January 22nd

Worked out again.  The video requires that you have a workout ball, but I do not have one.  I finally decided to see if a pillow from the couch would work, and it does!  I'm not sure how it compares to having one of the workout balls since I always let Jessi have that, but it worked good considering.  It probably wouldn't work very well for someone in descent shape, but I am disabled (read: very weak) so I can get away with not doing as much at the moment (and it still kicks my ass!).

I haven't really followed any type of diet lately since the term "diet" generally means that it has a beginning and an end.  I have been trying to consume less crap (junk food, sodas, etc), and eat smaller portions at each meal.  This has apparently worked, since I have lost 5 pounds in the last 2-3 weeks.

The biggest problem that I've had lately is coffee.  I drink a lot of coffee, and I have a tendency to include lots of sugar and creamer.  I like plain coffee, but it tastes soooo much better when you add so many calories that it basically turns into a meal!  Regular black coffee is supposedly good for weight loss since it raises your metabolism and only has 4 calories per cup, but I don't know if it's consumption has any negative effects (it most likely does).