to go to make my goal. These of course will be the tough pounds. It has been raining like rain when it comes down rally hard and muchly upon the ground which means I'm not going to get a walk in today.

In celebration, I shall think about eating a shit load of food. That shouldn't be too fattening.

214.0

It's a chilly crisp morning in spokane. My thermometer read 20 degrees before I left the house.

I am pleased to see that I am only one pound away from losing 10 pounds. I'm going to try to do everything I can today to reach that elusive goal. The problem is finding the time to get in a little exercise. I'm booked solid for lunch and there won't be much time after work.

Well, we'll just see what happens.

215.2

It was my birthday over the weekend and Susan and I took off for our annual ski weekend pilgrimage. I was worried that because the drinking of beer would be allowed, I would lose all the weight loss gains I have lost. It turned out not to be the case.

It seems I have stabilized at about 215ish. Here is where the hard work begins. Exercising and eating fewer calories than I burn.

214.7

I am beginning to think that this scale of ours is not as accurate as it could be. My weight has fluctuated three pounds up and down in the past two days. I understood the fluctuation up but there is really no good reason for it drop today. I am not complaining. I have never kept track of my weight this intensely, weighing every day and logging it.

217.0

I was bad yesterday and it clearly came back to bite me in my fat ass! I ate too much and I didn't exercise. I bought some whole wheat tortillas and they are quite tasty. Perhaps they are too tasty. They have a wonderful sweetness to them that makes me suspect they might not be the best for me according the the strict dictates of this diet we're following.

I'm hoping the skiing I plan to do this weekend will take off a couple of pounds.

214.9

I had another nice bike ride last night but it only kept me at Status Quo. I can't seem to make the ten pounds lost mark. I avoided the route that gave me the hill climb in favor of just trying to build a little endurance. Perhaps that is wrong thing and I need to include the hill climb.

The return to wine was fabulous. Our glasses hold exactly one half bottle of wine so they are just the perfect size. Of course, that much wine might have contributed to the status quo as well.

214.7

The two week drought of no alcohol is nearly over. Tonight, we get to enjoy a nice glass of wine. We are both looking forward to that.

I have finally started to add some effective exercise into my program. 'Bout time! I wen ton a three mile bike ride when I got home last night. Twice around the park and then a slight diversion to include a hill climb.

The weight loss has leveled but is still heading downwards.