Hello to all,

  First of all, greetings and thanks to TheStoutSupersta for her comments.  You guys make me feel pretty cool.

Just finished my Saturday with my Reserve unit.  I didn't dwell too much on the negatives today, it was good to get down to buisness and do some training.  I managed to weigh myself again this evening and I'm down 1 pound!  I'm trying to hold down my joy, because usually it involves food I shouldn't eat.  I'm taking stock of all the things I've done in the past to manage my weight....looking at what worked and what didnt, reviewing my meal plans and my training.  The bottom line is my failure to maintain a healthy weight was primarily based on my lack of commitment to basic principles:

eat the right food

eat small meal balanced meals

exercise

Its not a diet.  It cant be a diet.  They never work.  If it did do you think Tony Little would still be on the shopping channels hustling "gazelles" or emus or whatever?  Of all the things I spent money on to control my weight I think the two best values are for a decent pair of shoes and a digital food scale.  The shoes are self explanatory, but the scale was the kicker.  When I ordered fast food or popped some breaded pre-packaged meat by-product in the microwave I didnt know or care what I was eating.  When I prepared my own meals, measured my proteins, my grains, fixed my ruffage(salad), I knew what was in front of me.  You wouldn't think 2 ounces of cheese was very much, but try running 2 ounces through a cheese grater -- and marvel at the glory that is mount queso!  I promise I will get serious and write down my daily menu to see if anyone wants to take a stab at it - or make fun of it, whatever floats your boat.  But I wont do that until after I get home-- I need to spend time with the missus and enjoy being home. 

As for the title of my post, I've learned some interesting things about myself lately:

1.  I love my Xbox.  At 40, I dont have many opportunities to go hang out with my buds -- they all have wives and kids and work and stuff.  I like being home with Cristina, she's my best friend.  So I  recently bought one of those XBox things and tried my hand at something simple (or so I thought) Halo3.  The online part of it meant I could play against people all over the world

Naturally I got spanked...but it was a hoot!  And Its nice to be a kid sometimes --never pass up an opportunity to be a kid once in a while.

2.  X-Men.  I'm watching the X-Men on tv and I think that sometimes I feel like an outcast (a mutant) because of my weight.  But I also learn - like in the movie, that I'm not alone, and I have a place to go and blog about my day.  oh, by the way thanks for being who you are, I appreciate it.  Now about those mutant powers....

3.  My ex wife is nuts.  The more I deal with her I realize a good definition of insanity:  doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result each time.  I have to make sure to apply that to my philosophy for weight management.  Well, enough wasting space.  I wish everyone success and joy.

see you on the other side