(Day 184 / -100 lbs.) Another List o' Ten

Another pound lost over the weekend- not the first and definitely not the last. This Wednesday (11/21/07) will mark the sixth month of my efforts towards renaissance.

When I got to the gym this morning the aerobics class was taking a tour of the weight room. This is the same class that all the yelling is coming from- making me ever-so glad that I'm not in the class. Their presence threw off my workout a bit because they were crowded around some of the machines- not exercising, just listening as the instructor yelled about heart rate and read posters to them. She's amazingly loud. I cranked up my iPod and went about my workout in slightly skewed order.

Here's my most recent list of simple and self-evident personal (meaning, "only applicable to me, Steve) truths.

10. Drastic, positive change does not happen overnight; negative change can occur during the blink of an eye.
9. Milk, a substance designed to increase a calf's weight by 90 lbs. in 6 weeks can be just as effective on humans- especially when blended with ice cream and chocolate syrup.
8. Having a physical trainer yell at me to “Keep your knees up!” isn't as effective as my wife telling me to “Put your fork down”.
7. Having a trainer yell at me during a workout just makes me want to stop working out.
6. Gaining is a lot easier than losing.
5. Nothing beats the feeling of going down a size.
4. “Shade in the summer, warmth in the winter” shouldn't be my most desirable attributes.
3. I put it on myself; I have to take it off myself.
2. Even food that's good for you tastes good- more so when you're hungry.
1. I've been thin and I've been fat. I prefer thin.