My shirt was big

I put on my shirt today and it was big.  Yippee!  It is the first thing I have really noticed as far as clothes go.  I was thinking that my jeans were getting a little looser, but I also hadn't washed them so they could have just been stretching.  So that's good.  My friend at work should start getting excited about me shrinking out of my clothes because that means she gets them!  And may I just say that they are FANTASTIC!!

As far as the diet goes, I am finding more and more that I eat because it is time to eat and not because I am hungry.  Last night I did not eat my fruit last night with my dinner and I was completely satiated.  I am sure that the nutritionist will say that is bad, but I am hoping she will say that I can eat less meat at meals.

For weight loss, I entered a new decade of weight, the 270s.  Awesome!

Today's Weight: 279.4
Today's Weight Loss: 2
Total Weight Loss:  12.4

Pink Eye

And I don't mean this kind:

I had an ugly bout of pink eye the last several days.  I am highly medicated, via eye drops, and am now allowed to come back to school.  Shucks!  So this is why there has been an absence of posting.

My weight-loss has gone into the double digits!  Woo-hoo!  Also, I am no longer hungry.  I feel like I eat because the clock says it is time to eat and not because I'm hungry.  This is both good and bad.  Good, because I am not hungry and still losing weight.  Bad, because I don't really look forward to eating.  Although, I suppose that could be good in the long run.  Hmmm.  I go back for the second appointment on Saturday, I wonder what they will tell me.

Today's Weight: 281.4
Today's Weight Loss:
Total Weight Loss:  10.4

Wow! What support!

I am so amazed at how many people are supporting me!!  It was quite the risk to sent out this website to every man, woman, and child on my email list.  I am sure that my therapist will be quite impressed later today...and then, once again, wonder if the new attitude of full self-disclosure is sustaining.

I had a great birthday and lots of wonderful warm wishes.  Thanks to all of you!  I am totally amped for year 33.  Not only is the year palindromic, but it is the year I become a home owner and, hopefully, the year I get skinny. 

For those of you not in the home owner loop, let me explain.  I have been trying to buy a home for the last several months.  The market is incredible and interest rates ridiculously low.  If there ever was a time to jump into the real estate game, this is it.  I moved in with my aunt and uncle in Beaverton this July.  I was supposed to close on a lovely 3 bed/2.1 bath townhouse in mid-September.  However, due to an under appraisal and sellers who thought much too highly of their stuff the sale fell through two weeks ago. 

I started looking again and found a cooler, awesomer house-house (check out pics!) and made an offer on Wednesday. 

After some haggling, I signed the contract yesterday afternoon for only $189K, a wonderful birthday present to myself!  The inspection is Monday and I hope all will go well.

I think this may have been the only birthday that I actually lost weight, 1.6 lbs to be precise.

Today's Weight: 283.8
Today's Weight Loss: 1.6
Total Weight Loss:  8.0

Biting the Big One...or the small one as the case may be

After years of trying fad diets, Weight Watchers, pills, starvation, and running 6 miles a day, I have decided to embark on a promising journey of weight-loss.  I have had several friends find success with this system and so far, so good.

The Magical Weight-loss System is called Medipro Slim and basically consists of the following:

• HCG Injection - a pregnant lady hormone which causes increased metabolism & decreased hunger
• VLCD - a very low calorie diet of four protein shakes and two "sensible" meals
• Doctor Supervised - I see a physician twice a month who checks body fat %, hydration level, and many other health related stats.
• Nutritionist - I meet her twice a month and we decide how much I should eat during my "sensible" meals and which foods will keep my body in ketosis, the fat-burning stage.
• Lifestyle Coaching - Again, twice a month to foster healthy habits including diet choices and exercise.

I will post the joys of my day and how much I have lost/gained. 

Here are my BEFORE pictures at my cousin's graduation:

Today is my birthday and I get to eat strawberries with stevia for dessert!  I wish it was strawberries on cheesecake, but there will be time enough for that.  It is only day three and I don't want to mess up the progress!  I am not that hungry and I LOVE eating 7 oz. of steak for dinner!  I wish I could eat more veggies, but that's okay.....'CUZ I"VE LOST SIX AND A HALF POUNDS IN THREE DAYS!!!!!

Please see the stats below.

Today's Weight: 285.4
Today's Weight Loss: 1.6
Total Weight Loss:  6.4