March 28, Day 21, 256.2 lbs

Dear Diary and Scale,

Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead (Philippians 3:13). That's just part of the good word I got yesterday at church. The meaning and the context is much deeper than what I'm gonna to use it for, but nonetheless it's appropriate. Times a' changin' and so am I. No more chubby, no more stagnation or being subdued. No more excuses. I can't do anything about the past. Doesn't mean to ignore it and it's lessons though. I need them if I'm gonna succeed in the future.  Learning my lesson while moving towards my goals will provide me the momentum needed to finish strong. Not to mention once I get this big body moving I can also count on inertia for a few moments. So, so far I've learned that salt can cause problems. Sugar causes problems. Fried food causes problems. Soda causes problems. Cakes can be nice for celebrations and they cause problems. Red meat...well, have you ever seen a cow hurt anyone? But OK. Red meat can cause problems. But all of those things cause problems if they are abused. Abuse itself is a problem. I've learned that I can live without all of those things for some period of time, but what I really need to do is to learn to live with them. That is my pursuit. Losing weight too. Maybe losing weight first. Then pursuing mediation with the things that are trying to kill me. OK. How about both? I can do both.  After pursuing, I start producing, then I start prevailing. I win (weight loses). Winning, duh? Cause all I do is win, win, win no matter what. Got donuts on my mind and I can never get enough... Ahhh donuts. Crap. 

PS. You guys caught another Sunday recap pass, Diary and Scale, but don't think for a minute that once this church wears off that we don't have beef. Ahhh beef. 

PSS. Thanks to my Pastor for the inspirational message. I'm sure he was talking to everybody, but I took it as my own. 

PSSS. I was gonna say something if the scale went up, but luckily... Screw that. No luck involved. It should have went down. I expect it to continue to drop. No more yo-yo at this spot.

PSSST. I may have found a temporary trail mix substitute while rummaging the cabinets to find food for the kids. Don't worry they'll eat soon. The lovely one is returning from Vegas today.