A few updates and other stuff...

I have been back on the weight loss train for a little over a month now and things are progressing. I weighed back on September 15, about 3 weeks of being back on the plan and at that point, had dropped 21 pounds. That is 21 pounds in 21 days. Pretty cool and it is still going. Am not weighing myself again until November 3 so that will put me at 72 days. I know there is no way I am going to lose that much weight in that many days. It is a nice thought but lets be just a little realistic here.Will be happy with anything, but if I hit -50 for that time period, I will be more than pleased! Right now, I am measuring my weight loss by how my cloths are fitting. A few chefs jackets which were borderline tight now are loser. A set that I stopped wearing because I could not button are not fitting a little better. Finally, my fat jeans are much loser and I need to start wearing a belt or they will fall down now.

This is all about mindset now, daily routine, and just sticking to what I am doing. 2 weeks ago, I was at Wrigley Field in Chicago and thought that it would be perfectly OK to have a dog and a beer. Really, there was nothing wrong with that scenario at all! But after I got there, just found myself wanting to stick to what I was doing and I partook in nothing. Kind of crazy but this is the place I am in right now. Am completely comfortable limiting my calories, portion sizes, and everything that goes into my mouth. The only excess for me right now is I am drinking a lot of water. 1200-1500 calories a day is working great and am still walking a bit and lifting some weights. I still have struggles and challenges each day but things are good!

Temptation is all around still but am working through it all. I wish I could get the wife on board with me. She just will not jump on board. If she would give me a month, I could help make some serious changes! If she could just give me a week, I know I could show her some great things! But the sodas and fast food rule her life and she will not give up the Cokes and junk. I am still wishing!

I have a real ethics problem at work and have been taken advantage of and really do not know what to do. I have no desire to see ANY ONE lose a job, but it is not right for me to just sit by while I am being lied to and taken for granted. I will figure it out I guess. I just hate to see a company preach values and honesty and there is little to back this up. Frustrated!!

Looking for big numbers come the beginning of November! Check back but I will post before then!

Ciao!

Can you say Temptation? ...

Yes, 2 weeks back into the eating healthy routine and have done a pretty good job. Have weathered 2 all-you-can-eat buffets and a pig roast with tons of wonderfully terrible and yummy foods and a new product introduction with more food than any one person should be able to eat at one sitting, all without killing what I am trying to accomplish. I have been pretty good about staying between 1,200 and 1,500 calories a day so things are good. I am even walking and lifting weights on a regular basis and getting further and stronger each day. With that said, I am still taking it slow because any way you look at it, I am mortally obese with over 200 pounds to lose.

So that is not even the real temptation I am talking about. The fist day back into it, I had to sit through a cutting on chocolate cake, carrot cake, a bunch of yummy fried appetizers, and sausages and other tasty crap. I did all of this with out a bite. This is a pretty typical day for me; showing customers products and not tasting, doing quality control to make sure a product tastes good or meets specs (like pumpkin cheesecake yesterday), and so on and so on each and every day.

This is my burden I must bare and realize that is I do continue to partake and eat like this, I am really just going to be dead. The ultimate price for being a big tub of goo. I am not trying to be dramatic or fluff this up; this is serious business here. I have probably already done permanent and serious damage to my body and mind that I will have to pay for over the rest of my life. My best friend died at 34, so I have been around for a while since he passed. I feel that if I do die tomorrow, I have done pretty good so I have no regrets.
But I am not giving up and am striving to lead a healthier lifestyle. I just need a little more support from the home front and want her to start with me as well so she can be around with me for a long time!

Only weighing in once a month so I will weigh in on Saturday, September 15. Right now it is not about the pounds, but limiting food, exercising, and making better choices of what goes in my mouth!

Ciao for now.