The Hollando Diet

The Royal Palace Indian food buffet tempts me.  Dallas has no better Indian food restaurant, in my humble opinion.  I succumb quite naturally to its temptation.

I hover at 166 lbs. as of this morning… jogging is long overdue.  My relapse into caffeine addiction led to a recent attempt to go “cold turkey” and quit caffeine consumption, at least in the form of coffee, tea, soda, etc.  That hasn’t helped me shed weight.

 Ugh.  Seven days ago I weighed 159 lbs.  As I age, I find extra pounds easier to add than to lose.

What have I done?  Only one week ago, I was flirting with a new low at 159 lbs.  Then came Christmas.  What better way to celebrate the Son of God and His teachings than to indulge in TV-supported sloth, turkey-fueled gluttony, and a little avarice in the form of gifts?  If the cable TV signal wavers, then we have wrath, and of course, upon loosening the top pants button after dinner, we feel a perverse pride in expanded paunches.  On the day we celebrate Christ’s birth, I manage to exhibit five of the seven deadly sins…

166 lbs.  The reading on the scale this morning hits me like a verdict more than a measurement.  Yes, I am guilty as charged.  Now for sentencing… I sentence myself to one year’s hard labor.  Jogging, exercise every other day, and… oh, what am I saying?  We know better, don’t we?  I’ll just have to take it one day at a time.

Cheerios, banana slices, and skim milk are for breakfast today, and I plan on only a turkey sandwich for dinner.  Lunch… well, whatever… portion control will be my only restraint.

For the year, I consider myself to have dropped from 185 lbs. in December of 2005 to 159 lbs. in December of 2006.  I stagger my measuring period due to the skewing effect of the holidays.  The goal for 2007 : I want to weigh 145 lbs. by May 1st of this year.  Then I want to weigh more as a result of developing muscle mass.

Does anyone wish to predict my chances of success?  I invite the requisite mockery, citation of previous lofty goals left unreached, etc.