344.6. A loss of two pounds. A loss despite my probable overeating of pizza at the nephews birthday party. Not including the cake of course. I’ll take any loss and be very happy about it.

346.6. That is a loss of 8.2 pounds. Since last Monday I’ve kept a 1500 daily calorie limit. So now I just have to come up with a meal plan daily that makes sure I stay at the 1500 a day mark. Before all of this diet and exercise thing I ate whenever I was bored. So I need to find ways to fight off boredom. My next goal is hitting 300. I can do 50 pounds no problem.

354.8. That is a 1.6 pound gain. Which I’m ok with. Since I’m counting calories I know what I did and I know what I need to do different. Basically I need to cut pizza out of my diet and grocery list to avoid those moments of weakness.

The scale read 353.2 today so I think it is safe to say the calorie counting is working. I am far more aware now of what I eat. Last week I talked about how eating potato chips was a problem I had to work on. I really think that thanks to the calorie counting I’ve got my potato chip usage down to the recommended one serving. I’m well on my way to 350.

358.0! The first goal I set for myself was hitting 360. It feels pretty good I must say. So I guess counting calories has been helping. So now my next goal is hitting 350. Not to far away I know. I want to try to set reasonable goals for myself. Looking at my little notebook I do know I got to cut down on potato chips. That will be my side objective or side quest if your a geek. I feel pretty good right now.

So let me talk about the good before I do the bad. The good thing is this last week I started to count the calories I eat. Which has made me more aware of the things I eat. I’ve been trying to hit 1500 calories each day. Or no more than 2000 a day. So that is the good. The bad is that I gained .8 of a pound since last time. So my bad new isn’t all that bad. I’m at an even 363 now according to my Dads scale. I did eat about 4 pieces of pizza at my Nieces birthday party. It could have been much worse I suppose. Next week I expect to be back on track thanks to the calorie counting.

362.2! I still think something is wrong. Since I went to the Doctor for a check up I know the scale is right. They even did blood work and I was good on that too. My blood pressure is back to normal. All of that and I still have doubts. Maybe it’s seeing my Nephew go through this cancer shit. So I’m 2 pounds away from my first goal of hitting 360. I try to stay positive. It’s just hard sometimes when I see the shit happening to my two year old nephew.