Its been a few days since my last posting. Been busy taking care of sick family. I have managed to dodge it so far. My son has been sick since Sunday. He had a temp of 101 this am. Wife has been sick since Tuesday.
I broke 240# I am @ 238 this A.M. . I can wear size 40 jeans now !!!! Thats it for now.

200 here I come !!

What a screwed up weekend that was. I am so glad it is over. Part of our diet plan is Fat/Carb loading for Two days prior to the start of a 45 day Detox.

On my date with my wife Friday night at Alamo Draft House , I picked the most fat laden thing I could think of. A basket of chili cheese fries. Then I had a quart of Coffee Ice cream. I paid the price the rest of the night and most of the Morning Sunday.

Then I came up with the bright Idea that we should go to Whataburger after Church for Brunch. I just did manage to eat and make it out of there with out puking all over the place. Just the smell of the place was making me sick.

I didn't order a large Chocolate shake. I didn't order a double meat, I didn't order extra Cheese.
and I didn't order Fries. I still had a really hard time finishing just the burger without throwing up. And why when you ask for Mayo instead of mustard do they assume you want a pint of mayo on your burger ??

Just after I finished my burger I had to make a mad dash to the restroom, I was convinced that I was going to throw up . I managed to keep it down. I look at it as a reminder of just how screwed up eating bad food is for you. I ache all over today.

L8TR

242 !!!!!!

A blessed day in life !!!!

What a wonderful Day

Spent all day with my son. It wa one of the best days we have had in many months. Not one melt down, Argument, etc... We both managed to stay regulated all day.

We started off at the book store. From there we went to Mcbrides Guns. We didnt leave empty handed. Bought some commemorative coins a 66 and a 67. Picked up a Sudanese, Ethiopian, and three Chinese coins.

After that we headed over to take care of one of my brothers that is bed bound. After we got him fed and cleaned up around his APT, we headed home.

Found a picture of me when I was in my 20s. Wearing Camouflage before Camouflage was cool.

Whew,
It has been one of those days. Dropped another pound and a half. Stressing over leading our mens group bible study tonight. I have some great notes and chapter outlines, Should be no problem.
Now I just need to believe that.

I went inside a Wendys burgers today. For the first time in over 9 months. Still smells the same way I remembered it. Took Shane there for a Special lunch. I had the Salad. It was really easy to not order any crappy food. I did eat one of Shanes Fries. That is all it took to remind me how bad they are for you. It felt like the inside of my mouth was coated with grease, yeach

I guess I should mention. In 2001 I was headed for the Grave. I weighed 400 pounds plus. Not sure exactly as I had quit using a scale at 350 and up. Since that time I have lost 167 pounds, Or one average size person.

Let me try to put it in perspective. Milk weighs 8 pounds a gallon. So Imagine walking around with 20 gallons of milk tied around your neck and hanging in front of you resting on your stomach. I carried almost all of my extra fat on and around my bellly.

For more than 10 years. Then imagine it all being gone. Half of it in 5 months !!!!!
Most recent pic of me >

It started when I was young

I am still not sure why. I have several pictures of myself as a child. I was a skinny kid. That is up until the time I turned 11 or 12. In Pictures I started putting on pounds each year.

I have been over 250 pounds since I was 16 years old. I am not sure what changed, or what I was finally able to let go of. All I know is it finally happened.

I just got down to 243 this past weekend. Since August of 2010 I have gone from wearing 3 to 5 XL shirts and jackets to Large or XL at most. I have gone from wearing size 48 pants to 42.

I started my lifestyle change at 319 pounds in August. As of Today @242 I have lost 76 pounds. I am going to lose 65 more and go from there.