Skipped the carnage

[fatrockstar]

But Garret and I *did* manage to get through the Tron-themed chapter of Kingdom Hearts II. That was fun. Oh, and I'm also really good at Freecell.

I was browsing around LJ and came across an entry by a woman I've never met and don't know at all stating she had reached a weight of 204. I thought, "wow, I'd LOVE to be 204 again. It wasn't really that long ago that I was, come to think of it..." My family's visit cost me about 2.5lbs, and I'm not happy about that. Uncle Joe can't live without carbs and foods that upset my digestion something awful, so if I wasn't storing it I was giving it back with gusto. I haven't digested anything properly since I agreed to marry Garret. Seriously.

My weight's been steadily rising since I got back to the gym. This does not make me happy. I realize it could be muscle, since I put it on rather fast, but the numbers on the scale continue to haunt me. I'd really like to get below 200 this time around and STAY there. I was happy at 196 until That Guy... I can't blame him for that forever, though.

I'm going somewhere with this, so bear with me.

I have a nifty little food diary that I write in less often than I should. It has spaces in it for calories, fat, protein, carbs, sodium, etc., that I can enter if I want. I'm considering making the contents of this food diary semi-public and open to review/criticism/debate in order to make me more accountable for my eating choices. I'm an emotional eater who eats when upset or bored, so there would most likely be more to it than serving sizes and calorie counts. If you're interested in being on that filter, leave a comment. Otherwise all that stuff will stay in the book.

The neighborhood has quieted down considerably. It sounded like a fucking war zone here an hour and a half ago. Since we have no central AC, all our windows had to stay open to let cool air in. Grady took it all in okay. Fireworks aren't nearly as fun if you're not setting them off yourself, and I tend to like pretty displays rather than earth-shattering explosions. Hope it was a good one for all the yanks on my flist.

Comments

[niroc.livejournal.com]

I've actually worked with a food specialist before (not sure about the term: dietrishian or something like that phoneticly...), so maybe I could help you out. Don't know how much help I could offer, but maybe I could spot something in your food pattern you keep missing yourself?
Here to help, in any case. :D

[winifred.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Anything you've learned that you can share would be very helpful. I appreciate that. :-)

[niroc.livejournal.com]

No worries. I'll try to compile it all in an email. It might be a bit outdated, but I follow the same rules every day, or try to, as much as possible. I'll get to it as soon as I get back from the doc's to have that toe checked out again...