Little John's trying again. And again. Aaaand again.

Do you ever make your own pizza? I like our homemade so much better than most I've eaten out. But that requires planning.

Wait, have you had that famous New Haven pizza that was going to open in Boston but now isn't? Pepe's or something like that? Everyone here is up in arms that it fell through.

Sorry, Hana, I'm not helping here.
 
We have a Frank Pepe's in my town. It's good, but not great, and there are a few good places in town. One was even featured in Man Vs Food, so there's that.

And we've done homemade a few times, and I agree that it's really good, especially when we use the grill. My daughter's 4th birthday was a make-your-own-pizza party, actually, and it was a hit, except that the propane regulator crapped and I couldn't get the temp above 300!
 
Blah, disappointing day yesterday. I was feeling sick - nauseous due to post-nasal drip, and general fatigue. Couldn't get on the rowing machine. That was annoying, but not the end of the world, but I also got a little too snacky and wound up about 150 calories over goal.

Not good weather for a walk, either, but maybe I can walk the length of the building a few times (it's about 1,000 ft long with lots of stairwells).

Took some medication last night and this morning, hoping that the sinuses are a little less excitable today - so far, so good, anyway.
 
Hope the sinuse problem goes away, just had the problem myself, awful when trying to exercise.

Made (dodge)plans for the weekend? I'm going out for dinner Saturday, think I will get sushi to keep cals Down.
 
Didn't get the walk in at lunch time, but I rowed 18km last night - usually do about half that - so that was a little over 1000 calories burned. The 4th of 4 20-minute sessions was a bit tough, my tuchas and back thighs were sore and I was running out of steam, but I did it.

Weekend should be a lot of fun, taking the kids to the Boston Children's Museum. We decided that would be my daughter's 4th BDay present instead of more (and more) toys. Plus she'll get ride on the subway, which she's been wanting to do since she realized the concept of trains. Not sure what lunch will be, but I know there's a brewery one block away, and I think I'll need to sample the goods, as will my father and my wife!

Clarissa, sushi sounds great. I have a feeling we're doing take-out tonight, and it will likely be of an Asian pursuasion.
 
Heck of a row LJ! Have fun at the museum and brewery! < Maybe reverse the order and it won't matter that it's a kids museum.
 
Hope you had a great time in Boston! I went to the Children's Museum a couple of months ago when they hosted a grown-ups night. It was fun!
 
Sounds like a great weekend planned LJ - how was it all? I hope you didn't get the beer-flu ;)
I hope your feeling better. 18kms is amazing!! Is that the most you've done in one hit? That really is awesome - it must feel so great to have accomplished that :)
 
Weekend went fairly well, could have been better goal-wise. I met my exercise and no-soda goals, but definitely not my calorie goals. Maybe that could be something I can work on in the future: stay on-target for the weekends, and have my cheat days (Sundays) a little more reasonable.

Friday night was crack night, oops, I mean taco night. I stupidly made a couple extras, which meant I ate a couple extras. I ultimately was under target calorie-wise, but that was due to reasonable lunch and breakfast.

Saturday was Boston, and for lunch we went to an overpriced seafood place, and I was good in avoiding fried seafood, got a grilled fish sandwich instead, along with fries and coleslaw, and for dinner we did Chinese takeout, and in spite of my good choices for that meal (vegetable mu shu), it was still Chinese takeout. On the up side, I probably got an hour's worth of walking out of it since we took the subway into town.

And yesterday was pancakes for breakfast, leftover Chinese for lunch, and Sunday-night pizza. I did get a good row in there and some yard work.

This week should be fairly cut-and-dry, I don't think there's anything planned where I need to keep a closer eye on my behavior.

Q, we didn't make it to the brewery, but I did have a Green Monsta IPA at the seafood place, which was mighty tasty.

Blue, I think it's my second-longest row, I did a 26.2K row a couple years ago. The last bit was brutal - the rowing machine estimates how much time you have left before you complete the row based on your current rate. Towards the end, the thing was telling me I had 15 minutes left, and it said that for a good 10 minutes because I kept slowing down.
 
My brother was pretty excited by the subway..... For about ten minutes. And then he was over it (and the crowds). Until the sun went down, of course, and then the little Midwest acorn was begging for the warmth of the crowded train.
 
"I stupidly made a couple extras, which meant I ate a couple extras."

