Scale Wars

It took three tries on the scale this morning to get the number I wanted. I started out with 207.9, then 206.something, and finally settled for 207.2.

What is clear is that I am fighting a slow losing battle to get to 200 pounds. I've been out of the hospital for three weeks now. I have two factors working against me. Beer and Exercise. 

I drink too much beer and I do not strictly speaking exercise, at all in the least.

I intend to change that state of affairs while I am still below 210. So I will be walking at lunch today and abstraining from beer during the week. It will be "abstraining" because it will be a strain to not have a beer. I might allow myself an beer on Wednesday...as a reward.

1:07PM: I have just returned from lunch. I had a nice cup of Orange Cream yogurt. I had to really savor the flavor because that is all I'm getting for lunch. I took my walk and did what I call the short loop. It took me 20 minutes and according to my pedometer, I took 400 steps.

I would rate my foot pain at a 4 towards the end of my trek. It's tolerable for a pussy like me and I'm trying to be tough. I must walk more.