Oops…
Author: Mitch Garvis
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Day 819
I moved into a hotel last night for a few days because Leslie has allowed a houseguest to stay longer than she expected, and with that when Leslie’s son is home there is just not enough room for all of us. It was planned a few days ago and is temporary. The fact that everyone in the house is sick and that my being away might keep me healthy is a bonus. What is a downside is that I will not be cooking my own meals most days, and that I will need to rely on restaurants. Yesterday evening I did not do well; I am hoping to do better today.
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Day 817
After a huge drop in weight yesterday I was not terribly upset that I gained .2 lb. this morning. I did not eat great but I did not eat terribly… but I did eat dinner at 8:30pm, and I shared a bottle of wine with my wife after that. I regret nothing.
Today has been a pretty good day so far. Leslie and I will decide shortly what to do for dinner, but I think the day has been a success. We’ll see tomorrow morning when I step onto the bathroom scale.
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Day 816
Today is my first full day in Dallas, after a long travel day yesterday. I was up at 2:30am to be at the airport for a really early flight, but all went well. No, I did not eat particularly well… but I also did not eat particularly badly either. This morning I stepped onto Leslie’s bathroom scale and was delighted to see a drop… and not a small one! I dropped nearly four pounds, so while I am still above the 280 lbs. mark, I am thrilled to be back (significantly) below 285, which really upset me yesterday morning… until I realized that I was weighing myself at 2:45am, that I had hardly slept at all, and that I had not successfully moved my bowels. None of that really tamped that I was so freaking heavy… but at least I got back down today.
Speaking of today, it has been a mostly good work day… if long. I had my usual breakfast, but for lunch I just made a couple of pieces of toast, as I did not feel like going out to pick anything up. After my daytime class I had a reasonable portion of dried mangos, and then a reasonable helping of crackers. My class will be over in ten minutes, and Leslie has ordered Chinese food for us for dinner: I asked for soup, spring rolls, and the Buddha’s Delight (a vegetarian dish which we quite enjoy). After that we will enjoy a cigar, and it will be another quiet evening… I am still catching up on my sleep and after a 12-hour day of teaching I need it.
Have a great day folks!
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Day 815
Okay, change of plans: I am flying to Dallas this morning and not waiting until next Saturday. Why? My wife is having trouble with something that I can help her with, and nothing else matters. You do not mess with my family. She and I have had our issues, but we are working on them and doing very well with that… but even if we were still having trouble then I invite you to reread the italicised sentence: You do not mess with my family. Someone is about to find out that they have messed with the wrong f.cking Jew.
Yes, I continued to stress-eat the last few days… there were a lot of moving pieces that I needed to put right before I could actually make that change to just get onto the airplane, including (but definitely not limited to) asking my very good friends who are taking care of Princess Sophie to pick her up yesterday and not Friday. I had a hundred other things that needed to get done as well, none of which I could do while waiting on hold with American Airlines for nearly two hours trying to change my ticket. I then went nuts getting things done, all of which had to be put on hold while two friends came over for a cigar (one of which was picking up the Princess, the other picking up something that I thought I had another week to get to him). I had banking, shopping, paying bills, sending invoices, and all of that before I packed for a three-week trip. Yes, I was stressed. Oh, and it did not help that I felt that I needed to eat more because there was food in the fridge that would spoil otherwise.
And now I’m at the airport waiting to board. I hope to sleep on the plane, but even if I don’t, I slept pretty well last night. I am excited to see Leslie, and I am girding for the fight to defend her. Do not mess with my family.
Have a great day folks!
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Day 814
My out-of-control eating continues, and I know I need to rein it in. Crap, I have to get my discipline back! As soon as I am back from Dallas I am going to spend two weeks on my intense program to reset.
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Day 813
I had a great day yesterday, if you do not factor my eating into account. I was initiated into a brotherhood that I have been working toward for a few months, and it was exciting. I did not know what to expect from the evening. It was incredible… but I was nervous-eating all day, and I drank after the meeting (with some of my new brothers), and the bottom line is that I weighed more this morning than I did yesterday. Grrr.
