One horrendous thing I noticed after I trimmed down my Calder Cup beard…it was hiding my extra chins. Actually, I don’t have any jowls firmly present, I learned from Slate.com about how two-dimensional photography “adds weight,” by flattening the image. Tricks of the light still isn’t an excuse for my weight slowly ballooning up to the horrible number I hit in 2007…243 lbs! Eww. I was really pushing it at 240 and change. Now I’m on a stronger, more aggressive campaign because I looked up last year’s spreadsheet that tracked my running mileage. Holy Crap! I was under 210 in June 2013. What happened?! Several things I can guess are responsible:
- Half-priced shakes at Sonic after 8 PM; one too many there.
- Eating after 9 PM.
- Not enough water, more diet sodas which your body reacts to as if it were regular soda.
Running over two miles a day won’t address those things. I know this from past experience in 2011. So the remedy:
- Resisting Sonic down to once a week, shakes are OK only if they’re the meal.
- No eating after 9 PM at all, water and occasional hard ciders are allowed.
- Downing way more water and unsweetened tea. The latter has gotten me to brew more of my Teavana goodies.
Yet it isn’t always enough. Being male and somewhat competitive, I convinced my friend Jeremy (trying shake the sympathy weight from his son) into a friendly bet. He has to lose 20 pounds, I have 30 due to me being a bit taller and more aggressive at the gym. Whoever achieves this by October 1, is the winner.
If Jeremy wins, I buy him this:
Should I win and I will, Jeremy buys me this:
Sadly, my spaceship costs about $20 more so I’ll chip in the difference or if I lose (which I won’t), I’ll throw in $20 more like a mini set or extra bricks.
All we need is a judge but I will be adding a widget to show my progress. You people who are my friends…and I’m looking very sternly at you Marquette and GDW Alumni…better be cheering me on.