Three weeks in, 49 more to go. I’m doing awesome! I think the weekly accountability is helpful, so I’m considering continuing with the weekly updates. I’d mentioned dropping back to monthly after kicking it off, but I think I’ve changed my mind on that point. This week is another success!
Max 10 hours per week of TV – Back under the limit this week.
- Double Shot at Love (0 hrs) -This did not air this week. I checked the DVR schedule and it shows the final 3 going to Vegas next week, so apparently they took a week off.
- Knight Rider (1 hr) – Yes, Deanna Russo is still very watchable. Friday’s episode had quite the twist to it that I wasn’t expecting. I won’t say any more as I don’t want to give a spoiler at this point.
- Battlestar Galactica (1 hr) Now that Stargate Atlantis is over, this is now on. I was looking forward to dropping a show off the list, but I can’t resist watching the final season of this show too. The story has come too far to miss out on how it ends.
- Biggest Loser (2 hrs) – Still watching this for inspiration. It amazes me how the Silver Team just doesn’t get it. Joelle complains at every opportunity and was giddy about the opportunity to go home, even though it was due to their over-eating (WAY over eating) at a temptation. Her partner Carla has some serious control issues and needs a good slap in the face. I was disappointed to see they got to stay in the game even though they were up for elimination. I think everyone else decided that they probably won’t make it eventually, so keeping them in longer and eliminating tougher opponents is to their advantage at this point in the game.
- Dirty Jobs (1 hr) – I learned how they plug old mine shafts in California using polyurethane foam on last week’s episode. Interesting stuff.
- Grey’s Anatomy (1 hr) – I think they may finally be bringing Izzy’s fling with her dead husband’s ghost to an end. That has been a particularly annoying plot line more suited for some daytime soap.
- ER (1 hr) – Almost done then I get to mark this one off my list.
- 24 (1 hr) – Back to one hour now that its kicked off. I still haven’t watched the 4 hours from last week, but the way this show works it is almost better to save up a few episodes and watch several of them all at once.
- Non-tracked viewing: Other than some evening news, I actually haven’t watched anything extra this week.
At least 2 books per month – On track.
- Otherland: River of Blue Fire by Tad Williams – 2 chapters left. There are two more books in this series, but the wife is bugging me to read the Twilight series. She’s on the 3rd book and it is driving her nuts not being able to talk to me about it yet. I’m always up for a good vampire book.
- The Real America by Glenn Beck – About half way through it, but I should be done with it this weekend. Next up is a Suze Orman book. I figured after my post talking about how she seems to be a hypocrite on her TV show, I would also be one as well if I don’t read her books to make a more informed decision.
Minimum 3 blog postings per week – Met.
100 lbs (2 lbs/week) – Only down 0.2 poulds direct weight this week, 0.1 pounds down on the averaged trend. Even though my loss this week is lackluster, I’m still on target for my 100 pound goal. If you plot a line from my starting weight on the 1st of the year to my goal weight on Dec 31 I am under that line. THe body will plateau, and several factors can change a weight by several pounds, including sodium intake, the types of food eaten the prior day, and even mood over the past few days. I’m going with the sodium and food theory since I’ve been in a great mood over the last couple of weeks.
Budget – We’re doing great this week. We were under budget on our food, and we budgeted some spending money for each of us. We had a small windfall too which helped fund our savings, as well as a little extra spending money. This helped take the edge off immensely and allowed us to get a few things we’ve been wanting. These small purchases every now and then seem to help remove the motonony of living as tight as we have been.