Sorry LJ but that made me laugh so hard. I relate so much. Yank always mocks me because I ALWAYS make extra "just in case" and end up eating it. He calls it Hana's second dinner.
 
The ride back to Riverside was a big cramped, but my daughter loved it to the point of pretending she had a smartphone and was swiping and typing on her bare hand.

Glad I got a laugh from you SF - wasn't my intention, but all is good as long as you're laughing WITH me (or AT yourself!).

I missed my row last night - as stated in the PYP Challenge thread, I came home in a mood and was tired. But I was at a sushi restaurant last night that had wall-to-wall mirrors, and I had the non-pleasure of seeing myself side-profile. I think that's the rude awakening of my weight - from the front I look like a big-but-strong guy, but from the side, with bad posture, I just look hideous. I know it's my opinion of myself, but it just sickens me to see it. I think I need to find that view on occasion to remind myself why I need to stay on target.

Yes, appearance is only part of it, and I never plan on being a model, but it would be nice to see a reflection of myself in a store window and not be irked.

OK, self-pity party is over.
 
I'm feeling you LJ! I realized how far I have to go and that I'm still really fat. "I lost 50!" quickly turned into "I have 85 more to go!". We will both get there man. Hang in there!
 
It's fun to hear you talk about my 'hood.... Riverside is so close to me!

I'm willing to bet there are a million 'average' sized people with bad posture who don't like the way they look from certain angles. Honestly, there's a chance that feeling will never go away, no matter what you lose. So you shouldn't need (or want) to seek out opportunities to feel hideous in order to stay on track. Doesn't sound like that helped last night, right?

I'm trying to find some amazing words of wisdom to end this post with. But they are nowhere to be found. Just know that we're here for you when you're feeling down, and not one of us thinks you're hideous. I promise.
 
LJ,

I'm sort of a bit heterodox when it comes to those feelings: honestly I think as a motivator it's a good thing. If there's something you don't like about yourself, being reminded of it from time to time I think can help remind you about the changes you need to make.

The key is to let it motivate you without depressing you. You can do this particularly with the rowing. That still kicks my ass at 179 pounds, so it's killer exercise. Stay on that program and you'll get there.
 
Thanks for the kind words, everyone, I appreciate them!

Oaks, you weren't on the Green Line dressed up as a bored-looking demon Saturday were you? Cuz there were 4 or 5 women fitting that description on the outbound train.

Vee, I try to follow your philosophy regarding the self-image thing. I didn't like what I saw, put it in the memory bank for future reference (like when I'm deciding between a salad or a burger), and try to move on. Will I always dislike that view? Yes, though hopefully less so over time - the good news is that I didn't dwell on it and run to feed that displeasure.

I do have bad posture, a slightly hunched back, same as my father and his sister (who are both thin), so that may take some extra efforts to overcome. But that does add to the appearance from the side.

Thinking ahead for the weekend, and trying to come up with an added personal challenge to my NC-TAM Plan (New Challenge - Twice A Month). I think the new one will be special just for the weekends: one bad meal a day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (as opposed to the typical 2 or 3).
 
I sincerely hope I've never been thought of as a bored looking demon! I splurged on parking in the city ($38, gross) on Saturday.
 
Back for more. Last couple days were OK, I stayed below target if you average them out - last night's exercise was on the low-exersion side, and dessert wasn't low-anything, but Weds' row was awesome - Best pace I've had in a long time for a longish-haul row, and I had healthy foods.

Today is day one of my new weekend challenge. Which means I can go out to eat tonight but not lunch today. I usually like to buy something on Fridays, but soup today. I get to be Single Dad most of the weekend, and I'm going to bring the kids to a friend's house for lunch - might have sandwiches, might order takeout. If it's the latter, I guess I'm having salad for dinner! Sunday is, as always, pizza for dinner, so I think determining a decent lunch will be the hard part, but my wife stocked up the house last night and I'm hitting BJs on the way home tonight.

My ADHD worked in my favor last night as I stumbled across some stretches to help with my posture. The hunchback I have looks like it might be driven by a tight hip flexor, so I'm going to try stretching those fellas out a couple times a week, along with my Quadratus Lumborum (yup, it's a real thing) and my calves/arches.

Oaks, these ladies were wearing makeup and had various devil horns on their heads. Still not you?
 
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