So it really is interesting trying to lose some weight. So far, knock on wood, I have managed to more or less keep to the diet of just cutting back on the portions rather than anything specific, like calorie counting or whatever.
In looking at this, I know I need to also exercise more and with a 9 month old pooch around, that perhaps should be easier to do than it is. I suppose part of it is being lazy, but also I think it is the conditioning.
No, not pumping iron conditioning but that of society itself. I mean somehow there just doesn’t seem to be time to get out and take the pooch out. Now Dave does in the morning but I kind of want to take to her out at night just never seems to be time.
By the time I get the next day’s groceries, do the after dinner routines, it is nearly time to head up and spend time with Mom. When that is over, time for Dave to head off to sleep for work in the morning. So I suppose I could go then, but I keep putting it off, and to be honest I would rather go with Dave along. Selfish I suppose but I do enjoy his company even though we been married for eons it seems.
Maybe I can get my fat ass in gear to re-arrange this so I can get out with the dog and Dave. Should help and somehow I figure I should too.
Man this is weird I think. Talking about what one is doing each day is sort of, well odd when you consider youself basically shy and an introvert. Oh well guess that is the price of being a webmaster, you sort of change as time goes on.
So I figured tonight I will bake some bran muffins. Going to throw in some thawed frozen raspberries in along with golden raisins. I prefer the golden as they are juicier and taste better. Strange thing is that I really am not much of a baker these days. Used to make cakes & stuff but somehow, ever since Dad passed away I havent’ done much baking other than muffins.
Guess to with trying to lose some weight not a great past time either. Though why should Mom and Dave suffer? Not fair but hell, life isn’t fair either. Though I think some nice bran muffins are in order. I mean it is something I won’t mind munching on for the morning and hell of a lot better for me than say some pre cooked sausages or bacon.
I suppose that when your schedule is a fucked as mine, it does make things harder. Like Dinner is supposed to be the last meal but I find my midnight snack is.
I generally pull the plug at 2 to 3am and about midnight I need something. So lately its been a bowl of frozen raspberries and some crackers. Perhaps even a cookie or two (one of those no sugar added lifestyle ones) and yes, a MacDonalds ice cream cone.
Course I also find I am drinking more water at night than during the day which is perhaps something I need to alter. Given the warm days I think maybe I should be drinking more in the day so as to not get dehydrated.
Wish there was some simple way to manage all this.
Well I think that it was a mistake to order in KFC. Tried their summer bucket deal with half regular recipe and the other half their new hot ‘n spicy. Frankly, the new stuff sucks. Wasn’t hot in my book nor spicy really. Plus it was over cooked I think.
In fact I’d say it was just extra battered chicken with some spices thrown in not in the regular recipe. Oh well that may have been the least of it for me.
I think fried food is just not gonna cut it for me these days. Used ot enjoy it but tonight it seemed to aggravate my blood sugar and felt rather weak after dinner. Almost like passing out really so I think we cut that out of the diet. Plus I know, fried food just isn’t gonna help in lowering the waist line, so no more KFC or such.
Man, like I said, this gonna be fun…. NOT!
I think perhaps one of the biggest obstacles is actually starting this shit. I mean seriously, you look at a long road of cutting back or down and it is a bit scary really.
Course the other headache is balancing being diabetic and not eating too much. See, in order to not get all screwed up they tell you to eat several times a day rather than just the basic 3 meals. Course for me, this means actually eating more than I am used to, which is perhaps one reason why I need to lose this tonnage.
My past was that rarely for the last 30 odd years have I eaten lunch or breakfast. Always had a big dinner, and then the mdinight snacks. This diabetes stuff is a pain though, so now its a matter of adjusting one’s routine and that never is easy.
So far today, one sandwhich and two cups of coffee with milk and one equal per cup. Better than what it used to be which was three or four sugar per cup.
Now for dinner, well its warm here so the wife and all have elected to order in. KFC which really isn’t a good choice given its fried, but fuck I deserve a break. No way am I cooking tonight.
So the count is 1 tuna salad sandwich on brown. This gonna be a bitch.
You know there is nothing worse than a reformed eater or smoker as they tend to get a bit self rightgeous and nag the living hell out of those they are with. Hopefully that isn’t going to be me, but hell you just never know.
So I am 51 and over weight and after my health scare I kind of thing that once more it is time to hit the old diet trail. I mean seriously the extra pounds are a pain these days, as the weather heats up. I mean you feel it more and according to the Doctor may have contributed to my little episode. So that is rather scary.
Anyhow, today I have decided to start recording all that goes on when one is starving themselves. I mean come on, when you eat a ton of food a day, then cut it down to slivers, well, to me that is starvation. Not trying to be a smart ass either as certainly it is in no way indicitive of what real starvation is or must feel like, but there is an empathy.
So bear with us as we begin our journey into slimness or maybe in my case, lower tonnage.
Course I am also the cook around here and I do enjoy cooking, but it isn’t easy. Easier I suppose when one has to cook for one instead of 3 but this should prove interesting. I have to cook meals for me, middle aged fat guy with diabetes, and for Mom, elderly parent with health conditions. Then there is the wife, a 29 year old with an aversion to vegitables. Worse is he has a sweet tooth specially for all things chocolate.
Man this is gonna be an interesting ride!
