+11 pounds in 17 days

I just reread my last post. I was so excited. So, what did I do the night after I had all that great news? I celebrated. How does a fat guy celebrate? Ate a large pizza all by myself, including full sugar Coke plus an order of Tiramisu and my boat hasn't stopped rocking until today. I have since repeated that trick twice! That's how one puts on eleven pounds in seventeen days.

If there is any good news here, it's that I didn't get above 475. I lost ground, but it's not irrecoverable. I was good today. I need to hit the grocery store, but what remained in my fridge was good stuff, so I made it through. Tomorrow will be a challenge.

Then, Saturday - well, have you ever done something that was stupid and smart at the same time? I've been spending a ton of time on Facebook playing stupid little video games. The thought kept nagging me that if I spent as much time on the treadmill as I do on those games, I'd weigh 175 by now. Yes, there is plenty of exaggeration there, but that's certainly how I feel.

Friends of mine have a Wii and they love it. There are several active video games. Even the ones not devoted to fitness have you up and moving. I started thinking that if I was going to play a video game, I could at least be off the couch, right?

So, the unemployed guy spent $300+ on a Wii plus additional software.

I went out Saturday to buy a printer. I wondered around the store and a little kid said "Mommy! There's a man over there with a really fat belly!" I get this now and then. I'm a circus side show freak to these kids. "Mommy come look, his legs are fat, too!" I turned and looked at the kid at about the time the mother grabbed him by the face, covering his mouth, and pulled him around behind the shelf she was behind. Not the kid's fault. It's a real reminder that I have to do something.

And I did. I bought fried chicken. Then I went and bought burgers and fries and a big Coke at Wendy's. Then, after the addict had his fix, I went and bought the Wii.

Not only was I good with my diet today, but I did about 30 minutes of cardio with the Wii. I need to tweak the workouts to be kinder to my knees and the thing you are supposed to wear on your thigh doesn't fit my chubby leg, so I need to buy (or build) a bigger strap, but, it was kinda fun and I had a real sense of accomplishment.

There is no magic bullet. Maybe the trick is to fire as many bullets as you can until you hit something.

Bang!