Score!!!

On my way home from work last night I stopped off at the local sporting goods store to pick up a new Racquetball racket. Mine has been pretty beaten up so I figured I should pick one up before the game last night.

When I walked in to the Racket Sports section I was greeted by a wall of rackets. Most of them seemed to be priced above $100 which is so far out of my price range I actually said out loud, “Um, yeah right!”

I looked lower on the wall and next to the Dora the Explorer rackets were some $40 and cheaper rackets. I saw one that was 21.99 and grabbed it. It felt pretty good although the weird lightning bolts all over the sides were a little to flashy for a stealth ninja like myself but whatever.

As I was walking out I saw one row of rackets that were marked at “Clearance.” There were only 3 rackets in that section and the first one was awful. I grabbed the one behind it and it was very nice. Light and not all flashy but the sale price was 59.95 which was a little more then I wanted to spend. I gave up and went up to the counter to pay for my 21.99 racket.

I gave the cashier my card and he said, “That’ll be 43 dollars and 3 cents.” And then promptly swiped my card.

I looked at him in confusion and said, “The rack it was on said 21.99?”

He pointed to the handle on the racket which clearly showed 39.95 as the price. DOH!

I knew it was my fault for not checking the tag. I decided just to take it and started to walk out. And then it hit me, for 20 bucks more I could have a really nice racket that is on clearance! I walked back in and grabbed that 59.95 model that I liked so much. I made sure I looked at the tag and saw that it was regularly priced at $149! Score!

I took it up front and the cashier was totally cool with me. He rang it up and said, “That’s funny. This is priced at less than the one you are returning! I have to credit you some change back.”

SCORE!!!

Oh, what a sweet moment. I got a racket at about $100 off the original price. So very sweet and it worked very well for me at last night’s game.

Let’s hope it helped with tomorrows weigh-in.

Plugging Along

After my horrible Saturday weigh-in I have been sticking to my points like white on rice cakes. This week has been filled with Lean Cuisine’s, Smart One’s, and Healthy Choice prepackaged meals and to my surprise I have found several that I like.

Who knew that I could find a Salisbury Steak and Mac n’ Cheese Lean Cuisine that tastes pretty darn good! Both my wife and I are trying to find our favorites. I am looking forward to today’s lunch which will consist of a Steak and Mushroom Panini, Sugar Free Orange Jell-O, a Garden Salad with Low Fat Ranch Dressing and string cheese. Very yummy and filling. I love that I can eat a lot and not eat stuff that makes me fatter or that does not have a lot of carbs.

My wife was a little worried about how rigid I have been this week with my points but I am the kind of person that needs that kind of intensity to truly change a behavior or habit. It is not easy for me to turn it on and off whenever. I either do it completely or not at all. I think she does not want me to beat myself up which I do not think I am but I can see how it would appear that way.

I had to turn down a few free dinners and lunch offers this week just because I want to make sure I know exactly how many points I am eating. When I get a little further along and understand how all this stuff works I will attempt eating food that is not in my little “points” book. Trying to portion food when you go to a restaurant or to someone’s house seems tricky to me. I would feel funny bringing a food scale with me everywhere I go.

I am sure in time I will get that all down. For now, I am going to stick with what I am doing.

You Tube Tuesday #32

Once again, music is the theme of this clip. This is an old one but you may not have seen it before. Check it out. It is very entertaining.

Weekly Weight Watchers Update

I gained. I gained 2.6 lbs. Pretty much all the weight I lost in week one.

Guess how I feel? #%@#!!

I know what happened. I know what to do. I want to quit but that is not an option.

I am going to go all crazy and turn on the ninja skills this week.

My uncle* Richard will be so proud.

*Richard Simmons is not actually related to me in any way thank goodness ;)

Friday Follow-ups

Monday – Still going strong with the whole Weight Watchers thang. It is funny how much better “satisfied” feels as opposed to “full.” Novel concept but I have horrible eating habits that I am changing so this is new to me. I will let you all know tomorrow if I gained or lost and how much.

Tuesday – I think I have given up in finding a Ninja Cat. I thought I saw one the other day but no sooner did I spot it that it scratched my leg and disappeared! Damn Ninjacat! ;)

Wednesday – We played racquetball again last night for another 90 minutes. It was great. My friends now call me “V Neck” because I am a “Sweater.” Cute…not.

Thursday – I knew I was losing my hair. I guess I did not realize how quickly it had been abandoning me. I was sitting here at my desk and touched my head and thought, “I gotta see this.” I just thought I would share with you all so we could laugh about it. Or at least you could! :)

And in Today’s news, I am sure you have all heard about “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® with Diabetes.” But if not, you can get your hands on a free copy of this booklet by filling about a short form here. I read about this from Bernard who heard about it from Amy.

So I can tell 2 friends, and they can tell 2 friends, and so on and so on.

Have a great weekend and check back tomorrow for the weight loss amount. It better be a loss dammit!