Day 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

Wow, I meant to post twice during the last 5 days, but people in town, stuff to do.
I'm posting in the middle of the night... at work.

So Thanksgiving went like a normal one, I ate slightly too much, but not terrible. The leftover pie has called my name one too many times, but my weight is at least holding.

Friday was the last day in the contract I mentioned so many posts ago, and I obviously did not fulfill it. I lost a net amount of one whole pound. The contract called for 2 dollars per pound, so my mom gave me 2 bucks and then slapped me with the 75 dollar penalty.

I turned it into a positive though. We negotiated, and 20 dollars went to ordering some suspenders for myself (fat guys need them in certain situations) and another 55 went towards charity. http://www.childsplaycharity.org/

It's the charity started by http://www.penny-arcade.com/ . It's a good place to give some tangible help to people while still sitting on your ass. However, any charity is good this time of year. (well... any time of year, but the consumer frenzy of Christmas puts the spirit of the season into stark contrast.)

The entire family seems stressed right now, for reasons that I hope become known to me soon. This could make it more rough a time to change 13 years of habits, but there's no choice anymore.

This blog needs to continue to be the voice in the back of my head that asks if I need another piece of pizza, if I need to order a soda, if I've moved physically in the last 6 hours, if the stress of my job and other issues can't be addressed in some manner.

Quote from somewhere... paraphrased:

Be kind, and patient. Everyone needs understanding, because everyone is fighting some kind of battle, publicly or privately.

Current Weight : 298 pounds (estimated)