12/21/2011 7:55a.m.: First off I apologize for not blogging about fat camp (Aultman Weight Loss "New Outlook" Program) and my weigh in after the debacle that was my business trip to Virginia. So allow me the update, and we will continue from there. Even though the "Southern Hospitality" had me feeling like I gained due to my body experiencing a sluggish, heavy, weak phase due to the fact not a restaurant in the Roanoke/Salem area apparently can't cook anything not drudged in fat, oil, sodium, or batter - I managed to lose 2.6 pounds!! My total weight loss stands at 29.4 in 42 days bringing my from a starting weight at 275.0 (and the pics to prove it are up under the people tab along with this blog at www.CantonMarathon.com) to 245.6! While I was just under the 30 pound mark, I consider a major success considering the unfortunate circumstances I found myself in.
I think the greatest gift I've been given this holiday season is the gaining of the ability to do my best to control what I am putting in my body to minimize the damage when I am faced with adapting to environments that don't by their nature help me to create positive results. Even though every thought in my head was screaming "screw it if I'm going to be gaining have a burger or piece of cake," I found myself resisting that urge knowing full well the way I put on weight, it is always best to choose discretion as the better part of valor. Trust me when I tell you the cravings have not subsided, as a matter of fact, they seem to have increased with the abundant presence (no not presents) of the holiday cheer in the form of egg nogg, cookies, starches, chocolate, and of course, celebratory libations I love ( I mean c'mon - we have Yuengling in Ohio now!). But I think the biggest difference now that I can look in the mirror and see the difference is that even though the cravings are a constant, I am able to resist if only because I don't want to have to take a step back before taking a couple more forward.
So with roughly about 11 days left in the holiday season before most people take to the New Year's resolutions to do what I have been for the past 42 days in an unbelievable baptism by fire of sorts I think it's worth it to continue to resist. After all 3 months from tomorrow we leave for our honeymoon, and I fully intend and insist on looking far better in those pics than i did in the engagement, wedding, and before pics displayed currently! I don't want to be laying around the pool at the resort and having other patrons wonder why the hotel staff would keep a species belonging an hour away in the gulf perched in such a small tank for aesthetic purposes! In other words, I won't be a beached whale on what is supposed to be the most romantic trip one takes at this stage of life. My wife already looks great and continues to push to improve. I think I owe her at very least the same effort!
Happy Holidays everybody! Please have a cookie, some egg nogg,and a beer for me. I will live vicariously through you folks at the moment!
I will keep posting my trials and tribulations as the next 11 days unfold so stay tuned I'm liable to do something dumb enough worth mentioning. ;-)
Ps- Thanks Aultman Weight Loss staff, dieticians, and Doctors for teaching me that self control has its own rewards! It's something that has taken me just over 34 years to learn (Don't judge me - I'm pacing myself! LOL)
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