Twenty Pounds!

I'm twenty pounds lighter than I was at the beginning of the year. That just feels good. I'm twenty pounds lighter despite the fact that I've learned how to smoke meat. I'm twenty pounds lighter despite the fact that I still haven't been able to work exercise into my schedule yet. I'm twenty pounds lighter despite the fact that I quit counting calories weeks ago.

I'm not losing weight as quickly as I did in the beginning, but I'm still plugging away at about a pound and a half a week, without counting calories and without exercising. That, in itself, is a big win for me. I've even "splurged" a little bit--going out to JCW's with my family and eating too much gumbo last weekend.

I'm halfway to my initial goal that will put me back under 200 pounds again, at which point, I'll reevaluate how much more weight I need to lose. But at that point it won't be very much at all--maybe about 8-10 pounds.

In 5 more pounds, I'm going to get my suits dry cleaned because they'll fit me again. It's going to feel good. It should only be about three weeks from now.