Serious Steps

Fisher & Paykel people arrived yesterday and installed electronic lock on refrigerator. Chatto has been entrusted with the password. Feeling good. Ran power sprints in Meditation Meadow in back of pebble garden (5 min), followed by three sets of five sit-ups, and a jumping jack. Broke out in a sweat! Today I think I’ll try on my Shinjuku robe; I have a feeling it might fit this time. Examined my sword collection after lunch yesterday and answered wolf pup protection scheme: I will donate $10,000 as long as they agree to photograph me with a wolf pup. All in all, a very productive day. Gary said he would be stopping by next weekend for a mid-afternoon snack. What will I prepare? Patience.

Yesterday’s Meals
Breakfast
3% fat cream cheese and smoked salmon on slice of rye bread (6 points)

Mid-Morning Snack
Glass of pomegranate juice (3 points)

Lunch
Yellow pepper consommé (4 points)

Mid-Afternoon Snack
Dried soya shredded and laid on bed of bean sprouts with hoisin sauce (5 points)

Dinner
Fillet of sole served in its own juices, sweet potato pancakes baked with scallions and hot pepper, mango chutney, baked plaintain for desert (7 points)

Midnight Snack
Refrigerator locked

My Weight: 336 1/4 lbs

A Gift from the Gods

A day of rest and reflection yesterday. Performed sacred chants for the souls of my ancestors, minimal garden duties. The weeds have been subdued thanks to Chatto’s dedication and perseverance. Received correspondence from an orphanage in Bulgaria and from a wolf pup protection organization in Transylvania; will have Chatto look into both. And . . . a wonderful surprise! I found a little field mouse with a broken leg in the pebble garden yesterday afternoon. I patched the little fellow right back up and put on a splint. I’m going to call my new four-legged friend, Toro, after my favorite sashimi. Decided, on second thought, not to limit my diet to raw meat.

Yesterday’s meals
Breakfast
Poached eggs (4 points)

Mid-Morning Snack
Smoked mackerel (5 points)

Lunch
Grilled tuna pita (6 points)

Mid-Afternoon Snack
Celery sticks filled with organic peanut butter and raisins (4 points)

Dinner
Diced chicken wraps with low-calorie mayonnaise and curry dressing, light potato salad, chilled peach with lemon and organic sweetener (8 points)

Midnight Snack
Beef shwarma, gyro, falafel, french fries, Coca-Cola

My weight: 335 lbs