Creature of Habit

Motivation:

Thomas Edison once declared: 'I am not discouraged,

because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.'

The picuture here is of Pat, Ed and I during the "rainbow nights" that I discussed in an earlier post. No more long-island iced teas for me this year. They just don't fit into the program. Probably better, since I don't know that I would like them. I noticed that the last beer I drank had a funny taste, but then I remembered, "that is how beer tastes". I just wasn't used to it.

A joke for David and Tim: New Coors tagline! "When you are drinking Coors, you are out of beer." Enjoy.

Song of the day from the mp3 player:

This is one of those songs that has absolutely no beat, so working out to it is pretty hard, but the lyrics are pretty motivational. This is one of those songs that I think "This would be nice to play at my funeral". Then I think "Why am I so morbid?" Maybe it will be my 'victory song' that i can have playing while I am showing a movie about my weight loss story, or just explaining it. Ok, enough explanation, here is the song:

Legacy, by Nichole Nordeman

listen to a snipet here: http://tinyurl.com/cx4x7

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I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me

And I enjoy an accolade like the rest

You could take my picture and hang it in a gallery

Of all who's who and so-n-so's that used to be the best at such'n'such ...

it wouldn't matter much

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I won't lie, it feels alright to see your name in lights

We all need an 'Atta boy' or 'Atta girl'

But in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides

The temporary trappings of this world

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I want to leave a legacy. How will they remember me?

Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough

To make a mark on things? I want to leave an offering

A child of mercy and grace who blessed your name unapologetically

And leave that kind of legacy

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I don't have to look too far or too long awhile

To make a lengthly list of all that I enjoy

It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile

Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon enough destroy

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Not well traveled, not well read, not well-to-do or well bred

Just want to hear instead, "Well Done" good and faithful one...

Diary:

D: Hot dogs, (hot dogs? what? I have no clue...) ramen, canteloupe
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B: eggs and sausage
S: grapes and sliced beef
L: Sauteed Shrimp Salad and a dinner roll. (at a business related meeting. it was ok, but I would have preffered more protien. It was a lettuce salad with a flavored vinnegrette dressing, with some shrimp and chow mein noodles on top. Actually the best part of the salad was the strawberry and pineapple on the side of the plate.)
S: shaved turkey, xs energy (I might have a 1oz packet of peanuts or slice of swiss cheese, if I get hungry on the way home)
G: ellipticle 1.64, 330+ calories, sauna.

Notes:

today was another difficult day for the program. I was invited to go to a seminar from 11:00 to 1:30, which causes two problems: 1) Since I am consulting, I am payed hourly, so being out of the office for 3 hours is not condusive to making the money, and since, as I mentioned yesterday, I am at $0.00, the timing couldn't have been worse. 2) On that same topic, it cost $17 to go to said seminar, and now that it is after the fact, I can honestly say I don't think it was worth the money. It was ok, (awwight) but whatever.. 3) that is right in the wheelhouse of my workout time, as I usually take my lunch time to go to the gym.

Luckily, I was able to leave at 11:30, and back by 1:00, so the timing was ok, enough that I could get back to work. At about 2:45, however, I reallized that I was starting to have an internal freak-out, becuase I was remembering an article I read yesterday about the warning of taking 3 or more days off of your training program. This can cause you to move backwards and can increase the chances of finding an excuse not to get back into the routine...

I couldn't stand it, so I left and did my workout, and will make up the time at work tonight. I do feel better, and I am calm and relaxed now..

I am a creature of habit. Thank God. No messages over the weekend, as these are my days off. I have a ton of work to do at home on Saturday and Sunday, from chores to tax forms, to work-related training - to other stuff and things.

Countdown:

• 8 days until the next weigh in and measurement (56.08lbs to lose)
• 35 days until the end of the St. Patricks Day Challenge (be under 399lbs)
• 60 days until the Twins home opener

more later
Chazz