Week 3 Update

April 8th
Day 26
Weigh In:   344.5lbs

To goal:         99.5lbs

I'm getting myself upset with the scale. It is quite inconsistent. I expect fluctuations between weighings. It's inconsistency between stepping on the scale that's hard. For example, yesterday I gained a pound by peeing.  I bet you've never done that before.  I need to care less. That'll be hard.  My weight is a two pounds more than my lowest weight so far.  I took it on a fast day morning, so tomorrows weight should be significantly better. I just need to not get upset if it's not better, or even higher. 

So it's been a little over three weeks now since I've started ADF. So far so good. The hardest part so far has been the social aspects. Whether it's been my meal times with my wife, or having to double up regular days to allow for special occasions, it's definitely held me back a bit. I haven't made it a full week yet without having to squeeze an extra regular day in. Last week it was Friday. My uncle was in town, so my grandma had all of the family over for dinner. I did better than I could have, but I should have done better still. 

My wife has been difficult as well. She's not a very punctual person, so trying to time my meal for the same time as hers is difficult. I'm also very hungry when I get home from work, so I kind of need her to be ready to eat, not still unsure of what she is going to make for herself. On Saturday I decided to make dinner for both of us. It was ready and waiting when she got home. Of course I still had to sit and wait ten minutes for her to go do some laundry which really could have waited. It wasn't a big deal, but it kind of cheapened my gift of dinner to me. 

Other things that I need to work on is getting rid of temptation before it grips me. My wife gave me an Easter basket (something I really wish she hadn't, but she likes to give me things). I should have put stuff away. Came up with a plan on how to get rid of stuff without eating much of it. Instead, I put it next to my chair and it sat. A few days later, I had an itch for a snack. I ended up eating a thousand calorie chocolate bunny. After eating the bunny, I decided not to let that happen again. I opened all the eggs and put the twenty chocolate kisses to the side. I figured I'd bring them to work and let my coworkers easy them. Of course I forgot to bring them the next two mornings. So I ended up eating them all. I did let both slip ups happen on regular days, so it wasn't really a "failure" so much as an extra speed bump.

Weekly updates:
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Week 5
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