Singing the blah's

A couple of days ago, after eating only 1200 calories, I lost down to 237. The next couple of days I haven't done as well, eating 1800-1900 calories. Thus, I am back up to 239 this morning. I am fighting a little bit of frustration right now. Still, compared to the amount of calories I used to eat (2500 or more a lot of days) I am eating less. Plus, my water intake has gone from 0-16 ounces a day a few weeks ago to 64-80 ounces a day. I still haven't had a Diet Mountain Dew (or any other soda) for 2 1/2 weeks now. The strange thing is, I haven't really missed it much after the first four or five days. I don't know, maybe the weight will slowly come off just by trying to get more healthy. I feel better, I have more energy, I'm just sick and dadgum tired of looking like a gelatinous mass of flab underneath my clothes. Sometimes its debatable who has bigger breasts, me or my wife. Lack of exercise is not helping, either. I'll get fired up and walk in place for 30 minutes for a couple of days, and then get distracted and not do it again for four or five days. Yeah, I know I can do better, and there are people out there now who are supporting me, and that's a good thing. Whereas I used to not give my long-term health much thought, I now think about it an awful lot (of course, taking ox puke pills and grass ensures that its often in the front of my mind). My three week follow up with Julie, the holistic therapist, is tomorrow night, so I'll see how just a few weeks on the program has helped me. Its a long journey, I've just got to keep focused on the prize.