I gained the "Ink 20"

I learned two crazy things tonight. 

First, I found out that John Tesh is a germaphobe. Did you know that? I didn’t.

Second, I realized that I have gained the Ink 20. Allow me to explain.

I happen to have a record of my weight from nearly every Monday evening since last year. It’s all in my Weight Watchers booklet.

I started working for Ink January 2. Between then and the day we first published (April 2), I worked on a prototype and content for future issues. Pretty easy without the demands of a weekly deadline, and I managed to log pretty close to 40 hours a week.

In that time, I lost 10.6 pounds.

Since we’ve started putting out a weekly issue (and I subsequently began working 50-70 hours a week), I gained all of that back. And then (ahem) 10 more.

Yikes.

What does it all mean? Just a shot in the dark: This job. Stresses. Me out.

But now that I’ve identified the problem, I think the solution is obvious. I’ll just quit.

Just kidding. But really, I think it’s time to get serious about my weight loss efforts, and in order to stay accountable, I’m going to blog about it.

My objectives over the weekend: Pack my grocery cart with sensible meals and snacks, incorporating fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and whole grains. I’m going to take a good hard look at my schedule and try to figure out the best time and way I can fit in three to five workouts each week. Finally, I need to devise a game plan for dealing with stress. That doesn’t involve beelining to the vending machine every two hours.

How will I do? I’ll keep ya posted.