This morning was a bit of a come-to-Jesus moment as I stepped on the scale and it read about 250. Not three months ago I was more like 225. So I've put on about 2lbs a week since then. Clearly that has to change.
I've taken my measurements and will try to update them roughly weekly. Scale is a dial scale; weight is taken in the morning before any meals, with no clothing. Waist is taken at navel level, chest at the nipple line, neck right below the adam's apple, thigh midway between groin and knee, and biceps at the peak. Measurements are in lbs/inches, rounded to nearest pound or 1/4 inch.
For the record, my height is right about 6'4".
Weight: 251
Waist: 42.5
Chest: 45.25
Neck: 16.5
Biceps: 15.5
Thigh: 27
I've eaten so terribly the past couple days I really don't want to post it, but of course the point of this topic is that when I eat awful crap I have to share it in the hopes that embarrassment will serve as a deterrent.
Saturday's dinner was, as said, restaurant food, in this case Chinese, though not the sugar-laden crap that passes for Chinese most places. I'm fortunate enough to have a restaurant started by renowned Sichuan chef Peter Chang with relatively authentic food. Granted, some of what I had was definitely bad for me (there's no way to make scallion bubble pancakes healthy) and the rest was probably cooked in canola oil, but it certainly wasn't as bad as it could be.
Sunday was a beach trip day, and the first meal of the day was lunch, McDonald's, two McDoubles and some McNuggets. This was followed by an ice cream cone as a snack, and after returning home having failed to catch any fish at all off the pier, an entire pizza for dinner, with regret and stomach pain for dessert.
Yesterday started off fairly well with three eggs, butter, and a banana for breakfast, and chicken, lettuce, and salsa garnished with a bit of cheese for lunch. But since my buddy is shipping off to the Army soon, we decided to celebrate for dinner, at Texas De Brazil, a Churrascaria. It's all-you-can-eat beef, which isn't really bad, but it also has cheese-filled rolls, potatoes au gratin, rice, fried bananas, garlic mashed potatoes, and (with coupons) a complimentary dessert (in my case, cheesecake).
Today I've told myself things have to change. I've told myself that before, but I didn't know before that I'd already reached 250 again. So breakfast was three eggs and butter (black unsweetened coffee can generally be assumed with breakfast for me), and for lunch I've brought boiled beef with a small serving of sweet potatoes to provide a few carbs for BJJ later. I don't anticipate dinner because I'm generally not hungry after BJJ, but we'll see.
