Another success

Well, as promised, I weighed myself this morning. And true to form, I’ve lost yet another two pounds meaning I’m now at 283 pounds! That makes my total weight loss since Oct. 15 to be 5.8 pounds! At the rate I’m going, by the time I see Dr. Rustveld again at the beginning of December, I’ll have lost at least 12 pounds or more. Not too shabby if I say so myself!

It’s great to see the progress. Little by little, but it seems that it’s coming off quicker than expected. It’s hard to believe that in just two months I’ve already lost 15 pounds. At this rate, I’ll be 268 pounds by January, 253 pounds by March, 238 pounds by May, 223 pounds by July, 208 by September. Well, I missed the goal by this time, however, let’s see how much longer it’ll take… 193 by November, 178 by January 2011. I can already smell the leather of those seats in the BMW!

Whew! It looks like a long time though   I wonder if I can speed up the process somehow. Like I said, on the one hand, it seems the pounds are just coming off, but when I look at how far there’s left to go, it seems like it’s going to be a long haul ahead — 14 months to go. I guess the good thing is that at least there’s an end in sight That’s at least some small consolation. No matter, I need to stay focused and not let this sway my resolve especially with the holidays quickly approaching. I need to remain cool and calm.

What else can I say? I made the mistake last night of putting wheat germ on my salad (two tablespoons) and then putting the salad dressing on top of it. It was really nasty. That’ll be the last time I do that. Needless to say, I consumed lots of water washing down the lettuce and tomato since it tasted so bad. I had my three ounces of chicken dabbed in parmesan cheese and cooked in olive oil, a baked potato and some green beans. Nothing fancy, just a little something.

Today, I’ve been a bad boy since I didn’t make anything to bring with me to work. I ended up having a Full Bar for breakfast, one for my morning snack and again for the afternoon snack. For lunch, I had my usual turkey Subway with all of the vegetables on oat bread (no pickles, cucumbers or jalapenos — can’t stand them). Other than that, it was good to go. Plus, I had some Sun Chips. I’m trying to get my multi-grains in somehow.

Tonight, we’ll see what happens. I forgot to mention that the other night, my fiancee and I went to one of our favorite old haunts — a Mexican food restaurant. Talk about practicing restraint — it’s the first time I’ve been there since beginning my diet. Whew! I used to get a dinner, and I mean a DINNER that came complete with three cheese enchiladas, rice, beans a la charra, chalupa, crispy taco, guacamole and a portion of queso dip to go with the chips. I’d be really stuffed afterward, but it was fantastic! This time, I just had one cheese enchilada, a chalupa and crispy taco — basically one-quarter of what I’d usually eat. I certainly wasn’t overstuffed that’s for sure but felt satisfied, and it hit the spot.

I also split a turkey sandwich with my honey the other night as well from one of those famous ham joints. It was good — of course, no vegetables or other heathly items to go with the meal other than a pickle and water. The sandwich had the meat, cheese (real cheddar) and mayonnaise. Of course, I gave the bacon to my fiancee for her to enjoy so at least I got rid of some of the fat.

So that’s what is going on from my corner of cyberspace. Take good care, enjoy the cool autumn days and evenings.

Be well and eat healthy!

Robert M.