Day 2 Weigh in and Today's Personal Wins

I woke up hungry. In fact, that is how I remembered to walk over to the scale to see if my efforts yesterday would be rewarded. The last time I used a scale 2 days in a row was when I was living in Whistler. When I saw the number I thought it must be a mistake so I reset the scale and stepped onto it again. The number looking back up at me was a respectable 260.5 lbs. 3 pounds in one day. It was a good thing, too. If I had not lost anything today would have been impossible. Even with this positive feedback I still 'cheated' a couple of times.

I swung by a coffee shop and went inside where I order my coffee with milk instead of cream. Then we visited the Pickering Flea Market where Alex convinced me that eating a deep-fried, batter coated apple was actually okay because I need fruits in my diet. So I had two. When we got home I had to make Ethan some lunch so we made "Pigs in a Blanket" which is a hotdog wrapped in a Pillsbury Croissant roll. We made 8. I stole 2. While they were cooking I ate a tbsp of peanut butter from the spoon, had 2 spoons of cottage cheese and I am sure I am forgetting something else.

I had a couple of small victories today though. We finished the first batch of soup and I immediately made another. I enjoyed 2.5 extra large coffees instead of the usual 6 or 7 and they were all made with milk and when making Kraft Dinner for Ethan tonight I stole a mouthful of that delicious pseudo-pasta but as I did not finish the rest of the pot I still consider this a victory. I also consumed 2 litres of water.

I am excited to stand on the scale again in the morning but after realizing that this is only the end of day 2 of 50 I am wondering if I can keep this up for 7 more weeks. Only time will tell.

1st day recap

Today went fairly well. I woke up hungry and craving coffee but only satisfied my desire for caffeine. I made a big pot of basic tomato soup containing only tomatoes, onion and mushrooms. I am going to eat as much of this soup as I want for the first week. It wasn't bad but needed salt. Then the slipping began.

As I mentioned before today is my wife's birthday and good friends were visiting with their children for two meals. The first was barbecue. I cooked up hot dogs, hamburgers and sausages. On a normal day I would have had at least one of each. I did cheat a little and are one sausage but tore off most of the bread on the bun. For dinner we ordered Chinese so I drank another cup of my soup before the food arrived. I think this decision made my Chinese decision easier. I ended up eating 2 chicken balls and 2 chicken wings.

I also had 2 diet Ginger Ales and 3 bottles of water. So all in all it was not a bad day. Normally I would be eating my fourth meal of the day now. I almost always eat 3 sandwiches or a big bowl of cereal before bed. Not tonight. Weigh in in the morning. Good night.

First Official Weigh-in Complete

I would like to begin todays post by wishing my wife a Happy Birthday.

It is May 1st, 2010. I woke up this morning craving food, more specifically, I was craving an extra large double-double from Tim Horton's and then I imagined driving next door to Burger King to order two egg and cheese croissant-wiches. I do this often and for the first time I see how lazy I have become. A drive through is just an extension of the road I am already travelling on. Getting out of my car to get food and coffee has become a foreign idea to me.

Remembering this silly quest I have undertaken after getting fully dressed, I stripped down to reveal my body so I could climb onto the scale. Before doing so I looked in the mirror. I look pretty good. The few people I have mentioned this idea to have all commented that I don't need to lose 50 pounds. I carry my weight well. Maybe I can shrink this experiment to 30 pounds in 30 days, or even 10 pounds in 10 days but that would defeat the purpose. So I look down and the number is revealed to me. 263.5 pounds (119.5 kilos). Wish me luck. I am hungry.

A Little Background About My Large Backside

Tomorrow, May 1st, is my wife's birthday and it is the beginning of my attempt at losing 50 lbs in 50 days. I have no plan, no previous knowledge of weight-loss and no idea what to expect. I haven't exercised in years, I don't own shoes other than flip-flops and dress shoes and I have not considered what is currently in my fridge. I have set myself up perfectly for failure.

When I met my wife 17 years ago I was 6 feet 3 inces tall and weighed 185 lbs. I am still 6'3" but my weight is now 263ish. I will know more precisely when I weigh myself in tomorrow morning.

So wish me luck and let's see how it goes.