My weight fluctuates about 5 pounds. I’ve read that’s common with males. I had a goal of losing 20 pounds from my peak of 185 but it’s kind of hard to pin down a weight when it moves around like that. So I figured I’d use the weight right after my post-workout shower. I also decided that I wouldn’t say I reached my goal of 165 unless I dipped below it. Well, I finally did it today. One-hundred-and-sixty-four pounds. Count it.

You can imagine there are a lot of attractive women at the gym. And really, who could be more attractive than someone who makes cupcakes? I found out today when someone gave me chocolate chip cookies. Of course, they were so good that I ended up like the cookie monster and chomped them all into little bits that fell out of my muppet mouth. Well, not really, I didn’t let more than a crumb fall and now I wonder if I’m ever going to see 164 again.

Actually, I’ve kind of slowed down in my weight reduction and I’ve been eating more Mexican food lately. I found out what what a “sope” is and a chavindeca (two corn tortillas with cheese and meat melted inside with some avocado as well). What they are is my downfall. Really quite tasty and probably not that good for me. I was sticking to salads for lunch for the most part and I only have a cheeseburger every couple of weeks. I’ve even avoided fried chicken and only had it once in the past few months. Quite odd for the guy who liked to go to Popeye’s several times a week.

But really, I’ve had salads at Jack-in-the-Box (good), Baker’s Burgers aka Assburger (not too good), a strip club (not a good choice in any sense), and other various and sundry places including the cafeteria at work. I’m surprising myself at the number of salads I can eat and not feel like I’m starving, but I’m being tempted by things that actually have flavor, like bacon. Mmmm, bacon.