Week 4 Update

Weekly Update....

Today I weighed in at 359 pounds.

This brings my weight loss in 4 weeks to 39 pounds

I still have tremendous amounts of energy, and I have taken to working out twice a day so that I can sleep at night!

I just started experimenting with solid food, and I am doing fairly well (IF I slow down, and chew REALLY well!)

Happy 2009 Everybody!

Week 3

All right everybody... It's time for the weekly update. I weighed yesterdayat the gym, and saw I had not lost any... I thought "that CAN'T be right!" I got smaller this week! Well, that scale wasn't wrong yesterday at the gym. It was right.

HOWEVER, the scale at the Dr.'s office tells you body fat percentage... Mine dropped 2.5% last week. Which means, roughly, I dropped 7 pounds of fat, and put on 7 pounds of muscle. So, even though the number on the scale didn't change, Jeff did. I fit into a size smaller pants today, so I am feeling GREAT! I have spent the last few days geocaching and working out. I have had a blast!!!

Merry Christmas everybody, and have a happy New Year. Look for me to start doing all my "crazy Jeff" stuff in 2009!

Another Week, another 10 pounds

Well folks, I said I would post weekly update, and here it is for this week. I am another 10 pounds down as of yesterday. I have lost 34 pounds so far in two weeks. The Doctor is still surprised that I am losing it this fast (so am I!) But, he said, I was doing great health wise, and he wants to see me in another month.

As for my diet, I have started on soft, mushy solids this week. Some soft, mushy soilds I can do better than others. grits, mashed potatoes, great. Scrambled Eggs HURT! So, I will try and keep away from those. Thanks for all the notes of encouragement.

I got asked what I was doing with my old pants. Some suggested burning them as Cortez did with his ships. I took a more modern tack, and listed them all on ebay. They are currently selling, and I hope to make about 50 - 60 bucks when all is said and done.

In other news, what is up with this crazy weather? Snow last week, and 80 degrees is the high this week. Oy Vey!

Catharsis

At the urging of my lovely wife. I tried on a pair of jeans a size smaller than the pair I wore today, to see how they fit. To my surprise, they fit great. Now, I am going off on a tangent. When Cortez reached the New World, he did not even want the idea of failure. He burned his ships.

And, so, I burned my ships as well. Goodbye to 6 pairs of pants that are too big for me anymore.

The Incredible Shrinking Jeff 2.0 (REBOOT!)

OK. At the beginning of last year, I started a fitness / weight loss routine, and lost a bit of weight doing it. After bringing home a new baby, on top of a very stressful job, I flat out quit. Failed. Gained 13 more pounds over the year from where I was. I looked at myself, and I was unhappy, so I decided to do something about it. Last Tuesday, I went and had a very simple surgical procedure done. Now, some folks might say I am cheating. I say I am using the technology made available to me. It is not the Lap Band, and it is not Gastric Bypass - Much Safer...

Today, One week into it - I weighed.... 24 pounds gone in one week. Even the doctor was shocked. I'm not failing this time folks, I have the power of technology behind me. Last Monday Night was the last time I was hungry for food, and will be the last time I ever am again for the rest of my life.

Glad I got that off my chest... I will post weekly updates.