Day 15-31

Ladies and gentlemen/boys and girls/children of all ages (I figure the more I stretch the beginning the longer this blog entry will be!) - welcome back to my story.      It has been a while since I updated so I figured it was time to write something down.  So, here it goes.

First, lets hit the hard facts.  We are now at day 31 on this great journey and some changes have started to happen.  As of my last weigh in, I am down 15 pounds from the start of this…and that makes a total of 25 pounds from my heaviest weight earlier in the year.  Definite progress.  I’ve also been able to go a total of 15 days now without anything to drink but water.  (ok and beer)  I honestly thought that quitting caffeine would be the end of me, but quickly found out that I was able to shake it quickly.  As a rather positive side effect I have been sleeping a lot more consistently too.  I was an addict of the morning routine coffee for about 8 years now - and while it is strange to only have water in the morning, I don’t find that I am any more awake or tired during my day.  So, the good news about the first 31 days is that I’ve been able to control my eating/drinking habits and lose weight.

Is there bad news?  Eh…I’m not so sure about bad news but some disappointing news for me maybe.  While I was able to start out strong with the workout part of my routine it has unfortunately slacked off again.  Good news?  I have been able to remain active so at least I am not heading home from work at night and sitting around doing nothing.  So - I need to push myself again to start the weights and running routines that I started.  Thankfully, I can now be more confident about making better food choices so I can focus my energy on the workout part. 

All in all, I’m happy with how things are progressing…and look forward to day 62.…to see where I am then. 

So, I’ve decided on my first “victory” gift for myself.  In 10 more pounds, I will have hit my first goal and after many years of waiting and wanting…I’m going to get myself another tattoo.  I haven’t decided yet where and what I’m going to get but it is something to look forward to.  I can’t wait for these next 10 pounds to get outta here!

The last 2+ weeks has reminded me that one of the most important things in life is to have good friends and good family around you.  A big thank you goes out to anyone reading this that has been around over the last month and especially in the last 2 weeks.  Without good friends I would have most likely reverted to my old habits, or at least not stayed as strong. 

Unfortunately, this is about all the time I have to write tonight.  More regular updates will be coming soon - it was good to keep me honest with the working out. 

That is all from here - peace and chicken grease…

LANDIS