Coldrun Fitness - Day 128

End of week #18 weight: 242.0 lbs
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End of week #17 weight: 243.8 lbs 
End of week #16 weight: 247.8 lbs
End of week #15 weight: 246.6 lbs
End of week #14 weight: 248.2 lbs
End of week #13 weight: 248.2 lbs
End of week #12 weight: 250.8 lbs
End of week #11 weight: 249.4 lbs
End of week #10 weight: 251.8 lbs
End of week #9 weight: 255.2 lbs
End of week #8 weight: 257.8 lbs
End of week #7 weight: 258.6 lbs
End of week #6 weight: 256.4 lbs
End of week #5 weight: 260.0 lbs
End of week #4 weight: 262.0 lbs
End of week #3 weight: 262.4 lbs
End of week #2 weight: 265.0 lbs
End of week #1 weight: 268.2 lbs
Start of week #1 weight: 275.2 lbs

FFVIII – Part 1: Love on the Horizon

Summary: Some of my terrible predictions, and the intro cinematic.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 127

Got home from Thanksgiving visit with the family.  I hope you all had a wonderful week!

Just wanted to check-in.  I didn't track calories over the break, but (Thanksgiving day aside) I did my best to restrain myself, to eat less than I might otherwise.  To eat samples rather than full meals.  I think I did okay, and feel surprisingly confident going into tomorrow's weigh-in.

Resuming my normal daily updates tomorrow.

Thanksgiving Break

I'll be away from home for Thanksgiving, so no posts for the next few days.

Starting Final Fantasy VIII next week.  SO PUMPED WOOHOO!!

See you then. :)

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 35: Out with Guns Blazing

Summary: Some brief parting thoughts on Final Fantasy VII – Dirge of Cerberus.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 123

I'm especially proud of tonight's dinner.  A moment of compromise.

One of my go-to "binges" is a particular fried chicken tender combo meal from a fast food place here in Minneapolis.  The combo has six chicken tenders, two cups of special sauce, cole slaw, Texas toast, and french fries.  It comes to a total of around 1,500 calories.

I was about to do that tonight.  I had eaten well recently and wanted to binge.  Felt the urge for this!  (The tangy sauce is what ties the food together.  Super good.)  Then I remembered - I didn't have to go whole hog. 

Opted for a much reduced version of the meal.  The best parts are the chicken tenders and the sauce.  The rest is nice, but just extra padding.  Ate it, still feel an edge of hunger, and that particular itch is scratched.  Success in small.

Weird, to feel satisfied with eating a dinner of fast food fried chicken for health reasons, but there it is.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 122

Coldrun Fitness - Day 121

Another week begins.

I'm visiting family for Thanksgiving break, spending four days there.  I'll have to develop a strategy to handle my eating there better than I did my last trip.  I'm a creature of habit with the food I eat to stay under my calorie cap, so travel is a natural danger zone for me.

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 34: Vincent’s Valiant Time

Summary: Vincent’s final battle against Omega/Weiss. The epilogue.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 120

End of week #17 weight: 243.8 lbs 
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End of week #16 weight: 247.8 lbs
End of week #15 weight: 246.6 lbs
End of week #14 weight: 248.2 lbs
End of week #13 weight: 248.2 lbs
End of week #12 weight: 250.8 lbs
End of week #11 weight: 249.4 lbs
End of week #10 weight: 251.8 lbs
End of week #9 weight: 255.2 lbs
End of week #8 weight: 257.8 lbs
End of week #7 weight: 258.6 lbs
End of week #6 weight: 256.4 lbs
End of week #5 weight: 260.0 lbs
End of week #4 weight: 262.0 lbs
End of week #3 weight: 262.4 lbs
End of week #2 weight: 265.0 lbs
End of week #1 weight: 268.2 lbs
Start of week #1 weight: 275.2 lbs

Coldrun Fitness - Day 119

I feel better about my eating and exercising this week than I have in a while.  Optimistic going into tomorrow's weigh-in.

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 33: Chaos and Omega

Summary: Vincent fights inside Omega, eventually reaching some kind of combination between Omega and Weiss.

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 32: The Gang’s All Here

Summary: Lucrecia’s story wraps up. Vincent goes into a controlled Chaos form and moves in for Omega, with an assist on the ground from friends old and new. I include a huge amount of images here because this session was visually delightful.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 118

Coldrun Fitness - Day 117

Coldrun Fitness - Day 116

The first half of this week has gone well, today included.

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 31: Birth of a Monster

Summary: Omega awakens. It’s pretty badass. Shelke data-explores inside Omega, and we see some Lucrecia backstory later in her experiments.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 115

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 30: Three’s a Crowd

Summary: Vincent takes on Hojo, with an assist from Nero and the actual Weiss – albeit an assist with apocalyptic consequences.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 114

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 29: Death Professor

Summary: We learn how Hojo became Weiss.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 113

End of week #16 weight: 247.8 lbs
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End of week #15 weight: 246.6 lbs
End of week #14 weight: 248.2 lbs
End of week #13 weight: 248.2 lbs
End of week #12 weight: 250.8 lbs
End of week #11 weight: 249.4 lbs
End of week #10 weight: 251.8 lbs
End of week #9 weight: 255.2 lbs
End of week #8 weight: 257.8 lbs
End of week #7 weight: 258.6 lbs
End of week #6 weight: 256.4 lbs
End of week #5 weight: 260.0 lbs
End of week #4 weight: 262.0 lbs
End of week #3 weight: 262.4 lbs
End of week #2 weight: 265.0 lbs
End of week #1 weight: 268.2 lbs
Start of week #1 weight: 275.2 lbs

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I'm feeling angry and frustrated at this point.  I hate hate hate sliding back.  Yet I'm optimistic - hell, even excited!- going forward.  More after the break.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 112

Left with about 300-400 calories of caloric debt.

