88 bottles of beer on the wall...

So I'm getting closer to my trip and not much is happening in the weight department. I think I've stalled. But I'm still working out 4 days a week and trying to eat better.

I've been taking the weekends off to sort of reward myself for a job well done. But I'm going to stop that for a month.

From now til March 28, I'm giving up sweets and things til I get to where I wanna be.

Hopefully, this will have some drastic results.

Hell to the Naw!

I got on the scale today and something snapped in my mind to put it at 0 and see if it's equal.

It wasn't.

I'm 7 lbs heavier than I thought I was.

I'm pissy as hell right now.

The gym should give me $20 for every pound because this nigga is SICK!

At least, I think I'm gonna be.

Now I'm 40 lbs away from where I wanna be.

It sucks. But I'm on my grind.

And I have a new goal for the total amount of weight I want to lose.

July 15, 2006.

It's three weeks shy of this year's family reunion.

Wish me luck.

Desparate Times...

OK, so I'm more than 30 lbs short of where I wanted to be when I embarked on my big trip to Jamaica for the big 2-5, so I'm kicking up my calorie drop/weight loss kick jus a scoutch...

I'm starting Slim Fast tomorrow.

Yeah, it's cliche now, but hell, it's a quick meal (twice in the day) and I can still find time to make myself a great dinner.

I'm not doing the shakes twice a day on the days I work out (because I got a kitchen full o groceries and I know how I like to go to the gym and kill myself), but I'm gonna make this a 7-day thing.

The trainer at the gym said I can lose anywhere from 4-9 lbs a week in a healthy way, so I'mma take him up on that challenge. I'm not spending the $800 he wanted to put me in his hands twice a week, but I will venture to parts unknown with the $75 a month I'm payin Bally right now.

Slim Fast will be cheaper ($2 a can) and simpler (I've been forgetting to eat lunch at work). Plus, it's 180 calories in one meal! Who can beat that?

Things are going well.

I put on an outfit that I hadn't worn in about... this year... and it fit better than it used to. I used to get annoyed at the outline of my stomach showing up through this shirt I like. It's not there anymore. I'm doing the whole 4X a week workout thing, and the calories have been cut to about 2,000 (I'm thinking of going lower), and things couldn't be better. I eat out on the weekends (if I feel like it) and it's working magically. I can't wait for May 18!