I am happy to announce that after a one-week gain, I am back on the losing side again this week. I'm down 2 whole pounds.
This last week has been difficult (as is any, really). I have been staying at my father's house while he is away in Hawaii, with my two youngest brothers. They live on a strict diet of pizza and Mountain Dew... and they never gain an ounce, damn them! I have to admit that I've had two Mountain Dews this week and more personal deep-dish pizzas than my Points would allow. The Mountain Dew was really less than inspiring. I remember Mountain Dew being a daily treat - I'd drink one with a Snickers bar in the afternoon for that pick-me-up we all need at around 3pm. But this one just didn't taste the same. The taste was so sweet that it was almost bland... does that make sense? I'm so accustomed to only drinking water that this liquid injection just came off as "ew".
I'm sad to say I cannot say the same thing about the personal deep dish pizzas. I don't know the brand name off the top of my head, but each of these things has what I think amounts to 23g of fat.. it might be more, I'm trying to block it out. And they are so delicious, delicious like the junkie refers to his smack, delicious. I know it's bad for me, and I resent myself for each bite I take, but damn it feels so good.
But no more (at least for the time being)! I'm going to stick to my Lean Cuisine French bread pizzas if it kills me (which it won't).
Going back to my loss, I'm quite happy about it. I'm really starting to understand the gist of weight loss. I don't have to sacrifice everything, actually, I can eat quite well. I just need to pace myself, learn what schedule my body best appreciates.
Oh, and one last thing: No more DVD rewards (at least for the time being). I'm planning on purchasing a new car very soon -- I just put in my loan application. The new plan is this - every week that I lose more than one pound, I will put $25 extra bucks (the average cost of the DVD's I purchase) into my savings account.
And if I gain, I have to put $50 in (just kidding).
Tostino's frozen pizza is way cheap AND a half pizza is about 300 calories. If they sell those out there, they're worth a try!
Posted by: culturep0pped at May 4, 2004 02:03 PM