Week 5 End

Week 5 23.4 lbs 2/7/2016

Here we are at the end of week 5. I'm finally starting to feel better with the whole cold/flu thing. I was able to continue to lose some weight. I made it past the 20 lb. mark and got to a total of 23.4 lbs. lost. That's not bad. I'm almost 1/4 of the way to my yearly goal of 100. The loss is slowing as I knew it would but it would be great to exceed my goal for the year if possible. We will see what the coming months hold.

Yesterday I was able to get out and do some shopping and took the car in for an oil change. It was great to get out of the house after a week of being sick. I was also able to greatly increase my activity by walking around in the stores and around the car dealership where the service was being done. The best part was the fact that I was able to do it relatively pain free. This is a big deal to me. I have not been able to do much of anything without pain for over a year. I attribute the change to both the latest injections in my knees, and the fact that I have taken almost 25 lbs. off of them. My doctor told me that each pound lost, is like removing 4 pounds of stress from the knees. So, that means I've reduced the stress on them by almost 100 lbs.. I can't wait to see how good it feels a couple more months down the road.

I'm feeling excited and energized. I hope that feeling continues. It's sometimes tough to watch some of the ads on TV or read the billboards along the road that are showing great food that I know I won't be eating anytime soon. I really don't even want it, but old habits are very tough sometimes. I don't deprive myself. For instance, last night I had a couple of slices of stromboli for dinner. It was great and I accounted for it all and still came in under my calorie allotment for the day. I'm dedicated to this journey and can't wait for the future.

I also got another bonus yesterday. I was able to use a belt that had not fit in several years. I am definitely getting somewhere with this. Here's to a future of not being fat!!!