Sat. April 20

Well, I did it. At least, as much as I could cuz my heart rate monitor decided to be kind of a douchebag.

So, I was pretty tired fr most of the day and I don't really know why. Either way, I pulled through and completed "my plan" to the best of my ability. My HRM was giving me a little trouble during my work out and the concert by completely losing my rate and just showing 00, so I had to adjust it a few times and there are probably a handful of calories not accounted for. But anyway, this is how it broke down...

Walk to the gym - 208
Work out - 951 (I would guess there's probably about 25 cals unaccounted for here)
Walk home - 155
Walk/jog to the bus station - 71
Walk to the concert - 270
Concert - 483 (Again, several calories unaccounted for here)
Walk/jog back to the bus terminal - 304
Walk home - 54

2496. Woo! Not bad, all things considered. My feet were pretty sore after all of this, but no surprise there.

Anyway, I weighed myself using my friend's scale today and it said I was down about a pound, but I find his seems to be a little nicer to me and say that I'm lighter than my scale at home says. The difference isn't too much though, so it still gives me a good idea of my approximate weight. Not that I couldn't go a couple days without weighing myself, but it's nice to keep an eye on it. I will say though that today has been an I-want-to-eat-everything day. I want pizza, and pasta, and ice cream, and cake, and honey roasted peanuts, and chips, and chocolate, and gummies, and cheesy things. Oh God, I want everything. This is probably what eating fruits and veggies for lunch and dinners at work for 4 days does to me. Today, I've had chicken wings, poutine, chocolate chip cookies, peanuts, and mini pretzels. And the plan right now is to go to Boston Pizza for dinner. Gonna try to be good tomorrow, but I make no promises. That being said, I probably should be careful cuz I don't wanna eat a bunch of garbage tomorrow and then be gassy and bloated when I meet Kat Von D on Monday.

Alright, I think that's a long enough post for now. Later peeps. lol

PS - And no, I'm not in an eat everything mood cuz it's 420. I don't smoke pot. lol

Nov 24, 10 - The last time I saw KVD. Look, it's Kat Von D and Fat Von G. lol

Thu. April 18

I've got the next 4 days off. Thank God!

Ok, so, I have an idea. Not sure if I'll be able to do all of it, but I'll try. Since I have tomorrow off for a concert, and I don't really have any huge time restrictions, I'm going to go to the gym and try to do a 1000 cal burning work out. I figure I'll do my regular weight machines and benching and squatting, but I'll also have 2 sessions on the stairclimber (cuz it seems to really get my heart rate up) of like 25-30 mins each session. Once that is done, I'll come home, clean up and then catch a bus to head downtown. Once downtown, I'll walk from the bus terminal to the venue (35 mins), enjoy the show (definitely gonna be jumping around and getting sweaty) and then walk back to the bus terminal and go home. The only things that may not go as planned is not burning as many cals at the gym and catching the subway home instead (which is a closer walk to the venue). I'll see though. I'd really like to be able to do this and be wearing my heart rate monitor and see the results.

Um, I think that's all I have to say for now. I was down .2lbs today, but I feel like I'll probably be up tomorrow. :/

Wed. April 17

I really need to stop trying to write blogs when it;s so late and I'm tired.

Anywho, big-ish news. Not about my weight though. Kat Von D is coming to town on Monday for her book tour, so now I need to kiss ass and beg to try and get the day off from work. Hopefully I can though. Also, the last time I saw her, I was probably around my highest weight and, looking at pix, I look pretty bad. So, this'll be a chance to take a better pic with her. Probably about 30lbs lighter, at least.

That being said, I was actually down today. Like I think the lowest I've been in a while. So, I really did my best to eat well and I went to the gym after work. Really hoping for a little more loss.

Ok, that's it. Night.

Thu. April 11

Just another quick post.

My food intake between my last post and now has been pretty bad. I'm just gonna have to consider this an unplanned cheat day and be good for the next several days.

I was also kinda lazy and didn't get to the gym before my 8pm shift at work, so I made sure to go after. Now, I've had a sore throat since Tuesday night that turned into a cough (still with the soreness and add ear pain) yesterday and has carried through to today. I took some cough medicine and ibuprofen and decided I'd just see how long I could go and how much I could do at the gym. I did kind of have to push myself to finish 20 mins on the stairclimber, but about half way through my work out, either the meds or my endorphins really kicked in and my throat was hardly hurting. On top of that, I upped the weights on all my machines AND I found $5 on my way to the gym entrance. I think Karma was rewarding me for going in regardless of sickness.

So, I'm off to bed now. I don't feel as tired as I think I should be, but either way I'm just gonna get comfy and relax and set my alarm for 1pm (instead of 11am) and try to sleep as much as I can to try to make my throat better. Plus, any time that I'm sleeping is time that I'm not eating. haha

Wed. April 10

Pretty tired right now, but I figure I should post an update cuz it's been a while.

So, my birthday has come and gone. Did I put forth a valiant effort? Yes. Were there a few times I could've done more? Sure. Did I get down to my goal weight? Unfortunately not. I got fairly close though. And honestly, I'm like 10 or 11lbs lighter than when I went to Cuba. I have no doubt in my mind that I can get down to my BDay GW by the end of this month, but obviously, hopefully sooner.

The event to look forward to now is meeting Ke$ha. Yes, I was able to get a meet and greet package and I'll get to see her on June 5th. :) So, I'm just gonna keep doing what I'm doing; eating fairly well, working out smart and just taking it one day at a time. Hoping hoping.

18.6lbs to lose by June 5th

What a difference a couple years can make.

Tue. April 2

Finally "recovered" from my trip to the buffet.

I'm not gonna lie, I took a laxative to help with that, but I see it as a necessary evil. lol.
I didn't work out as much as I would have liked yesterday though. I walked to WalMart (25 mins) in the morning, picked up some Easter candy and healthy stuffs, then walked down the mall to check out Target. Didn't buy anything there though, but maybe the next time I need something or have more time to look around, I might. I came home and got a few more hours of sleep (cuz I had been up since 5am). After that, I just had some breakfast, got ready for work and headed out. I only burned about 1300 cals at work and then went to the gym afterward, despite being pretty tired. And, of course, 20 mins into my work out the laxative hit me. lol. I took it at 9:30pm, so I should been safe til after 3am, but apparently not. Whatever. I ended up finishing my work out, but a slightly shorter version of it. I still burned over 500 cals though.

Today, I was able to use my treadmill, but I was sorta watching my nephew at the same time, so I only got 20 mins out of it. Better than nothing, I guess. So, I have work again today and I'll be heading to the gym after that again. And that's all for now. :)

4.8lbs to go, 6 days til my Bday (4 days til my party)

Sun. March 31

Not sure what the scale is gonna say, but I actually feel ok. (That rhymed, hehe)

Well, you could say that a got in a little practice for Mandarin last night cuz I ate half an order of twisty bread and an entire medium thin crust pizza from Domino’s last night. I definitely felt full afterwards, but honestly not too uncomfortable. And my stomach didn’t bulge out like crazy. Kinda the same thing happened today. I ate about my usual foods and portions and was full, but not disgustingly so. I guess I’ll see what the scale says tomorrow.

Well, the plan for tomorrow is snatch up some half priced chocolate first thing tomorrow morning, along with good food for snacks and lunches as well. lol. Then sleep a bit more, treadmill, work, gym and then bed again. Hope all goes.

Me, after dinner.