So last night the wife and I went out to a friends for dinner and it was great. I did mention earlier in the week that the fiend has been following the blog and very supportive. She even traded e-mail with my wife about any concerns for my diet with the dinner. Well she took it into consideration alright. Dinner started with a nice salad with light dressing followed by a very tasty vegetarian lasagna. This lasagna tasted so good, you couldn't tell their was no meat to the dish at all. By the way, she really can't cook so you purchased the lasagna at M&M Meat shops. In the end, I drank bottled water all night, had a great meal with a fantastic supportive friend. You really can't ask for a better night out than that. We didn't end up leaving until just after 3:00 am.
I'm going to take a side bar moment here right now. Since I started this process, I was looking for a form of support to keep me motivated though this lifestyle change I've embarked on. In the last 2 weeks I have received message in many diffident forms supporting my initiative. Several people have even called me an inspiration. It is very important for me to communicate with all of you that this process and your support has been my inspiration. Every day people try to do what I'm doing now. Many fail and many succeed for a whole lot of different reasons. My success now is because I'm in the right place at the right time with the support of great people. It's important to me that you all know this. Too my friend from dinner last night, you are an old and dear friend that we love and regard as family. The life style changes that you have under gone over the last year are truly an inspiration to the people around you and your children. I am privileged and honored to call you a friend.
Side bar complete. So I guess everyone is wondering how I did this week. Guess, just one guess. Am I up, down or flat for the week. After all last week was a big jump. I am happy to say that the weight loss has continued. I started this venture starting at 297lbs. Last week I was down to 284lbs, a 13lbs difference and today I'm at 280.5Lbs. That's an additional 3.5lbs. I have to say, if any one told me I would loss 16.5lbs in the first 2 weeks I would have told them they were nuts!!! I've tried dieting before and working out at the gym with a trainer and never had these results before. As I ranted about earlier in the week though, I was always working to someone else's goals. Everybody has their own motives and it's not really to see me lost all the weight fast and move on. It's to control the process and keep a client for as long as possible. After years of struggling with this I feel that is the true motivation. Well anyway no rant today, only a pat on the back and a plan for the week ahead. One day at a time, one week at a time, 1 pound at a time. In the end I will not only have lost the weight but regained some control over my health. That's the real prize, being health and around to see my kids grow up to great parents and me as a fantastic grandparent. Below is my weekly picture of the scale, so you can all enjoy this ride with me. Till tomorrow and next weeks weigh-in.
Have a good one, keep strong and don't let little set backs keep you from your goals.
Thanx,
Looper
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