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After having stalled since late July, my weight has finally officially crossed the 220-pound barrier. This is the first time my weight has crossed a multiple of 10 since September of 2020. My current mini-goal is below 218, at which point my BMI will drop below 30 and I will no longer be considered obese by that metric.
It seems the biggest factor in my weight loss in the last three weeks has been calorie reduction. I haven't been deliberately starving myself, but there have been at least three occasions this month when I didn't have time to eat lunch. In the interim, I've been finding that my appetite has slowly been shrinking--I ordered a French dip sandwich at a restaurant yesterday and was barely able to finish half of it.
I don't think I'm going to go to the local arcades on Wednesday again, even though Pump It Up and other non-redemption games are half-price that day. Because of the number of people who come, I barely get to play--and since I primarily play to work out, I hardly get any exercise. This week I was at the arcade for two hours and only got to play two rounds, yielding a total of about 20 minutes of cardio.
My wife and I set up our Christmas tree this weekend. She particularly loves ornaments, and we have several dozen we put on the tree every year. I sometimes worry that we won't find room for them all, but somehow we manage to fit them all on. The tree is quite captivating to look at in direct sunlight.
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Photo of the week:
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I was fortunate to arrange on very short notice to see Air Force One visit KMCI on Wednesday. Despite increased security, I was able to park at a well-known but officially off-limits location to see the aircraft up close. This photo, as Air Force One prepared to depart that evening, turned out particularly well.
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[Last updated: 2025-01-27]
