01/10/2012: day 64: 8:11a.m.: So as I walked into fat camp last night for my weigh in, my dietitian was standing at the counter and greeted me with " Heeeeeeeyyyyy Ssssuuper Star," alluding to the aforementioned (in previous post) local news paper article that had my previous and current likeness displayed for all to see highlighting an article that discussed this blog referring to my journey and participation in Fat Camp (Aultman Weight Loss Center). She obviously jovially mentioned it as the program was featured and my progress due to said program's guidelines.
Speaking of progress, in just under 5 days since my last official weigh in I lost another 1.6 pounds! Im thrilled as I truly feel my body reactivating to the routine of working out and living the healthy life style. I am down a total of 33.8 pounds in 63 days and currently "sit" at 241.2 pounds. Admittedly I'm very excited for a great week of work outs coinciding with the strictest of cooperation concerning my nutrition and really feel the next couple of weeks will produce big numbers!
But to digress momentarily back to my dietitian, I feel the need to playfully jab at my "coach" in this process for a moment. Angie has been a true help to me in way of support and guidance throughout this process, but I would be remiss not to mention her one "omission" in her comment I alluded to above. As she was calling me a "super star", which in my mind is a bit of a dubious honor to be celebrated for having to admit the wrong I was doing myself and my body, she seems to have forgotten she was mentioned by name and quoted directly in the same article. For that I'd like to give my own Molly Shannon "Super Star" shout out to my short little blond dietitian friend that gives great advice and support but clearly is prone to the occasional moment stereotyped by her hair color! So - Gotcha Ang! dietitian -1, Rob -1! and I give myself a bonus point for having this blog to be able to point out this humorous discrepency, Angie-1, Rob-2!
As I regain the "Mo'" and am feeling better than I have physically in some time, I give all of the credit to my bosses for inspiring me to start this journey and the platform to be able to express myself throughout, my wife and amazing family for their unconditional love and support, and to my fat camp family (Aultman Weight Loss Staff and fellow clients) for providing a safe haven and ultimately pain free environment to step through the journey with!
Dubious or otherwise, I truly hope my experience will give others the strength in some small way to begin their own journey. My college coach Mike Davidson used to constantly remind me "nothing worth doing is ever easy, nor should it be. Because if it was, it wouldn't be worth the effort or the reward at the end."
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