Update Number 1!!!

So it has been a week. I feel kind of guilty because I haven't done as much as I should have to be successful. Thankfully, I have so much to loose that the scale has shown growth, or should I say reduction. For those of you who can't do math I started at 300.1 pounds. My Friday weigh-in was at 294.6. So far I'm down 5 pounds.

The thing is I could loose 5 pounds in my sleep. I made it to the gym only 2 times last week. Food wise I was only off track 2 days last week. That's not too bad. I am trying not to have junk food in the house at all. The idea there is that if I don't have it around I can't eat it. That way if I get the munchies my only option is healthy food.

Quantity control is always an issue for me. I grew up in a house of "King Size" candy bars, "Big Mac's", and "Family sizes". The problem is that I have taken the ball and run with it since then. I find myself trying to analyse how much I am eating at a time. The other day I forgot to pack a lunch. I ended up at Taco Bell and ordered off the "Drive Through Diet" menu. I felt pretty good about it. Then I got to work and someone asked me if I was going to eat all that. It hadn't occurred to me that 2 taco's and a burrito was a large amount of food. One or two taco's is plenty of food, but I don't feel satisfied unless I'm full. This is a huge reason that I have a weight problem. I don't need to stuff myself. It's not like I'm going to run out of food and need to put some away for the winter. If I control my portions better I will loose weight. Plane and simple.

I have a few tests coming up this week so time prioritizing will be key. I have to start getting up earlier and going to bed earlier which I hear will also help stabilize my metabolism. So stay tuned and we will see how things go. Also next time I hope to compare the hotness scale of Winter Olympians to that of Summer Olympic Athletes.

Thanks,
Bob