Day 319 : Thursday


Countdown Day 50

09/29/2016
steps 4307
weight 187

Breakfast – zero
Lunch – zero
Dinner – zero
Snacks – 3 glasses of wine

up at 5:30. Yep, about a pound and a half piled on last night. And for the record, I've got that tight muscle in the left armpit feeling again. Probably a cream cheese caramel floating through my veins. Most of the afternoon and evening I had a toothache in my upper left jaw. No specific tooth, just to ache.

It's going to be tough, but no food today. Zero, just water. Tough because it's back to Bernie's this morning and dinner with friends tonight.

Also took the car in Erie for its 37,000 mile checkup today, oil change and tire rotation.

Well, I pulled it off. I made it all day without any solid food. It's really not as hard as it sounds. Basically you if you make it past your first habitual eating time, like breakfast, it stabilizes into an even sense of hunger that you get used to.

As with most things once you hit the halfway mark, incentive to stick to it increases. Even now, the next morning as I write this, I'm thinking that I'm not any hungrier then this time yesterday.
Like most things in life, your body adapts, and it's only your brain that screws it up.
It's time for breakfast, I should eat something”, etc., etc. But as long as you keep hydrated, your system will simply keep burning stored energy, i.e. fat. That's why your heavy in the first place, your system stores fat for when it's needed, but it's never needed because in modern America, we always eat way more than we need.

Can our hero, hit that 170 pound mark?

Stay tuned for more adventures of Fat Boy!

50 days

Remember!
1 bite at a time, and 1 day at a time!
KRASH


Day 318 : Wednesday


Countdown Day 51

09/28/2016
steps 3795
weight 185+

Breakfast – potato and egg
Lunch – soup with rice
Dinner – chicken soup
Snacks – she does, apple slices with cream cheese and caramel, brownie, 3 dinner rolls

Up at 5, fed most of the cats, all but Wheezer so far. Button seems be hanging around more everyday.

Weight dropped finally, not that I made much of an effort, just did more physical work than usual yesterday. Proof once again that if you get off your ass, so will the fat.

I managed to get the grass cut, and helped get more stuff ready for Gina's operation on Monday. Then at 2 headed to Linda's to chat and look at a door that needed repaired. Then finally over the Tim's at 4:30 to fix a heater.

After that we went over to Laura's for domino's, and I pretty much tossed Diet 1 out the window for the evening. She of course had a great food spread, any item of which would blow my diet out for a whole day, and I had all but the baked potatoes, probably the least fattening thing there.

Simply put, I started on Cheetos, when I walked through the door, and didn't stop eating until I left, three hours later.
I got home at 9:30, bloated, tired and out of energy. By the time I had a shower, the carbs knocked me out for the night.

Can our hero, hit that 170 pound mark?

Stay tuned for more adventures of Fat Boy!

51 days

Remember!
1 bite at a time, and 1 day at a time!
KRASH


Day 317 : Tuesday


Countdown Day 52

09/27/2016
steps 5686
weight 187

Breakfast –
Lunch – double cheeseburger at Wendy's
Dinner – stir fry
Snacks – Cheetos, almonds

Up at 4:30. I was so out of it from heavy carb intake yesterday, that I was in bed by 10.
At least my weight held at 187, but I've got to start pushing it down again. I've got just a bit more than 7 weeks to drop 17 lbs. That's 2 ½ lbs. a week now, and that's getting into hard core dieting. Something that is tough to do for any length of time.

Well, back to Bernie's camper today. I pulled the shower, toilet and sink, then got the back wall put back together.

I realized in the evening that I missed another doctor's appointment with the VA. I've got to get a good alarm setup on the cell phone.

Can our hero, hit that 170 pound mark?

Stay tuned for more adventures of Fat Boy!

52 days

Remember!
1 bite at a time, and 1 day at a time!
KRASH


Day 316 : Monday


Countdown Day 53

09/26/2016
steps 6173
weight 187

Breakfast – Orange
Lunch – 1 slights pizza
Dinner – beef patty and gravy
Snacks – doughnut, popcorn, almonds, crackers, chocolate wafer bar

Up at 5:30. It's 55° outside and I'm paying for the overindulgence of Saturday and Sunday. Actually, I've been slipping for a week or 2 now. I've got to quit procrastinating.

