DAY ELEVEN - JUNE 13TH
You know you just had a day off from school or work when you go to type the date and you don't remember what it is. Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway) I had a day off from work. Which means I slept in super late. I got myself up eventually (2:30ish?) and went to the scale to weigh myself expecting not to see any change from the day before.
174 Pounds! Not exactly the 169 I was hoping to get to, but it was way more exciting after staying at the 175/176 range for a few days. Not only have I dropped 12 pounds in the past ten days, but I am also down 35 pounds from where I was 18 months ago. This is also the least I've weighed since... since I can remember. Before college, the my last weight measurement was when I played football in 9th and 10th grade and I remember being 175 then. I have eclipsed my high school-going, football-playing former self in weight loss. This should last for... a good 24 hours.
Yeah, I'll gain back weight to bring me back up. And, yeah, I'll have to work way harder than I did this past week to get it down further, but I am pretty happy with the results that I got. It's good motivation and a good starting place. I'm definitely headed in the right direction.
After getting off the scale I went straight to the orange juice. Aside from the idea of something new, I didn't really have any big expectations. Poured half a cup's worth. Took a sip.... WHOA! WHAT is THIS? I KNOW I just poured regular flavored orange juice into this here cup, so I know it's nothing crazy. I JUST opened it. Maybe it's because this is my first drink of the morning. Took a few more sips. This is EASILY the best drink of orange juice I've ever had. It was like I could taste more flavors now than ever. Dr. Pepper is, what, 23 flavors? But you only taste one. This orange juice had 23 flavors. Obviously this was a result of not having many flavors in eleven days. This was also my first sweet and non-tangy thing that I've had in this time period with the exception of the flavored ice. And I'm thinking that the flavored ice didn't have the same effect because it didn't move and swish all over inside my mouth. This got every crevice. This flavor didn't seem to change after cup two, cup three, or cup four. In fact, I changed brands of orange juice and I could tell the difference between the brands in ways I would've never noticed before. I guess having delicious tasting foods and flavors all the time dulls your taste buds a bit, preventing you from REALLY tasting all the subtleties available.
Aside from that, the day was pretty uneventful. I started asking my brother about his P90X experience, which apparently requires one to work out six days a week. Just trying to think ahead and plan for the next step. Quite a jump from Day One, where I was 186 pounds, eager to make some sort of change in my life, and acting out Gollum with his "He wants it, he NEEDS it" requests, but this time pertaining to food. Tomorrow will be a nice dose of fruits, vegetables, and tomato soup. Here's to coming back to normalcy whilst having the motivation to keep progressing.
STATS:
Weight: 174 (12 pounds lost)
Heavenly Drinks (OJ): 5
Death Drinks: 42
Water Glasses: 25
Foods
I'm looking forward to: Chicken BLT, Chicken Parmesan Hero, Toasted
Bagel with Butter, Toasted Muffin (Blueberry or Corn) with Butter, Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cherry Berry Chiller
and McDouble (McDonald's) and perhaps Burger King Chicken Nuggets (or was that just a
craving?).
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