Crunch Time...

Well, the weigh in is just about 3 weeks away.
If I'm down 30 lbs, Jubilee United Church makes roughly $16,600 for it's programs.
So, I have motivation.
I have lost the weight - so there should be no drama. Except for a couple of things: 1. I've been weighing myself naked, and as I don't plan to weigh in naked at church on Sunday, October 31st (There's a Hallowe'en you won't forget!) - I need a couple three pounds beyond my goal to make it work. 2. Lately, I've been getting a bit lax... having made my goal, I've been a little bit too satisfied.
Too satisfied? A little lax? Let me explain:

I went to a new restaurant the other night and feasted on cured meats, cheese and two pastas... oh, yes and there was wine. In my glass... again and again.
I bought Purdy's Himalayan Pink Salt Caramels for my wife... but all she wants to do is smell them... it becomes my duty to eat them (just to be tidy). And I got Purdy's Himalayan Pink Salt Chocolate/Peanut Butter thingies, too... oh, and Sweet Georgia Browns (because they were there). Now, if my wife would do her duty and eat them - or some of them - I would be fine, but in a stunning display of non-support, she leaves them for me to eat. And then, a friend notes how good the salt caramels are with vintage Port... well, what could I do? Seriously, I ask you... wanting to honour my friendship and my marriage, I eat caramels and drink Port. (I'm not saying that I'm a hero - but I do make sacrifices for friendship and marriage).

But now it's time to bear down. I could always resort to the cabbage diet for the final week - that's good for 8 lbs - but I have avoided diets so far, just worked at smaller portions and better choices. I could find something to protest and go on a hunger strike - but there so many things making me crazy these days, that it's hard to choose. I could increase my bike time to 2 or 3 hours a day, or take my dog on 12 miles walks... but I don't think that Gladys the super dog is up for it.

So, all that I can think to do is to do what I've been doing... and keep my eye on the prize. Not the $16,000 (of which I get nothing! - shoulda had an agent!)- but the "less likely to have a heart attack, need knee replacements or snore himself into divorce before he's 60" guy that I'm meant to be.

My prayer for this month..
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change the courage to change the one I can & the wisdom to know it's me