Another milestone

Not much new to report here, as evidenced by the fact I haven't updated in more than a week. I keep meaning to, but work keeps getting in the way.

I did reach another milestone last Friday at my weigh in. I am now under 300 pounds. It's been at least seven years since I was below 300 pounds. That 3 bill mark was always the point of "I better do something now about this." Apparently, now is seven years in my bizarro world. Now that I'm under it, I don't plan to go below it.

I truly believe running is now in my routine. I am glad for that. I still don't look forward to it (except, of course, the 10-day sciatic nerve reprieve I had. I definitely looked forward to it then), but I believe it is in my routine to the point that I made sure to get gym access at the Vegas hotel I'm staying at in 19 days and find a 5k route I can run on the strip in case treadmills drive me insane again.

I tell you what I do look forward to, though: Eating pizza, hot wings and drinking beer again. I have pretty much cut those foods out while I get to the weight I want to get to. I figured if I can go a year without those foods, I can eat them again as much as I want for the rest of my life.

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
One cup oatmeal with 1 cup skim milk

Lunch
Two chicken salad sandwiches

Dinner
Chicken and rice soup

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 1 cup skim milk

Lunch
Two chicken salad sandwiches

Dinner
3 cups chicken tortilla soup

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts
1 tootsie pop

128 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
1.5 cups potato soup

Snacks
1 100 calorie pack of cheeze-its

128 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Breakfast
Smoothie

Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Ham and cheese sandwich
Chicken salad sandwich

Dinner
Frozen dinner with chicken, rice and pineapples

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
One six-inch oven roasted chicken breast sandwich with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread from Subway.

Snacks
1 nonfat yogurt
1 100 calorie pack of cheez its

128 oz of water throughout the day

Saturday
Lunch
PB&J sandwich
16 oz chocolate skim milk

Dinner
Two ham and cheese sandwiches
18 pieces of pineapple

Snacks
8 almond hershey kisses
About 8 triscuits
About 8 tostitos scoops
Mexican seven-layer dip

66 oz of water throughout the day

Sunday
Lunch
PB&J sandwich
16 oz chocolate skim milk

Dinner
1.5 turkey italian sausage with mushrooms and peppers
Spaghetti noodles

Snacks
2 100 calorie servings of cheezits
1 100 calorie serving of mint chocolate chip cookies

96 oz of water throughout the day

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Two turkey sweet italian sausages (300 calories total) with peppers and mushrooms

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Chicken taco salad from Taco Bueno (lettuce, chicken, 1 tablespoon of sour cream, jalapenos and tons of salsa)

Snacks
1 stick of beef jerky
1 tootsie pop

64 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelete with ham and cheese
16 oz skim chocolate milk

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Frozen healthy choice dinner, chicken basil I believe

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts
2 tootsie pops

128 oz of water throughout the day