The fast went OK, but only lasted until evening. My daughter’s gymnastics competition was held in Atlanta, so instead of being able to spend the entire day just chilling out, I had to spend the last few hours packing for the trip. I went ahead and had a good supper. I never really missed the food - but “not eating” can, of course, be very, very unhealthy.

I’ve been eating a ton of “strange salads” - that’s what my wife calls them - lettuce, real bacon bits, organic sunflower seeds, sliced pineapple and sliced dill pickles. I could eat “strange salad” at or for every meal. In fact, I think I just might, for a week or so, and see how I feel. I’m backing away a bit from the bacon bits - and I hate salad dressing - but the “strange salads” seem to fill me up and keep me satisfied.

I am still consuming more diet Mountain Dew than I should - but I’m working on it. We’ve been traveling for the better part of 4 days, so I’ve been trying to limit my fluid consumption. It’s hard to drink 8 cups of water when you can’t stop every 15 minutes to use the restroom!

Oh yeah, I am going to buy a bicycle in the morning - and my goal is to bike or hike through the trails at all of Georgia’s State Parks!

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I feel very sluggish and I’ve been researching “fasting”.  I think I might go a day without solid food and see how things go.  I’m not going to starve myself, but I want some time to spend in prayer - thinking about the next few months and focusing on losing weight.  I’ve got a buddy who might join me here at No. Calories Needed for a little weight-loss challenge - he’s going to let me know in a few days - and I want to be in a decent frame of mind.  I’ll probably have water and a little fruit juice - and spend most of the day in the Word and prayer.  I am ready to lose weight, but I think a need to take a day and “forget” about food.  I don’t want to have to worry about meals or meal planning - I think I just want to chill, have a mini-fast, and focus on moving forward.  I’ll check in tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

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Like most overweight folks, I hate dealing with breakfast.  Why?  Well, I hate “dealing with food” - so I put off eating until I am absolutely starving - and then I eat everything I can find.  No more!  This morning, I fixed two eggs, and I ate them, along with some oatmeal and a kiwi fruit.  I washed it all down with some water - old school, not bottled - and I feel great.  My hope is that when lunch comes, I’ll have a normal “desire” for food - but I won’t be starving.  I’m off to work and I feel good about the decisions I’ve made today.

On a side-note, my little girl will turn 8 tomorrow - and she’s getting a computer!

Oh yeah..

Starting weight (this time): 244 pounds.

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I’ve got to admit it, I feel so much better after going a week without fast food.  (I did eat a burger from Wendy’s on Thursday… and I immediately regretted it.)  I’m proud of myself for resisting the temptation to eat junk, and I was rewarded by fewer mood swings, and an overall better attitude.  Instead of fast food, I cooked all week long.  We ate plenty of freshly prepared vegetables, baked bread, and lean chicken.  I still at too much food, but at least it was the “right kind” of food.

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I will be updating the No. Calories Needed blogroll tonight, and I wanted to be sure that I was linked to everyone who is linking to me!  So, if you are linking to No. Calories Needed, please leave a comment and let me know!  Also, if you have a “fitness” blog (of any type) and would like to exchange links, leave a comment and let me know.

Now, on to some weight loss stuff:

I have been doing VERY, VERY well this week!  I’m super proud of myself.  I’ve limited my calories, consumed gallons (exageration!) of water a day, and exercised (at least) one hour daily!  I will weigh myself tomorrow, and I hope to be back down to 230 (or below?).  I had jumped up to 235 to 238 for the many weeks, and was unmotivated, dieting with starts and stops.  No more!  As of last Sunday night, I have been focused, much like I was several weeks ago, and I’ve actually learned to enjoy working out.  The key, for me, is to go at a pace that is “comfortable” but “challenging”.  The biggest difference between my workouts now?  I FOCUS on a goal: cardio, back, legs, arms, chest, whatever… I FOCUS!  No more “total body” workouts for me.  Nope.  I go to the gym and I work a section or do cardio, then I come home, and then go for a walk in the evenings.

21 days, and I post a picture of myself on this site!

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