Day 296

237.  So there it is a tiny bit of movement.  I spoke to L about this and we did come to a consensus.  She pointed out that as you continue to lose weight and get closer to your goal weight or the weight your body thinks is the comfort zone the process slows considerably.  So I'm actually close to my goal weight, even though I want to lose more, so this mechanic applies at the moment I'm having these negative thoughts as to why the scale is stalling.  So to rectify this I'm doing the following.  No longer weighing myself every week.  I'll weigh myself every few weeks and work really hard to break myself of the habit of stressing over the scale weight.  My new benchmark will be how my clothes fit.  I've noticed recently that some of my clothes from my skinnier days are starting to fit again.  I have a closet full of those items of clothing that I wore for short periods of time because I got fatter so they didn't fit anymore.  Now they are and that will be my new focus not the scale.  This will be part of my new year plan, not a resolution as I don't believe in those, but a life change.  I will continue to tweak my daily and weekly workouts to reflect this new change. 

Wow only 4 more entries and I'll have hit 300!  Certainly didn't think I'd be able to keep it going but sure am glad I did.  Speaking of which here's Day 296 in all it's glory:

Breakfast: Peanut Butter Larabar and 20oz of cold water.

After work out meal: Pan fried Cod fillet sandwich.  It consisted of a piece of Cod, an egg, tomato, avocado, and spinach on two slices of sourdough bread.  On the side a big helping of yam fries.

A friend from work was having a birthday gathering so we went to a Mexican restaurant. I had a "healthy" burrito.  It had mushrooms, chicken, black beans, rice, and other veggies and I added sour cream and guacamole.  Had some adult beverages during the night as we closed down the bar we went to.  I haven't closed down a joint in quite a few years so somewhat of a new experience.  I was the driver so I was good and only had one adult beverage.  Everyone else took advantage of my goodness and had a great time.  Some more than others.  Oh and I wore a shirt that I've never been able to wear due to it being too small (I thought it looked kool in the store and didn't try it on first).  So for me that was very cool.

Had a good work out and talk with L today.  As I've said earlier we talked about some stuff I can do a bit differently and I think it will help my confidence. L will be out of town next week so I'm on my own for the next two weeks.  And Thanksgiving is Thursday.  I've already thought about my plan for that day.  For now all I'm saying is, it's Thanksgiving and I'm going to eat turkey and stuffing and other good stuff. Stay tuned.