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One thing about food advertisements that has irked me is that the food always looks perfect. The dude in the Tim Horton’s commercial about to eat a B.E.L.T., the kids eating McDonalds fries where all the fries in the container are lined up, even the beautiful fixings for a Subway sandwich.

On my way back from the bank, I passed by some bread trucks. These 18 wheelers had adverts on the side, as most do, and the picture of the sandwich with the “bite” out of it struck me as odd… it’s too perfect. Where are the teeth marks? The kid in the background has teeth that look as though they could chomp a copper pipe in half, yet the bite in the sandwich is too round. Why do I care? Why does it irk me so? I have no idea.

The mascot reminded me of a character from “Ren & Stimpy” known as POWDERED TOAST MAAAAAAN!!!

I’ve been waiting for this moment: I’ve hit 169lbs!

It’s been four and a half months, and since I started at 199.8lbs, through exercise and a change of my eating habits, I’ve managed to lose 30lbs. I recently picked up two of my 15lb weights to see what that felt like… and wow. That much less for my poor ankles to support.  

This is the first time I’ve hit 169lbs, so I’m sure to go up, but just looking at my graph is inspiration enough to keep this going. Just as the 189-180lbs range became common for me, and recently the 179-170lbs range as well, I hope that I’ll be able to keep things within the 169-160lbs range. If I go below 160lbs, I’m sure I’ll look like a toothpick, so I think I’ll stop the weight loss at that point and start building on top of it.

Thanks again for all your kind comments, encouragement, and support. Couldn’t have done this without you, my friends.

Breakfast

• Protein shake (shared)
  • Two scoops of MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Hardcore - vanilla
  • One banana
  • 250ml skim lactose-free milk
  • Mix of frozen strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries

Activity

• Rode the bike to work (6.1km)

Lunch

• One Premier Nutrition Protein bar - double chocolate crunch

Activity

• Rode the bike home (6.1km)

Dinner

• Einstein’s
  • Shared 40 BBQ/honey garlic/Frank’s Red Hot sauced wings
  • Shared four pitchers of Amsterdam Blonde
  • Shared a small basket of fries