I'm not feeling good or confident going into tomorrow's weigh-in.  I've had 2,400 calories as my limit for a while now, since I was at 262 pounds.  Unless I lose over one pound or gain weight tomorrow, I'll switch to 2,300 calories.  If I lose over one pound tomorrow, I'll stay at 2,400 - at least for another week.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 111

Caloric debt: 430

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 28: Unmasked

Summary: AAAAAAH!!! Nero goes down. Vincent “meets” “Weiss.”

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 27: Return to Reactor Zero!

Summary: Vincent pushes deep into Mako Reactor 0, finding Yuffie and Nero along the way.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 110

Coldrun Fitness - Day 109

Caloric debt: 400

Coldrun Fitness - Day 108

Really great day.  I felt organized and focused, and made it into the evening at only 1,100 calories.  It let me have a big dinner to meet my cap, whereas I usually have to skimp in the evenings because I eat so much for breakfast and lunch.

Woohoo!

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 26: Data Extraction

Summary: Short session. A series of cutscenes which I think (though am not 100% sure) are Shelke rifling through some of Vincent’s and Lucrecia’s memories. Bit of set-up before starting in on Mako Reactor 0.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 107

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 25: Super Ninja Radiance

Summary: Vincent continues his trek through Deepground. Great fight with Nero that goes surprisingly well. After Nero’s second wind, an enthusiastic ninja saves the day.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 106

End of week #15 weight: 246.6 lbs
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End of week #14 weight: 248.2 lbs
End of week #13 weight: 248.2 lbs
End of week #12 weight: 250.8 lbs
End of week #11 weight: 249.4 lbs
End of week #10 weight: 251.8 lbs
End of week #9 weight: 255.2 lbs
End of week #8 weight: 257.8 lbs
End of week #7 weight: 258.6 lbs
End of week #6 weight: 256.4 lbs
End of week #5 weight: 260.0 lbs
End of week #4 weight: 262.0 lbs
End of week #3 weight: 262.4 lbs
End of week #2 weight: 265.0 lbs
End of week #1 weight: 268.2 lbs
Start of week #1 weight: 275.2 lbs

Coldrun Fitness - Day 105

I ate more than I intended today, but still feel pretty good about how this week wrapped up.  Feeling pretty calm and optimistic that I may have lost a bit going into tomorrow's weigh-in.

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Final caloric debt this week: 310.  Not clear, but close!

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 24: Shelke in the Void

Summary: A great little section focusing on flashbacks seen through Shelke’s eyes. Her experience within Nero’s void. (Not sure of the actual name for it or what it is, so I’m going with that term for now.)

Coldrun Fitness - Day 104

Overate a bit today.  I wasn't tempted to binge, but I was tempted to eat more than I did.  Like, after I had dinner (pizza out), I started walking to the gas station to get a chocolate bar.  Decided not to.  No regrets!

Tomorrow's going to be a bit tough since my cap will be 1,880 to clear my caloric debt, but it's doable.  If I had that chocolate bar tonight, I would've had to eat closer to 1,550 calories to clear my debt, which is much less doable.

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Weekly caloric debt: 520

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 23: A Heap of Broken Images

Summary: Vincent pushes through the ruined Deepground city, on foot and on motorized mine cart thing. Nero’s void stuff attacks. Shelke lurks inside.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 103

Remaining caloric debt: 390

Coldrun Fitness - Day 102

Binged today.  In the evening.

Feeling... strange.  Euphoric and hopeful in spite of my binge.  I don't know why.  What a weird night.

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Caloric debt: 870

Coldrun Fitness - Day 101

Coldrun Fitness - Day 100

100 days and 27 pounds later...

End of week #14 weight: 248.2 lbs
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End of week #13 weight: 248.2 lbs
End of week #12 weight: 250.8 lbs
End of week #11 weight: 249.4 lbs
End of week #10 weight: 251.8 lbs
End of week #9 weight: 255.2 lbs
End of week #8 weight: 257.8 lbs
End of week #7 weight: 258.6 lbs
End of week #6 weight: 256.4 lbs
End of week #5 weight: 260.0 lbs
End of week #4 weight: 262.0 lbs
End of week #3 weight: 262.4 lbs
End of week #2 weight: 265.0 lbs
End of week #1 weight: 268.2 lbs
Start of week #1 weight: 275.2 lbs

FFVII Dirge of Cerberus – Part 22: Azul’s Final Form

Summary: An awesomely fun segment to play! A challenging fight against the various forms of Azul and we bid a glorious, Chaos-infused farewell to the second Tsviet. Only Nero remains. Vincent arrives at Deepground.

Coldrun Fitness - Day 99

Got home from my vacation with the family tonight.  I tried to eat okay, but was going by feel rather than calorie counting.  My guess when I weigh in tomorrow is that I won't have any significant change in weight, but we'll see.  I could have lost a pound or gained a pound.  Dunno.

Back home now, so back to counting calories tomorrow.