Fried Twinkies and a Silver Star
OK, I’ve been on the fried twinky diet and have lost weight.
These past few weeks I’ve been less focused on diet and exercised and more focused on not giving away too much of what I’ve worked so hard for…. I have had to focus on life and let all this other stuff take a seat on the back burner… I still drink lots of water, still hit the elliptical occasionally, still try to eat smaller meals and still try to avoid the chips and cookies… most of the time. I weighed in every couple of days just to make sure I wasn’t gaining huge amounts of weight.
The results? Well I’ve been holding pretty steady, which I have been surprised and happy with. I hadn’t gained anything at all, in fact. This past week I had a few beers with my wife (haven’t done that in a few months) and went to the county fair, where I proceeded to partake in chili-cheese fries, a funnel cake and a fried twinky. My kids *laughed* when they saw that I had actually bought a fried twinky for us all to share! We shared all the junk that day.
I weighed in today for the first time in 3 days and lo-and-behold I’m down. Not much, of course, but I am down. My tracker has rewarded me with a Silver Star for having lost 75 pounds now. 75 pounds. Holy cow.
That’s a bushel of apples… no, it turns out it’s almost TWO bushels of apples!
It’s the weight of 13 laptop computers just like mine
or 750 golf balls
Half a Dozen Bowling Balls
or, finally, 100 bags of Doritos
So what’s the lesson I’ve learned? Nothing really, other than life is good. Enjoy it each and every day. Sometimes it’s important to get on the treadmill or elliptical and crank out that extra 2 miles. Sometimes you have to eat a warm, decadent, disgusting deep fried twinky with your kids. Just live a little.
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75 pounds? That’s awesome! Congrats!
yeah…
it is a balancing act isn’t it?
Today, my husband brought me lunch at work! I asked that he MAKE sure he asked for soft chimichagas…cause they are not the fried ones…
He got here…and guess what? They were fried. I decided I would go ahead and eat them. Enjoy the taste…etc. But, that I would be sure to eat them slowly, so I could tell when my body was full and then stop. Was thinking…this is how normal eaters eat! My husband has high cal/fat foods all the time…AND he forgets to eat???
But he doesn’t have a weight problem at all.
So…I might gain tomorrow, or not get hungry until 8:00…but it is ok–I enjoyed my lunch…being with my husband, and because I just rolled with it…he was blessed to do something nice for me!
GGRRREEEAAATT! Moderation and balancing part. Weight loss is NOT the all-encompassing mission in life.
I am happy you signed up for the challenge Don.
yeah i think thats a lesson we all have to learn at one time or another….balance. I want to say that losing 75 lbs is such an accomplishment..you should really, really feel proud of yourself! Holy cow is right! lol Keep up the great work…your an inspiration to us that have lost only a few pounds!!