Weekly Weigh In: November 23, 2009

On November 23, I weighed 239 lb.

On November 9 I started the first symptoms of a cold and they continued until about November 26 (Thanksgiving Day.)I did not have much appetite during that illness. Still don't have it completely back (not exactly complaining.) I got by on fewer calories than I usually do but I hit the sweetened cough syrup and sweetened cough drops pretty hard. By the time I eased up on those things Thanksgiving was upon us.

I currently weigh about 240 lb. I enjoyed thanksgiving but I was only moderately gluttonous. I can remember one thanksgiving weekend where I put on 10 lb. and those pounds stayed with me for weeks. Not this time.

As I am moving and as I am absurdly busy I will only post sporadically until sometime in 2010. Happy New Year if I don't post until then.

Weekly Weigh-in: November 16, 2009

I weigh 240 lb. How did I lose that pseky pound? Illness. I have been sick for a week now--mostly cold and flu symptoms--and I don't have much appetite. Too late to wish me a speedy recovery.

Weekly Weigh-In: November 9, 2009

I weigh about 242. I started the week on a high protein diet but by Wednesday I threw in the towel. The transportation problem is resolved but now I might be moving in with a roommate to save money. One of the drawbacks is that I will have to surrender my Wildcat Fitness membership and there is not a nearby gym where I am moving.

I will keep my many readers abreast of the details.

weekly weigh in

On Monday, November 2, I weighed 241 pounds. I maintained a high protein diet throughout the week. No strength training or any exercise beyond walking.

Excuse of the week: transportation problems. This problem has eclipsed all else. I own a Nissan Sentra that is worth maybe $4K. I blew a head gasket but I also have problems with the O2 sensor and get this, the swirl valve.

It has been difficult to perform a cost/benefit analysis for repair. The first quote I got was $1250 but I was warned that it could be more. I got a second opinion from the Nissan dealer and he was better at explaining things. Yes, there would be overlap time in repairing the head gasket, swirl valve and O2 sensor. Good news. But there could be engine damage as a result of the blown head gasket. Bad news. Even worse news is that they would not be able to determine if damage had occurred until they were several hours into the disassembly (at $94/hr.) Even if it was determined that the Sentra was a goner, I would still be billed for re-assembley time. So I could spit out a grand just to be told that it would cost me 3 grand to repair.

Of course, I have spent most of my free time on this subject and that means no gym time. I hope that this will change when I log next week's weigh-in.