Day 40 - Weight 297.4 lbs. - Building to Monday

I'm definitely happy to see 297 on the scale, and that makes me wonder if I'll ever see 300 again. Ever. I am beginning to believe. Cheryl at CrossFit sort of scolded me on that account. I don't blame her. I was expressing doubt and I ought not do that in the face of such overwhelming evidence. But the fact is that it really doesn't matter much. If the scale said 300.2 tomorrow, I'd know it was an abberration, not the result of my own failure. I'm doing my best.

Today's WOD was tough and I felt like I brought nothing to the table. I asked for help and got what I needed. I praise God that it went so well. I finished last but I used a very heavy kettlebell and performed overhead squats in a WOD for the first time (for me, anyway). Some exercises are very skill-oriented and it takes a long time to get "there." Weight loss also requires time, patience, diligence, and hard work.

I expect my weight to continue to hop up and down with a general downward trend, and if it seems to stop dead for some reason we'll break that plateau by re-examining my eating or soemthing like that. I'm tightening the strictness next week and even more so for the last week; I will continue my strictness for at least a few more weeks because I want to see what happens! I will, of course, celebrate the end of the challenge with a meal out. I am thinking sushi and sashimi, but that's a bridge to cross later.
I do not see myself departing much from this path. I like what I'm getting. And so I press on.

Menu:
Breakfast (4 blocks)

- 1 cup strawberries, 1 cup broccoli, 1/2 cup blackberries, 1 tsp. olive oil

- 1/2 cup greek yogurt, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 10g chopped nuts

Snack (2 blocks)
- 1 block 85% chocolate, 1 clementine, 2 string cheese sticks, 1/2 tsp. almond butter, 1/3 tsp. coconut oil

Snack (2 blocks)
- 1 grapefruit, 2 string cheese sticks, 6 nuts

Lunch (6 blocks)
- 4-1/2 cups fry mix, 1 tbsp. c-raisins, 2 tsp. butter, 7.5 oz. shrimp, 1 egg

Dinner (4 blocks)
- 3-1/2 cups fry mix, 1-1/2 tsp. butter, 4.5 oz. pork

Total water consumption: 9+ quarts throughout the day, including coffee and tea

TGIF. Based on the rules and all that, my total points for the day: 0

Total points so far: 22