Year 3, Day 9: Tripping at the Finish Line

Like every other day this week, I resolved to have resolve. Like most days, I get very close to the end of the day and falter somewhat. Not sure if it's the time change, weather change, or simply forward motion of time that's got me down. But I'll tell you, it's keeping me at nut's door.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean!
Heritage Flakes
Blueberries
Banana
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Coffee(plus a bite of apple and a bite of egg salad and 1 strip turkey bacon)

Snack
2 oz 50% Jalapeno Cheddar
1 Fuji Apple
5 Sticks Beef Jerky

Lunch: Osushi
Sashimi Platter
Soup
Salad

Dinner
Chicken Breast
Cabbage/Romaine/Feta Salad
String Beans
a bite of Blue Ribbon pork

Dessert
16 chocolate chips
a few cashews & almonds

From http://www.feelgoodfastfood.org/wordpress/

Fewer People are Dieting, says the NPD Group
March 4, 2007

In January, the NPD Group reported that dieting has reached an “all-time low” among American adults. NPD found that 60% of adults “would like to lose 20 pounds,” but interestingly, there are fewer Americans dieting than ever before. Furthermore, a greater percentage of Americans who are dieting are using their own diet plans, as opposed to those recommended by doctors.
I think this trend reflects the increasing importance of convenience to Americans, and Feel Good Fast Food can help address this problem.

The results suggest that Americans are quite aware that they need to lose weight, but they are less willing to diet because dieting is inconvenient; adults don’t want to give up the foods they are accustomed to eating. Similarly, the dieters who are adhering to their own diet plans instead of those of their doctors exhibit that they are not looking for the most effective diet, but the most convenient one. Americans need to lose weight without giving up the burgers and fries that they love, and Feel Good Fast Food can make this possible. Customers who value convenience over health will no longer have to choose against the latter.

Year 2, Day 363: Badly Numbered Boy

As I get near the completion of my second year, I noted that by my own day count I was six days off when I know the calendar says I am only three days off. Who to believe? I went back through my posts and noticed that several times this year I have double posted (two day 178s, for instance). Of course, by the time you read this I may have fixed it, meaning this post is not only meaningless but downright untrue. Such is the life of a blogger-by-the-numbers.

Breakfast
1 Slice Balthazar Bread
2 Soft Boiled Eggs
Coffee

Snack
5 Sticks Beef Jerky
50 Almonds
2 oz 50% Jalapeno Cheddar
1 Bag (~1.5 cups) Boston Lite Popcorn

Lunch: Russo's ($5.65)
Romaine, Broccoli, Mushrooms,
Grape Tomatoes, Chicken, Feta, Red Peppers,
Red Onions, Balsamic Vinegar, Pepperocini

Dinner
Robert's Fantastic Turkey Crumble
Romaine Lettuce
Broccoli

Dessert
16 semi-sweet chocolate chips

Of course the first Monday back at work is a day that requires a lot of nuts. I also noted that the days you most feel like having that something special for a treat—in this case 16 semi-sweet chocolate chips—are not so much the days you have denied yourself, but the days you have already indulged yourself. This leads me to my central and oft-proved conclusion that abstinence (from food only) is a good thing. You should be hungry. You should not feed every time you have a hunger pang. It is good, because with withstanding that hunger is important. Besides burning calories it builds character. And most definitely, keeps the nuts at bay.