More snacking at Bernie's today, but not as bad.
Of course, Gina got stressed out after a day of talking to the doctors, so I took her out for a doughnut in the evening.
I did actually look at the calorie counts of the different doughnuts, point was that I should not have even looked at them, let alone eat one.
Topped tonight off with a bowl of popcorn.

Can our hero, hit that 170 pound mark?

Stay tuned for more adventures of Fat Boy!

53 days

Remember!
1 bite at a time, and 1 day at a time!
KRASH


Day 315 : Sunday


Countdown Day 54

09/25/2016
steps 4552
weight 185

Breakfast –
Lunch – eggs, sausage, pasta salad, bacon, through
Dinner – when sliced pizza
Snacks – ice cream, string beans, peanut butter

Up at 5:30 AM, and it's getting cooler outside. 48° this morning. The plants are mostly in for the winter and were thinking about firing up one of the heaters, just to break the chill.

Today we did a brunch on the Victorian Princess, small paddle wheel replica, as we cruised around Erie harbor. It was a beautiful day, perfect for a day out. Perfect temperature, no wind and sunny.

Afterwards we checked out 2 lighthouses, and had a cone at Sara's in PresqueIsle. We got home about 4 PM and I passed out for couple hours on the deck, with a cat in my lap.


Can our hero, hit that 170 pound mark?

Stay tuned for more adventures of Fat Boy!

54 days

Remember!
1 bite at a time, and 1 day at a time!
KRASH


Day 314 : Saturday


Countdown Day 55

09/24/2016
steps 7343
weight 185

Breakfast –
Lunch – 4 slices of pizza
Dinner – stir fry
Snacks – 2 slices of pizza, pretzels, peanut butter, nuts

Up at 5:30 AM. Gina was up to with her knee causing too much pain to sleep.

My weight is bouncing around 185, up and down and up. I was bothered about it at first, but then I remembered going through this same thing at 190, 195 and 200.

Mentally, I seem to focus on those 5 pound marks and get a bit frustrated when I stall out a bit. Then I finally get past them for good and move down to the next. By my next weigh-in at VA, I'll be passed the 185 mark and fussing about the180 pound mark on my scale. But I'll still be looking back at 20+ pounds gone forever, and that's something to smile about.

Off to my brother Frank's to help him re-roof his garage today. With 6 of us working it went fast, and by 2 PM we were rolling out the base layer for the new roof. If he'd done the self stick roofing 7 years ago, instead of sculptured shingles, we wouldn't be doing a new roof now. Like many people, the last time he was more concerned with looks than use.

Anyway, I got lots of much-needed exercise and was feeling it by the end of the day.
I almost completely forgot about Died 1, although the thoughts did pop in at different points.



Can our hero, hit that 170 pound mark?

Stay tuned for more adventures of Fat Boy!

55 days

Remember!
1 bite at a time, and 1 day at a time!
KRASH


Day 313 : Friday


Countdown Day 56

09/23/2016
steps 11361
weight 185

Breakfast – 1 egg and potatoes
Lunch – egg salad sandwich
Dinner – stir fry
Snacks – banana, cheese, nuts, crackers, ice cream, peanut butter, cream, beans

Up at 5:30 AM and a quick walk to the gas station for coffee, then out to the deck. I gave up cereal in the morning, it was just too many carbs. It just gives me a slow start in the morning. I had an egg and home fries with Gina on the deck.

Then over to Bernie's, to mess with his camper more.

And back to the house to help Gina move plants in for the winter and re-potting a couple of the bigger ones. Re-potting the cactus's was fun.
I got lots of walking in and help burn off some of the junk I ate at Bernie's, but I still felt heavy.

I also finalized this penny story that was it for the day.



Can our hero, hit that 170 pound mark?

Stay tuned for more adventures of Fat Boy!

56 days

Remember!
1 bite at a time, and 1 day at a time!
KRASH