digitalBush

I've been weighing in weekly for 6 weeks now, and I just wanted to post my results.  Last week I lost another 2 pounds making for a total of 10 pounds I've lost in that 6 weeks.

What have I been doing?

• I've been drinking a slim fast for breakfast.  This is something I started doing quite some time ago.  I found a flavor I like in a generic brand.  It's 170 calories, inexpensive, and is on the go.
• I've been scaling back what I eat for lunch.  I'm still going out a lot, but I'm making better decisions.
• Ashley and I have been doing e-mealz for dinner.  The menu we are following is for weight watchers, but that's not what necessarily matters.  It's just smaller portions with a good balance of protein, carbs, and fat.
• Very few sodas.  I've taken a liking the the Lipton Diet Green Tea, so I've been drinking those where I would have been drinking something else.  I've also upped my water intake to take the place of snacking.  A lot of times I think I'm hungry when I'm really just having a craving.
• Exercise.  I started walking and working out on my workout-to-the-max-machine.  Nothing too involved here yet; just trying to establish a routine.

What Sucks?

• Cravings.  I used to just eat a lot.  You can't just flip a switch and not want to eat anymore.  So, instead of just being miserable, I've found that water somehow satisfies my mental need to put something in my belly.
• I miss my comfort foods.  There are just some things that I enjoy eating.  Let me name a few of the things in no particular order: Pizza, Buffalo Wings, Macaroni and Cheese, and Cheeseburgers.
• Soreness and Fatigue.  I guess my body has just been accustomed to having all of this energy on demand.  Couple that with my exercise and it leads to some aches and pains.  I know these will go away, but it still sucks. At the moment I'm dealing with a recurring back problem which has me all jacked up.

I cheated yesterday and today, but I think you need those every once in a while.  I'll be back on it as quick as I got off.  I have a goal and I'm making my way towards it.

I upgraded the site to Wordpress 2.3 and changed my theme.  Please let me know if you see any errors or anything that doesn't look right.

Also, I'll have to back through stuff and make use of tags where I was using categories. I'll try to eliminate the narrower categories and keep only the broader ones (site,development,projects,personal)

Ugh, so apparently $.each doesn't play nice with IE and strings. I accidentally introduced a bug that prevented the plugin from working in IE at all. It's now fixed and the changes are up on the site.

Please go to the Masked Input Plugin page to get the latest version.

I just released version 1.1 of my Masked Input Plugin for jQuery. I have more features in the pipeline to add to 1.2, but I wanted to get a few fixes out the door before doing so. The only thing new this time is an unmask method.

In addition to code changes, I've made a few more enhancements. I've added a packed version for those who want the smallest possible footprint. I've also given the project page a face lift to make things easier to find.

Below is a list of changes this time:

• NEW FEATURE: unmask() method to remove masking for a previously masked input.
• Safari cursor position fix.
• Cursor position behavior change: Cursor goes to the end of the input on a completed input. Cursor goes to the first placeholder position on a blank input.
• Fixed improper escaping of certain mask characters.
• Code refactoring to reduce size and complexity.