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Congratulations to my weight loss blogging buddy Matt – he’s recently gotten engaged! Go tell him congrats.

Today’s Weigh-In: 312.4 pounds
Next Goal: 300 pounds
Pounds to Go: 12.4

The worst winter storm in a decade is beating up Oregon right now (much like it has been through two snowy cold fronts since last weekend). A lot of snow and freezing rain is making everything a mess. For me, I haven’t driven since Friday night. I just walk across the street to the store and the pub for internet access and a change of scenery (so I don’t go crazy with cabin fever), but my truck is covered in snow and ice (just like all of town).

My parents are flying in later today, hopefully. The Portland airport has been canceling and delaying flights all weekend, and so I’m curious to see how my folks’ flight will turn out. We originally scheduled for them to arrive in Oregon around 7:30 so I could meet them at the airport after work, but with the snow and ice, I won’t be driving. I’m going to look into taking buses and the rail line to get to the airport, but it may just be that my folks will pick up their rental care from the airport and meet me at my apartment, or a restaurant near by.

This Week with my Folks

With them coming in for the week, there is a terrible chance of me repeating my disastrous Oklahoma trip where I re-gained ten pounds. With the poor weather and limited time with my parents around, I won’t be going to the gym until next Monday (when they fly out), although I found out last night that jogging through the snow is a pretty good workout. However, the fact is that to keep heading in the right direction with my health and weight loss, I will have to do it all through my nutrition.

I will do that by staying on a strict food plan from this weekend through Christmas day (Thursday). My mom is going to cook the traditional Christmas meal for the three of us, and I will enjoy it. But after that off day, I’m going back to watching my intake. I won’t be as strict with my chicken, bread, almonds, and cheese plan, but I will still show restraint with portion sizes and being carb conscious.

From Here Until New Years: Is 299 Possible?

I’m back down to my pre-trip levels of the low 3-teens, and though I’ve pretty much blown my chances at getting under 300 pounds by New Year’s, I am still no less ready to be in the 200s.

I have ran some numbers where it would, theoretically, be possible to hit the 300 mark by January 1st, and that involves weighing in at 308 on Christmas morning, maintaining it through Christmas and the day after, hitting 304 when my parents fly out next Monday, and pushing hard until Thursday morning.

On paper, it sounds feasible, but it discounts any splurging with my parents and celebrating on New Year’s. Granted, I don’t have any New Year’s plans at the moment, and depending on where I’m at mentally, I may just want to bust my ass and get into the 200s rather than party.

Waking up in 2009 and weighing 299 would be pretty stinking awesome. But then again, having a good time with people is pretty stinking awesome, too.

I’m just going to keep my wits about me for the next week while my parents are visiting and make that call when Monday rolls around.