:: Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swinger's Club ::

:: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 ::

redemption song

it's over.

on day twelve of the three week program, the diet had come to a sudden stop. it was a good run while it lasted, but unfortunately there's only so much you can do to avoid eating something while out on a date, without coming across as some OCD stricken, water hoarding person that only eats celery. Moreover, the amount of time i was spending on cooking and grocery shopping was adding up and with finals around the corner, i couldn't maintain the hectic schedule. on sunday morning i went to hit the scales for the moment of truth. the final verdict?

I LOST TEN POUNDS!!!

in less than two weeks no less. i couldn't believe my eyes. as soon as i hopped on, i set it at my original weight of 180 and noticed a dramatic tip of the scales. ok, i thought, i lost some weight at least. i slid the measurer across the scale... 178... 175...173 (smile getting wider & wider)... until it finally settled on 170! it was hard to believe so i had to re-weigh myself, but the numbers were the same. all the hard work and discipline paid off and now have the flatter stomach to prove it.

but it wasn't easy.

it felt like my spirit was taken for a roller coaster ride: all the ups and downs, the twists and turns, the un-Godly stench of my urine resulting from mass consumption of asparagus, the 180 ounces of water a day and with it the endless bathroom runs and all the tests of will power. it was as though the first 12 days of eating a tasteless array of "food" broke me, but then the final weigh-in was complete and total redemption. i still can't believe i lost that weight in less than the 3 weeks prescribed. post-humously i discovered that the full 3 weeks was designed to achieve a loss of 15 pounds, which was a bit lofty. nonetheless, i'm extremely pleased and now that i've gone through what i have, i've learned to pay attention to what i've been putting in my mouth (no jokes, please). Accordingly, i will adjust my diet in a moderate fashion from here on out.

so... big ups to my coach, travis. couldn't have done it without your plan, m' boy. and thanks to all you guys out there for your support - it kept me motivated.

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