I have been neglecting this blog for the past several weeks, and I do apologize for that.
When I started my weight loss journey, I weighed 454.0 pounds. People would look at me and be like "there is no way you can weight that much." But when I would be winded after walking up the stairs to my second floor apartment, I knew the scale was not lying. I was a morbidly obese man who was on the fast track to dying an early death.
I am a bit of an oddball. I don't keep my scale in the bathroom like most people; my bathroom simply isn't big enough to have it take up the real estate on the floor. So I keep my scale outside the utility closet at the entrance to the kitchen. As I was passing by there this morning, I decided to step on and see what the damage from the Thanksgiving holiday was. Imaging my surprise at seeing the following numbers on the scale: 342.6.
In just over two weeks since my final appointment with the surgeon, I have lost about 15 pounds. Including surviving the dreaded Thanksgiving feast my family puts on every year. I am totally stoked about this!!! That puts my weight loss so far at 111.4 pounds. And I am starting to feel fantastic!!!
Granted, I need to continue this journey; I still have a way to go before hitting my goal weight of 220. But, man, I am basically halfway there! This is so amazing.
But as I realized at my surgical appointment two weeks ago, I need to refocus on the basics and get back to measuring my portions out, continuing with my supplements, and increase my exercise even more. All very do-able, I just need to refocus myself.
*happy dance*
