Spacegoat’s Portal

Good morning!  It’s been a great long weekend so far.  The weather has been nice and I’ve been keeping busy.  I went to see that apartment on Friday.  It’s definitely good enough, if a little small.  It’s a solid building, and it’s a corner unit on the 2nd floor with a view of a beautiful church across the street.  I’d totally nab it up but I don’t want to rush into it.  There aren’t any places available for October 1st right now, so I think I’ll cool my heels and see what comes up on August 1st.

I spent much of Saturday making my life less complicated.  I’ve been through my closets and desks and thrown out more than I packed.  I filled up two garbage bags full of old clothes and three boxes full of books and delivered them to Good Will.  I’ve thrown out so much unneeded junk, I’ve probably filled up a third of the dumpster.  It’s oddly liberating to own less stuff.  I don’t feel so weighed down.

Speaking of weighed down, this is my weigh-in post.  I suppose I better weigh in.  Well that’s the best part of the weekend.  I damn near did manage to lose a sack of potatoes this week.  Today I weighed in at 254.2lbs for a loss of 3.8lbs and a total of 110.8lbs.  Woohoo!  Persistence pays I guess.  I’m only 4.2lbs away from my 250lb goal and I have 3 weeks to get there.  I’d give pretty good odds that I’ll make it.

well I’m off to enjoy my Sunday.  I think I’ll give the packing a rest and do some regular housework instead.   I’ve been getting behind in that area for sure.

So I’m getting really stressed out about moving this week.  I could go on and on about all the stuff that’s been aggravating me, but I’d just be getting worked up all over again.  So I think I’ll just leave it at that.  I have the day off tomorrow.  Woo hoo!  I scheduled it weeks ago for no particular reason.  I am going to see an apartment down on Dupont in Uptown.  It’s one of the ones that was on the top of my list.  So who knows, maybe I’ll have a new home tomorrow.

I plan to do a lot of packing this weekend.  I don’t want to go nuts with it or anything since I have to live here for the next two months, but I will continue to sift through all my possessions and throw out a lot of stuff.  I plan to make a trip to Goodwill at some point with clothes, books, and possibly some small furniture.  I’ll probably head back out to the eco center here in Eagan too.  I inherited all the cleaning goods from the parent’s Ridgewood Drive house,  and I have enough chemicals to make my own WMDs.  As I sift through the garbage I can pack the stuff that I want to keep but don’t need to have around.  Excepting furniture, I bet I can get by without missing about 80% of my stuff.  That’s one thing I like about moving.  You get the opportunity to simplify your life.

OK, enough about this moving crap.

I had dinner on Tuesday with some of the family.  You know who you are.  It was good to see the Nephews and the parents again before they headed down to Phoenix.  And my Gratitude goes out to Kenny and Julie for making a meal I couldn’t have made healthier myself.  I’m sure Dad appreciates it too.  He told me he lost 18lbs on the Weight Watchers.  Yay Dad!  He told me that he feels great too.  I’m glad to hear it, and I’m proud to have played a small part in motivating you to change your eating habits.

I got a call from Mom today.  She was asking for help hooking up a PS3.  So yeah, the boys are being properly spoiled.

I’ve been diligent as always with the weight program.  The weight has been really steady all week.  I’ve been staying within a pound of my 258lb weigh-in all week.  I look forward to a nice long weekend full of walking and packing to burn those calories.  I’d love to have a huge loss this week.  Slow and steady be damned! I want to lose a sack of potatoes this week!  Maybe I should give blood, or donate a kidney.  I wonder how much one of those weighs.  *sigh*  I guess I’ll just have to do it the old fashioned way.  Responsible eating and exercise.

I’ve been at this for 11 months now, and I won’t sugar coat it.  It’s getting tedious being a food Nazi and exercising every single day.  I figure I have another 6 months left before I’m officially buff, and I’m determined to get there.  And once I get there it’s not like I’m going to start gaining it all back.  It’s just that it would be nice to eat responsibly without tracking everything.  It would be nice to eat a big greasy burger, or a greasier slice of pizza on the rare occasion.  But I’m not going to do that until I’m ready to stop losing weight.  So I will just suck it up (and in) and celebrate every pound I lose, keep my eye on the prize and never waver.  There I go again blogging for my own motivation.  At least I’m getting something out of it.  Here you are reading it like a sucker.

Oh my it’s 11pm already.  It’s a good thing I don’t have to work tomorrow.  Nonetheless, I’m feeling pretty sleepy.  I’ll be back on Sunday for my weigh-in.  I’ll let you know if I lost that sack of potatoes, and tell you all about my fun fille weekend.   Until then, don’t eat anything I wouldn’t eat.

Good morning.  It’s weigh-in day, and I really want a good showing today.  Last weekend I lost less than half a pound thanks to evil restaurants.  At least I want to blame the restaurants, and I will be vindicated if I can post a big loss today.  If I don’t, I may still have an excuse since my metabolism has been ornery this week because it got spoiled on restaurant food.  Restaurants are evil.

Dad flew into town yesterday.  He bought a vintage 1964 mustang, and he was in town to pick it up and drive it to Wisconsin.  We didn’t do much.  I picked him up at the airport and took him to his car and then he, brother and I went out to eat.  Evil restaurants!  I didn’t eat there though.  I just had an iced tea so I’m safe unless they invented a way of inject fat into unsweetened tea.

Alright enough gabbing.  Let’s get to the weigh-in.  Today I weighed in at 258lbs for a 2lb loss this week and a total of 107lbs.  It’s a good average number, but I wish I could have dropped a little more to make up for last week.  But if wishes were fishes we’d all cast nets.

I’m officially moving.  I gave my notice last week and I actually started the packing process yesterday.  I started with my closets.  I went through tons of cables and obsolete computer and AV components.  I coiled up and boxed the good stuff and threw out the junk.  There was a lot of junk.  Today I’m going to go through the bedroom closet.  I’m going to sort through my clothes and give much of it to good will.  I’m looking to really slim down my posessions before the move.  I like throwing stuff out.  It’s like your life gets less complicated.  If I can do a little bit each week for the next 2 months, my move ought to be a lot less complicated.

Right then.  I’m out.