4XLT

Today’s Weigh In: 306.6 pounds
Next Goal: 299.8 pounds
Pounds to Go: 6.8 pounds
Days to Go: 8

Saw a spike in my weigh ins this morning, but I’m not surprised as I went a bit carb happy yesterday. Not too much at all really, but combined with the fact that my caloric totals the past two days were really low (moreso by accident then by any super-diet plan, especially so on Saturday – “Oh, it’s two already? Crap, I probably should eat something. … What? It’s ten at night? No wonder I’m hungry.”), the spike in carbohydrates and calories made my body really react.

I suspect things will be back on track with my weigh-in tomorrow. If I hit 305.4 on Tuesday morning, I’ll be right where I need to be for my original daily goal of 0.8 pounds a day lost to hit 299.8 by my birthday.

Short Shorts

For the past couple of weeks / month or two, I’ve been back wearing size 42s for the first time since high school. It’s been a great feeling, but I’m definitely not satisfied there. Not by a long shot.

This weekend, I was talking to my mom, and she suggested that I go buy some shorts – and she’d pay! How could I say no? Spring is right around the corner, and I have already given away all my pairs of too large size 50 shorts months ago. I was left shortless!

So, I went up to the JC Penny’s and started looking for shorts (thanks, Mom). I found a couple I liked, but thought I might give the size 40s a try. They fit! Holy crap, I was pumped! Now, I’m only one size away from the Shangri-La of pants sizes that start with the number 3. How’s that for motivation?

And to top it off, I dropped by Eddie Bauer to check on shirts and ended up grabbing an XL Tall – that’s right, just one Extra in front of the Large – polo (which I am coincidentally wearing today). The shirt, though, was not as big an ego boost, as I’m sure that Eddie Bauer shirts much just run large or something.

Life & Work Uncertainty Continues

There’s still been no word about when the layoffs are going to hit at work, which is both a good and bad thing. I’m thrilled to still be employed right now, even though I see the end coming soon. Part of the anxiety is just the uncertainty of not knowing when I’ll be let go. Everything seems really nebulous right now, and I hate that feeling.

The plan is to upload things to Flickr and Behance (nothing uploaded on Behance yet, though) tonight after work. After that, I’ll continue working on updating my portfolio. I can create concepts for client work pretty easily (most of the time), but settling on things for myself is always so hard,a s I’ll nitpick things to death, mock up a design half way, and then start all over again.

Once that’s done, I’ll go about updating my resume and begin the job hunt in earnest along with looking for some freelance jobs in the meantime.

Your prayers would be really appreciated, gotta be honest.