Become healthier in life for myself and to always be there for my children

I am now officially under BMI of 30. I am down over 80 lbs and I feel great.  people that have not seen me in a while say I look like another person.  I am just following the pouch instructions.  Drinking alot of water (Thank god for Fruit2O)   and I just always throw away half of a sandwich.  I just never allow large portions of food to be put in front of me.  I only wish I did this years earlier.

I was walking through a strip mall and there was a full length mirror that I passed by and I almost did not reconize myself. I mean, I almost waved at the person in the mirror thinking it was someone else...

I am still big but just a smaller big :-)

Hey, I ate a salad today and it stayed down "YES", I love salads.  But I am still following the pouch rules and everything works out great.

I work out every chance I get.  My energy is picking up. Simple things like washing car vs paying for it. Gardening, walking around the mall all counts. I eat meat, just very, very small portions. I ate one bite of steak and I was satisfied. The rest is veggies. Still drinking lots of water.

My clothes are falling off of me but I dont want to spend too much money on new clothes yet. I love that I can buy clothes off the rack now and not just at the big stores.

I dumped twice last week and one time it was for drinking to close to a meal the other was because I ate a little rice (rice is bad)  Sometimes you just forget.

I am also trying new foods.  Remember only try new foods at home.  The job is the wrong place to try a new food (Trust me)

I find myself avoiding some of my friends becuase they were my food buddies.  You know who they are.  The Hey Claude let go get some ......... (place any fatty food here)

I now go out with people that eat healthier.  But I must tell you, my fatty food friends did seem to have more fun...

2 months and I have lost 55lbs!!!  Most important is that I am not hungry.  Just follow the rules.  Protein in morning. very small meals.  chew to mush. workout, workout, workout.  Sometimes I am tired but I am doing OK. I eat veggie every other day. I am drinking lots of water. I only wish I had done this earlier in my life.

Based on my Dr's scale I have lost a total of 45lbs which is great.  I have learned that I should stay away from salty foods. I retain water  when I eat sunflower seeds and other real salty foods.  Once I stop eating them the weight drops off pretty fast. When I saw the dietian she just told me to keep doing what I a doing.

I ran out of holes on my belt and I had to get a new belt!!! I am getting on my wife's nerve since all my clothes look like they are falling off. My wife is afraid that sh is going to gain weight since I am not finishing her food. My weight loss has slowed down to about 2-3lbs per week which is still great. I find when I exersize I just fel better and charged for the day.