Hello again

It seems like forever since my last blog. As a matter of fact, it's been just over 2 weeks. The first of those 2 weeks was the week of Jennifer's birthday. I had lost 5 pounds the previous week, which got me down to 384, but I was concerned with some of the temptations that I would face in conjunction with birthday celebrations. I was right to be concerned. The biggest mistake I made was going into the week with the mindset that it was going to be a bad week. That's just not a good idea. With every temptation, I just said, "bring it on," and chalked it up to a bad week. I did, however, learn a valuable lesson that could help me on my journey through the holiday season. Bad days will happen on occasion, but don't throw a whole week away.

The week of Jennifer's birthday included the following: Dinner at her parent's house (I was pretty good minus the Turtle Cheesecake), Dinner at Pappacita's (Mexican food - not good. The chips and flour tortillas just keep coming), Dinner at Olive Garden (Have you ever had their Pumpkin Cheesecake), and a celebratory meal with the high school volleyball team at The Butcher Shop (They have amazing strawberry cheesecake - I see a pattern developing). All that and I only gained 2 pounds. From 384 to 386. I was upset that I let myself gain some weight back, but it could have been worse.

Last week was a much better week. I was back on my diet (no cheesecake). I even went walking again. I haven't gotten back in a routine of walking but walking every now and then is better than nothing. At the end of the week, I was down to 378. A loss of 8 pounds and only 8 pounds away from my 10% goal. Hopefully this week will bring the same success that last week brought.

Good Week!!!

I'll start by letting everyone know that last week was a good week. I can't hardly believe it. There are literally thousands of calories worth of candy at my house and I haven't eaten one of them. Snickers, peanut butter cups, m&ms...let me stop before the streak ends. I lost 5 pounds last week which got me down to 384. Not a bad week. Jennifer's birthday is this week so I may need a little extra will-power to overcome some of the extra temptations I'll be facing this week.

On a side note...I went to renew my drivers license today and as the clerk was putting my information in the computer she got this smirk on her face. She then asked me, "Are you still 6'1", 210 lbs". I then joined her in her laughter and gave her my correct info. I don't want to shrink two inches but I'll take the loss of 200 lbs. Maybe 6'3", 210 lbs will be my info next time I renew my drivers license.