End of Month 7

Day 0: 303.6
End of Month 7: 242.6
Lost 61.0 lbs

I have lost more than 60 lbs. It's incredible to me. 60 lbs is a lot. I don't think that my 10-year-old son weighs 60 lbs.

Day 211

What I did:

• Did something truly amazing not unlike climbing Mt Everest, then realized that it wasn't me

End of Week 30

Day 0: 303.6
End of Week 29: 243.8
End of Week 30: 241.6
Lost 62.0 lbs

After two wells of stagnation, I've finally broken 60 lbs! I've had a number of people ask me if I've lost weight lately; the most recent was just yesterday at church. It felt good to be able to say that I've lost "almost 60 lbs". It feels even better to say that I've lost over 60 lbs.

Day 210

What I did:

• Woke up, get ready for work, went to work, worked, came home, um, did stuff

Day 209

What I did:

• Had another quiet Sunday during which things were quiet and quiet was what things were

Day 208

What I did:

• Took the family to see Home. It was very cute. You should see it.

Day 207

What I did:

• Drafted the new Magic set at Friday Night Magic. I am terrible at drafting. I played for games in total and lost them all. They weren't even close. That's okay, though, because I had a good time and got some new cards.

Day 206

What I did:

• Went to Commander night again and had a good time. I played a game with a deck that I had built years ago that completely dominated the four-player game. Good times!

Day 205

What I did:

• Created my first game using the Unity platform. I followed a video tutorial and made an infinite runner game.
• Worked from home and ate too much

Day 204

What I did:

• Cleaned out my closet. There was a lot of dust and "why do I own this?"

End of Week 29

Day 0: 303.6
End of Week 28: 245.0
End of Week 29: 243.8
Lost 59.8 lbs

Almost made it to 60 lbs this week. Next week, maybe?

Day 203

What I did:

• Received an Irish flute in the mail
• Got a headache from blowing into said Irish flute in a vain attempt to convince it to make a sound. Not necessarily a good sound or a bad sound, but any sound.

Here's the flute. It's made of rosewood. Pretty, isn't it?

Day 202

What I did:

• Had a nice, quiet, lazy day with my family. It was wonderful.

Day 201

What I did:

• Played in a Magic Prerelease, but didn't do very well. I did get some good cards in my card pool, though, so it wasn't a total wash.

Day 200: BONUS!

Yep, those were my pants. They used to fit me, but only because they had a stretchy waist. I've lost quite a few inches in the last 200 days!

Day 200

What I did:

• Scored a beta key for Heroes of the Storm. I haven't had a chance to play much yet, but it's been pretty fun so far.

Day 199

What I did:

• Walked for about 15 minutes while waiting for Commander night to start. I won one game, but got triple-teamed on the second. I didn't last very long in that game.

Day 198

What I did:

• Watched my sons earn a gold belt in their karate class. The younger one actually skipped a belt!

Day 197

What I did:

• Had a rough day at work, working on a tough assignment, during which I was told that I would be receiving another task to be delivered this Friday. Don't know why I mention that. I'd rather just forget it...

End of Week 28

Day 0: 303.6
End of Week 27: 245.2
End of Week 28: 245.0
Lost 58.6 lbs

Another slow week. Not sure why. It's all right, though. A little progress is better than none.

Day 196

What I did:

• Had a normal day, full of normal events. Just a dandy fine day, but not that great to blog about.

Day 195

What I did:

• Skipped breakfast accidentally, had a big lunch purposefully, then skipped dinner because I just wasn't hungry. *shrug*

Day 194

What I did:

• Walked all over the Renaissance Festival. Several times. It was awesome. I would have preferred to go with my wonderful wife, but she was busy winning karate trophies. I did get to hang out with a high school buddy whom I haven't seen in years. That was fun.

Day 193

What I did:

• Worked, worked, and then worked some more. Sounds like I did a lot of extra work, but not really.

Day 192

What I did:

• Played a game of Magic: the Gathering worth two other guys and won

Day 191

What I did:

• 2 sets of 30 reps of leg lifts and crunches
• 2 sets of 15 reps of biceps curls and lateral dumbbell lifts, each with 10-lb dumbbells
• 2 sets of 10 reps of triceps extensions, also with 10-lb dumbbells

Day 190

What I did:

• Had date night with my wonderful wife instead of arm day. Maybe tomorrow?

End of Week 27

Day 0: 303.6
End of Week 26: 247.6
End of Week 27: 245.2
Lost 58.4 lbs

Anybody else notice that I'm less than 2 lbs away from 60?

Day 189

What I did:

• Thought about doing arm day. I guess I'll hold off until tomorrow. *shrug*

Day 188

What I did:

• Took my customary Sunday rest day. You know, the rest day that I don't ever feel guilty about...

Day 187

What I did:

• 2 sets of 15 reps of: biceps curls, overhead presses, and lateral dumbbell raises, all with 10-lb dumbbells
• 2 sets of 10 reps of triceps extensions
• 2 sets of 30 reps of half-crunches and leg lifts
• About three hours of hauling a vacuum cleaner around the house

Day 186

What I did:

• Helped my fantastic wife prepare for a science event tomorrow. She's a teacher, so she's coaching the science team.

Day 185

What I did:

• 2 sets of 30 reps of each: leg lifts, half-crunches, squats, and calf raises

Day 184

What I did:

• Worked from home so that I could help my amazing wife with some of the errands

Day 183

What I did:

• 2 sets of 30 reps of leg lifts and half-crunches
• 2 sets of 15 reps of biceps field, overhead presses, and lateral dumbbell lifts, all with 10-lb dumbbells
• 2 sets of 10 reps of triceps extensions, also with 10-lb dumbbells
• 1.5 sets of 10 reps of push-ups... I tried to do the full 2 sets, but my arms gave out

Heh, "1 calories remaining". Come on, programmers. Test for the ones case. It's not hard to do.

End of Week 26

Day 0: 303.6
End of Week 25: 250.0
End of Week 26: 247.6
Lost 56.0 lbs

I've completed half of a year and knocked off more than a sixth of my body. It feels good to be able to say that, but more importantly, I haven't had sleep troubles in several months. That feels good to say and even better to experience. Speaking of sleep... *yawn*

Day 182

What I did:

• Struggled to walk. Remember all of those calf raises I did on Saturday? Well, if my legs are motionless for more than a few songs (like, for instance, when I'm working), my calves all but lock up, making it very difficult to stand up. I'm hoping that this ends soon

Day 181

What I did:

• Had the French pot roast at Mimi's Cafe. It was huge! It could easily have been the results of an entire crock pot. It was delicious, too. The meat was so melty... Mmmm... The best part is that I have a yummy lunch already prepared. Maybe even two!