I’m about to break back into the 170’s for the first time in nearly two years.  If I hit 179 by Tuesday, I’m ordering pizza.

The weight’s still coming off, though I suffered a minor setback this weekend. Were it not for a few pitchers, a frozen pizza, a handful of mozarella sticks, and some taquitos (read: all the food in my freezer), I’d probably be at 180 by now.

I’ve realized pretty quickly how much of a part of any social gathering food and drink really are, be it beer or pizza during/after a night out or crab slammers at a Skins game.

Amazingly, I’m at 184.8 after only 6 days.  Hopefully this trend keeps up.  Found an interesting article on Slashfood this morning that seems relevant to this whole thing:

http://www.slashfood.com/2006/09/03/how-much-will-that-diet-cost-you/
Incidentally, I haven’t cheated once since starting.

Here are a few shots of my Rotini with Meatballs from a few nights ago:

The picture quality on my phone/camera really sucks.  I’ve got a new camera on the way, though, and should have some much better shots next week.

Not sure why, but I weighed more this morning than yesterday morning.  I have a few theories:

1. I went to Coastal Flats with some friends yesterday & watched them eat; smelling all that food & watching them drink might’ve caused me to put on a little.
2. I’ve started going to the gym again & lifting; maybe it’s muscle starting to come back?
3. I recently learned that I was supposed to have been eating 1/2 a whole wheat pita, not an entire one.  Probably and extra 150-200 calories a day right there.

Anyway, for what it’s worth, I feel as though I’ve shed a pound or two. 

I won’t be posting nutritional data in blog format anymore.  For those of you who really want to know exactly what I’m eating, I’ve created a link to a spreadsheet version in the Pages section on the left that I plan to keep updated day-to-day.

Oh - Any food pics I post from now on will be categorized as Food Porn.

Breakfast: NS Frosted Oats Cereal, Dannon Lowfat Yogurt, 1 Slice Wheat Bread, Pear
               (430 Calories, 92 Carbs, 13 Protein, 6 Fat)

Cereal was ok; sort of like Cheerios.  I’m mixing up my regular Food Lion yogurt (7/$1) with Dannon lowfat yogurt today, though.  Dannon, while a lot tastier, is also less nutritious and 33% smaller.

Lunch: Cream of Broccoli Soup, 1 Whole Wheat Pita, Cucumber Slices, 8oz Low-fat Yogurt (482 Calories, 83 Carbs, 24 Protein, 7 Fat); 1 apple for a snack 2 hours later (116Cal ,21 Carb, .3 Prot, .5 Fat)

Not bad, considering the soup was entirely powder before I added boiling water. 

Dinner: NS Thin Crust Pizza, 1 Tomato, Asparagus (1 cup, steamed), 6 Almonds, 5 Olives, 1 Whole Wheat Pita

Dinner has yet to disappoint.  The pizza was tasty, if a bit small.  The asparagus was a nice touch (I added a few drops of balsamic vinegar to both the asparagus and the tomato slices) and after finishing the olives and pita, I wasn’t hungry until a few hours later.  The sour cream and onion soy ships weren’t unlike any soy chips I’ve had before.

So far, so good.

My camera isn’t cooperating, so I won’t have any picture updates until I do a little more tinkering.  Here’s what I ate on Day 2, though:

Lunch: Cheese Tortellini, 1 Slice Wheat Bread, 8 oz Lowfat Yogurt, Cucumber Slices
           (392 Calories, 72 Carbs, 22 Protein, 3.5 Fat)

Much better than the Chicken Ala King.  Really acidic, though, probably because of the tomato sauce.

Dinner: NS Beef Tacos, 1 Whole Wheat Pita, 1 Cup Broccoli, 6 Almonds, 5 Olives
           (499 Calories, 63 Carbs, 28Protein, 17 Fat)