As promised I actually got out of bed early today and made sure to hurry over and weigh in to see how much success I had this week in my weight loss journey. As you can tell by the title of this post I lost 5 pounds this week but I cant help but to be a little dissapointed. I really expected a larger weight loss but I really will not complain because 5 pounds is a large amount when I think about it. I just have to keep in perspective what a 5 pound bag of potatoes feels like when you see it at the grocery store. Its really nothing to sneeze at as it is a good weight loss amount for the week. With this weight loss I have now “officially” lost 41 pounds in 7 weeks which is a average of 5.85 pounds per week. I am sure even Jenny Craig would be overjoyed at that weight loss amount and I guess so should I. For the record I am now no longer the 500+ pound guy but he 486.2 pound guy. (pathetic yes, and I am still ashamed of myself but I am getting there)
My goal for the next 2 weeks is to average a higher weight loss than my weekly average has been. I would like to see me lose 15 pounds in the next 2 weeks which would make me just short of a 60 pound total loss. I have a pair of pants that I bought but never wore and they are currently 2 sizes below what I started this weight loss journey in. I tried them on today and was pleased to see that I could actually get them up over my ample rear end but they would not make the trip over my still somewhat mountainous belly! 3 weeks ago these same pants would not even go over my rear end so I am counting my small victories.
This coming week will be a challenging one as I try to meet my goal and also put my new eating practices into action. I am trying to take into consideration the guildelines I wrote about yesterday that I found on the lap band web site and also step up the exercise that I do each day. There have been some days that I have done nothing in terms of exercise and I need to make sure I do something each and every day. So on that note, I will be logging off and running several errands while my wife is away for most of the day. Included in these errands will be a return to the place where I started walking on a regular basis right after my surgery. It will be fun to go back there and see how much farther I can walk now as compared to 5 weeks ago when I last was there. I will be sure to report on my progress the next time I log in. Have a great weekend!!!
