Good afternoon everyone!

So, I went to the gym this afternoon and weighed myself, and was surprise to find the following...

My weight, as of March 1 is:

313 pounds

A loss of 1 pound from last week!

So, despite the crappy eating and lack of exercise from last week, I still lost weight!  That is exciting, haha.  But, I am back on track from here, trying to reach my goal of losing 35 pounds by graduation.  I have 10 weeks until then, so we will see how much I can lose in that amount of time.  I have lost 6 pounds since I began on January 11, averaging out to 1 pound a week since then.  I would be content with being below the 300 pound mark by graduation, but I will still strive to lose 29 more pounds by then, that's an average of 3 pounds a week, which is doable.

I did notice something over the past few weeks, when I was eating poorly and not exercising, and that is that I felt horrible.  My headaches came back, my back and legs started to hurt again, my stomach was yucky...all the issues that were reconciled with proper eating and regular exercise came back as soon as I started drinking soda, quit exercising, and gave up.  If for nothing else, I have to do this because I feel better...soooooo much better!

Until Next Time...

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-Tyler

Week 2 Renaming...

I think Week 2 needs to renamed to the following:

"Oh Crap, I Forgot I Was on a Diet, and Really Really Really Screwed Up" Week.

Yes, my friends, it's true.  I was doing so well last week, then we went to Asheville for Saturday/Sunday for my roommate's 21st birthday and I did not do so hot.  What it really boils down to is being in one of my favorite cities, going to some of my favorite places, and me not wanting to make sacrifices when I get there.  We went to Mellow Mushroom for dinner on Saturday and the Early Girl Eatery for brunch on Sunday.  If you haven't tried out either of these great places, then you definitely should (the Early Girl is an Asheville only type o' place, Mellow Mushroom can be found in quiet a few places).  BUT, they may not be the best places to go for one watching their waist line.  I tried, I only drank water and didn't eat ALL of the food on my plate...well, at the Mellow Mushroom I didn't eat all of my food, and I drank a beer, oops, but now at the Early Girl I only drank water, but boy did I clear that plate (local, free-range chicken breast, fried and covered in a herb gravy with mashed sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and a huge biscuit on the side with homemade raspberry jam), I had to.

So, after all of that crapiness, and screwing up my whole ''diet'' thing, I felt pretty crappy.  BUT, then I realized, it's okay, I just have to pick myself up and go back at it this week.  One thing that I did notice is how my stomach has been feeling...yucky.  Eating too much, not drinking water, eating at weird times; I definitely feel that all of those things have been contributing factors to having a yucky stomach the last couple of days.

I weigh in this afternoon, when I go to the gym, and I will let you all know the verdict, let's pray I've lost at least a pound or 2!!

Until Next Time...

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-Tyler