The Light is not a Train

Week seven in the books and I've melted off another 6.6 lbs, for a total of 58.6 lbs. I'm starting to see the end game and it doesn't scare me. I am really starting to believe that I can do this and make it work. I am now walking more than I have anytime in the last 10-15 years. Thanks to my friend Ruth for this site http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ as it helps me find longer routes to take and up my activity.

I made it through Thanksgiving weekend but it sure was tough. I was starting to feel a little lonely as Ang and the kids went to our friends house for turkey dinner. A small bout of feeling sorry for myself was quickly replaced with the urge to get off my somewhat smaller ass and walk over where everybody was and socialize. It was at that moment I realized that I had been shutting myself off and not leaving the house.

I missed the sense of being out of my house to see other people. Usually when I am doing that I am mixing drinks in with that but obviously that was not the case Sunday. So it was just having idle chit-chat with friends about simple little things. It was a nice evening.

We talked about resistance training today and how there are eight techniques to help burn the fat fuel and increase lean mass. You can do this the traditional way with weights or you can use the elastics. Those elastic ropes just look funny to me and I have serious visions of the rope coming loose from the door and drilling me in the face. In fact, I may video the first few times just in case so I can become a youtube sensation.

So that's it for today's weigh-in. All my blood work was great and they are excited about my weight loss. I have heard from some of you who tried to do a few things for yourself and to you I say CONGRATS!! It's been a great week - heck, even the Raiders won - and I have five more until I try some real food....I'm not American, but I think I may celebrate US Thanksgiving!!