Weekend Update (Good Night & Have a Pleasant Tomorrow!!)

So, just a wrap-up of the last coupla days: Friday nite, the wife & I & another friend just hung out with our compadres, The DeRosas, for a kind of "Veranda Lite" compared to the big end-of-summer BBQ blowout they threw yesterday; just enjoyed the beautiful nite, ordered some Chinese food (I was good, just tasted a crab rangoon & a coupla pieces of General Tso's chicken, but had tofu with veggies & brown rice for my main course)--did have a few beers, but nothing crazy--then Saturday morning was the "Big Event" that I chronicled my thoughts & apprehensions about the other day (my 1st weigh-in with the nutritionist & our subsequent meeting/Q & A)--had a lite breakfast before I walked over--went OK, but I think I was disappointed with my results on the scale--I've been hovering just above & around 180-182 for quite awhile (& again, not too shabby of course, roughly 35 lbs in 9 months or so, but no real progress there the last few months)--on her scale, I was 185--on mine, I'm 182 (on my mom's scale, I'm exactly 180!!)--anyway, we had a good one-on-one meeting (to re-cap: the big meeting/weigh-in/group discussion got tabled when most of the folks cancelled--start of the holiday weekend a big factor, I'm sure)--she measured my body fat (26%--which she called "fair" according to a chart she showed me) & we discussed again my long-term goals (I'd like to get down to 170, but 175 would be a good end-point), adding strength-training to what is mostly cardio I do (all the walking, some biking, the exercisies, etc), further changes we'll make to the diet itself, keeping up with the food journal--afterwards, the wife & I did some shopping & errands (got some added walking in that way & did my own errand with some more walking--maybe a mile for the day)--now, back to the big BBQ yesterday: we got there around 3:30pm & brought among other things, a veggie platter with veggie dip; I started mostly on that & some healthy chips & wheat crackers that were served; also, I brought a pack of pre-made turkey burgers for myself & anyone else who might want one (I had one of those plain, with no cheese/condiments/bun) & focused on the mixed green salad & a few others (pasta & veggies, some sauteed string beans & an awesome ken-wah concoction a friend made)--full disclosure, I had a chunk or 2 of smoked kielbasa, a forkful of pulled pork & later on towards the end of the nite, a regular burger with a slice of cheese plus a few small sugar-free desserts (a brownie & a pie)--I will say I had some lite beers, but again not crazy (moderation is the key, as they say)--this was all spread out over 7 hours or so (probably the closest I've come to the multiple "little meals" througout a day--the nutritionist said I should be doing more of that, in the sense of balancing my meals, snacks, etc. in any given day--I've been pretty much doing that, but always room for improvement)--I do understand that a changed or continually-evolving diet plus continued & increased exercise will give me my best results--she told me I'd be surprised how many people don't grasp the basics of that as well as they should--I certainly don't want to exericse just to enjoy whatever foods I want, but I have basically cut out fried foods, excessive salt, no sugar (though she'd like me to use more of a refined or natural/brown/sugar or the like), more whole wheat products, more grains, etc.--the bottom line is, I want to make sure I get the most out of this 12-week program, the weekly weigh-ins that started with yesterday's, change/re-fine/re-do what I need to, whatever it takes--the irony aside, as a good friend mine always says: "I'm not here for a haircut!!" (well, DUHHHHH!! LOL)--now in the words of Dennis Miller (to end on a "Saturday Night Live" note the way I started with this post's title), "I---am---OUTTA HERE!!" :)