All Is Not Lost!

The Darkside will always win because the... I am sooo hungry

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Ok, I will admit that things are not in the best place for me right now. My weight loss has stagnated at 265 lbs. mainly due to my lack of exercise over the past two weeks. TWO WEEKS! I have got to get it in gear! On the plus side, I haven't put back on very much. The damage seems to be superficial.

Therefor, I am hereby recommitting myself to winning this bet. I may be down but I am not out. I was able to run six continuous laps on the track this weekend for reserve duty (I thought it would kill me). But the situation was very motivating. So beware, young jedi, the darkside is coming!!!!

Bad, bad boy ...

I took my family to the fair yesterday and I ate some not so healthy things. A corn dog and a funnel cake. And I ate some of my youngest daughter's cookie (sorry sweetheart, Daddy likes chocolate chip cookies too). So when I woke up this morning, I was astonished to find that I ... lost another pound! Ha! I'm at 229 pounds. Four more pounds to go ...


Hmmm ... I wonder how Kennis is doing? I wonder ...


- Marcolm

The Red Shoe Diaries ...

Yay me! Thanks to my wife's cooking and the occasional dark chocolate candy bar, I now weigh 230 pounds. Five more pounds to go ...

My wife surprised me with a new pair of pants earlier this week (see last post). Perfect new waist size. Thanks, sweetheart! I put them on this morning ... and now they're loose too. I put on an older shirt and it bulges out of the top of my quasi-new pants. Basically, I look like Saggy, the big-baggy-goofy-clothes clown. I wish somebody would have told me that I would have to invest in a new wardrobe before starting this bet. I'm gonna spend more money on new clothes than the money I'm getting from Kennis at the end of this year! There's gotta be a way around this. I need to do something to shift everyone's attention away from my clothes ...I know! I'll buy really large red shoes (size 20-25)! I can go to the Halloween store and buy a pair of clown shoes for 10 bucks. If I deduct that amount from my winnings ... let's see, carry the one and ... I'll still make out with 40 bucks! Yes! And I'll be able to wear my old clothes well into next year! Hahaha! Thanks, super-clever brain. Problem solved.

I haven't heckled Kennis yet. Actually at this point ...

Check out the pictures below. It's more of the scrumptious dinners my wife fixes for me every evening. 

- Marcolm

Pan fried Shrimp, Turkey Burger
with Swiss Cheese, Bell Peppers and Green Beans

Kabobs with Chicken, Shrimp, Tomatoes,
Cucumbers and Bell Peppers

Chicken and Broccoli

Frozen Grapes. Better than Popsicles!

Getting my swag on ...

I need new pants ... bad.

Wait. Or is that getting my "sag" on? See, that's what happens when old people try to be cool and be down with the hip hop. Ahhh, Slang. I miss the old days. You know, when words like "fresh" and "funky" were in vogue. Ahem. Sorry. Tangent. Uhm .... weightloss. It's time to talk about weightloss:


I'm ONE POUND away from my goal! ONE POUND! So I've decided that I'm going to keep going and try to finish at 225. That's ten more pounds. Wish me luck.


I've noticed a few changes ... I'm walking upright again. Which is weird, because this has nothing to do with misplaced  or newfound confidence. It's gravity. It was hard to move and walk at the old weight. My gut was dragging me down. I can bounce up steps now without breaking a sweat and do these weird little "I'm-in-a-rush-so-let-me-sprint-a-couple-of-steps" without getting winded.

My wife's food rocks! Greens, tomatoes and
fried chicken for diner. Yum, Yum!

My beautiful wife is still cooking these super healthy and scrumptious meals. She's made this so easy for me. Thank you, sweetheart.


The big problem, of course, is how do I keep the weight off once I've reached the new goal? The holidays are gonna be tough. 


Maybe I'll start some exercise. I know! I'll practice Ninjitsu, the art of the ninja. The black outfit would do wonders for my new slim body. And wearing the suit would make me not want to gain weight. Because no one wants to see a fat Ninja. No one.


Something's missing from this post ... hmmm, let's see. Oh yeah, I completely forgot! Kennis, who izzz dah mastah? It's okay. You can say it. I'm awesome. That's right. I've got the glow. Sho'nuff! -- Time to get crunk and lose some weight, dude! I'll bring a box of Kleenex along to the comic book store (my treat) ... so that you can wipe away those tears as I spend your money.


Ahhh. Much better.


- Marcolm

Before and After: The Bigger-Me shopping for clothes at Kohl's
and the current and newly improved, slimmer Mini-Me.

The weight count so far ...

You are soooooo lucky!

Awww man, I wish I had a kidney stone! Just look how skinny Marcolm has gotten!

I still plan on winning this thing though.
Cake anyone?

KenThom

My journey so far ...

Hey! I'm in the lead! I'm in the lead! I dropped 15 pounds in three weeks. And I have a some people I want to thank:


First, my beautiful wife. She's my secret weapon in all of this. Basically, All I do is eat her deliciously, ridiculously super-healthy food and lose weight. I just make sure not to mess up when I'm at work. Thank you, sweetheart. You're the best. (and prettiest)


Second, my friend Kennis. Thank you for not losing the weight as fast as me. I know, this might be a little premature. But with five pounds to go, I'm feeling pretty smug right now.


And third, my little Kidney Stone. Yup. I've had the pleasure (that's sarcasm) of being rushed into the emergency room, being in excruciating pain and not being able to eat anything for four days due to the little rock that has so lovingly attached itself to one of my kidneys. Four days no food, only water. A Kidney Stone Fast. If you want to lose weight, I recommend getting one.


Before I forget, good call on the chocolate, Kennis. Spot on. I had a few dark chocolate truffles this weekend. Chocolate is awesome.


And now for your viewing pleasure, some of the dishes my wife has fixed for me over the last couple of weeks:

Breakfast of champions: Egg white omelet, bacon and
sauteed bell peppers

Lunch anyone? Salad with bell peppers, pepperoni, cheese and eggs,
panfried Tilapia and oven seared squash

Dinner for one: Grilled chicken filet with sauteed green beans

And here's me! 15 pounds lighter (and still
recovering from the Kidney Stone). Due to
this new way of eating, I've developed a
mad hankerin' for fruit.

For my next post, I'm going to get my swag on. Stay tuned ...


– Marcolm