Spacegoat’s Portal

Good day all. I’m having a good time in Phoenix. So far my predictions have come true. I did help Dad in the yard and I did go with mom to the casino. We picked up tickets at the casino though, for some professional sports games. Tonight Dad and I are going to se the Phoenix Suns play Charlotte from one of those fancy suites. On Saturday we will see the Coyotes play the St. Louis Blues front row, center ice. How cool is that?

What’s not cool is the virtual minefield of junk food that I find myself navigating. As soon as I landed we went out to dinner to a place called Mimi’s. I didn’t make the best choice. It was a grilled chicken breast (good) smothered in gravy and butter infused mashed potatoes. WTF? In my defense, the menu didn’t fully disclose the contents of that meal, and there wasn’t any obviously healthy choices on the menu.

On Sunday I guess I had a responsible breakfast and lunch. Mom and I went shopping and I got some “special” food for lunch. Then dinner wasn’t too bad either. We had shishkabobs. I think I did OK there but I should have done better with portions.

But yesterday was just shameful. It was a busy day and I was hours late for lunch. I’m used to eating at 11 and I didn’t eat until nearly 2. We were at the casino and the only option was a greasy spoon cafe they had there. Again, I don’t think I could have made a good choice, again I didn’t make the best choice. Deep fried fish, and fries. It was a greasy, delicious, horrible train wreck. A few hours later I was out walking around the neighborhood, and as I started burning that meal, I felt myself go into shock. I mean that almost literally. It wasn’t pleasant.

Events of the day pushed dinner back. we were planning on making fajitas but mom was tired and suggested that we order out. Fuck that! I feel kind of bad to assert myself like that but I did offer to make it myself. In fact I did but we had to run to the store for stuff and we didn’t end up eating until 8:30. I tried to redeem myself by forgoing the cheese and sour cream on my fajita, but I was 8 points over for the day, and that’s probably being generous. What a disaster!

I need to make some changes around here. I doubt that the dietary dilemmas are going to get any better. So this morning I packed a lunch. It’s pretty much the same lunch I always have. Turkey sandwich, chips, yogurt, apple, carrots. I will be prepared this time. Of course, I’m going to the game tonight and there will be nothing good there for dinner. But I figure if I can have 2 good meals, I should be OK.

I have to go now. Taking the dog to the vet. Write at you later.

I’ve been having a bad week on the scale. I went to Kenny’s for drinks (yes drinks) and dinner on Sunday. I had a great time but I really shouldn’t have been drinking beer. On Monday morning my weight shot up by 6 pounds! It’s been stubbornly sticking to me too. This morning I managed to get down to 209.6lbs which is 5lbs over my weight on Sunday. WTF?

That makes my decision about what to do about my weigh-ins while in Phoenix easier. I decided that I’m not going to weigh in. I’m just going to freeze my weight at 204.6lbs for the next two weeks. I will weigh-in again officially on March 8th.

That’s not to say that I’m taking a break. No, but I will have my work cut out for me for the next week. I have struggled when I’ve taken time off work in the past, but I’m also going to be away from home where I’m not going to have complete control of what I eat. So I will weigh myself every day, and stay on plan, and get plenty of exercise.

I’m already looking at walking possibilities in Surprise. It’s no scenic Lake Calhoun but it’s warm! and there seems to be some nice residential grids where I can find a good 3 mile loop. There’s also a regional park just outside of Surprise with some trails. That looks pretty promising. It would be nice to get out and have a challenging hike in the mountains.

So don’t be expecting a post on Sunday. I know, but you can read the paper or something instead. I will try to post an update once or twice next week, so keep checking in.

This has been a good week for the ol’ metabolism. I didn’t rebound too much after my weigh-in last week and managed a steady decline until getting some good workouts in this weekend to bring about a strong finish. I weighed in at 204.6lbs today for a loss of 2lbs this week and a total of 160.4lbs. My target this week was 205 so I’m on track for my March 15th goal. Of course I’m within 6lbs of my goal and I could conceivably get there in two weeks. Of course I’m not counting on that. I haven’t seen a consistent decline in months, so I anticipate a week or two of little or no loss.

Next week I will be writing you from Sunny Phoenix. On Saturday I am hopping a plane for a week long break from winter and to bring good tidings to Mom and Dad. Mom will be happy to have someone to sneak off to the casino with and Dad will be happy to have someone to put to work in the yard. I keed! I keed!

I’m actually going to be spending two Sundays in Phoenix, and I’m not too sure what to do about weigh-ins. I know the parents have a scale but no two scales are the same, and there is bound to be a discrepancy. I’ll try to figure something out.

Not much else going on to speak of. I’m heading over to brothers today for dinner. I know! I’m finally going there. Michelle!!!! will be there too. So that’s good because I’m kind of a bore and can’t carry a conversation worth a damn.

So I’m off to eat breakfast. I’M STARVING! I’ll write at you all next week, and if your name is Mom and Dad, I will see you Saturday.