Friday Week 2

So... I'm actually 11 days into this, and I've decided to start blogging about any progress which may (or may not) be made. It all started 3 weeks ago when I found that I was tipping the scale at 192lbs. This wasn't my first indication that I was starting to have some weight issues. I've been noticing that my jeans don't seem to button as well as they used to, and barring shrinkage of the fabric in my jeans, there was an obvious problem. Two weeks prior to this, I had tried to go for a run for the first time this season and ended up limping for the majority from knee pain due to the consequences of eating excessive amounts of pizza with limited exertion for the past few months. I'm not what you would call obese, but I have managed to pack some groceries onto my somewhat scrawny 5'll" frame.

So here I am at my annual attempt to drop ~26 lbs to get back to my nominal 165lb build. The problem is that for the past few years I seem to be always keeping a few extra pounds around, Part of this has been a steady erosion of motivation on my part.  In an attempt to address my lack of motivation and counter a few years of bodily neglect, I’ve made the following changes to my plans:

1. Joined a crossfit gym. Crossfit isn’t new to me, as I tried it two years ago and felt it to be very effective at rapid conditioning.  I’ve found that in life there have been very few things that I don’t do well when I put in an honest effort.  It turns out crossfit is one of the few things in life that I suck at.
2. Started running and biking 2-3x a week.  This is also nothing new for me.  This is pretty much what I do anyway in decent weather during the season.  The problem this year is that the weather still refuses to cooperate.
3. Signed a contract with my wife to administer severe punishment weekly for 6 weeks. So this qualifies as the most drastic change in strategy.  My wife and I have had a casual D/s lifestyle for ~9 years, but we have never been 24/7 or tried to use it to produce a specific outcome.  Basically there is a scheduled ‘weigh-in’ on Tuesdays, with punishment based on how many pounds over 160. 
4. Keeping a diet an exercise journal. All the world can see my success or failure, regardless of whether the world gives a crap.  It is also a place for me to log my thoughts and whether any of this is working. 

Will this work?...Not sure yet.  We are at ~1.5 weeks, and while there have been improvements in my exercise activity, I find that I’m having a harder time changing my diet.  I’ve also found that my caloric intake seems to be inversely related to how many days away from Tuesday we are; with the majority of my dieting occurring from Tuesday morning until Tuesday night.  As It turns out, I’m not having a lot of luck with this strategy.

Breakfast:

1 slice wheat toast + PB and 8oz OJ

1 chocolate frosted donut

Lunch:

1 slice Pepperoni, sausage pizza and a diet coke

Snacks:

3 powdered mini donuts

 ¼ bag david sunflower seeds

 20oz diet coke

 2 handfuls cheese popcorn

Dinner:

2 bowls of peanut butter crunch cereal and Protein shake and a diet coke.

Exercise:

5.25 mi run

Last weigh-in: 186