Another crazy/insane week. I am still doing the diet where I'm stopping sugar at about 2pm and caffeine (dark chocolate, coffee, ice tea) by noon. Because of this diet...And I am eating less sugar, I am dropping the weight quickly. I also am drinking less coffee and eating less chocolate. I got on the scale yesterday I was about 197.5. I got on this morning I was 196. Was a very active day today...Weedeating, running errands for the handyman we had working for us. I got on the scale just now...I was 194.5!! What!!??!!! I don't eat much fried food...Some but not much. Then you cut out the sugar and are active it makes sense.

Again, I am mainly doing this for my sleep. My sleep has been very good the last few days. And I think dropping the sugar and caffeine has helped with the sleep...Which is very very important to me. One study said getting a good night sleep feels like winning the lottery. It is that important to me. But the strange benefit from this is also the weight loss. Go figure...

Sorry about your losses.

337.6: High weight Dec '13

311.3: Surgery day 1/16/14

191.8: 1st Surgiversary

199.2: 2nd Surgiversary

201.6: 3rd Surgiversary

203.6: Last Weigh in

205.6: CW

Food: D

Water: A

Vitamins: A

Exercise: B

Better with exercise last week, but could have done much better with eating. I was able to bookend the week with a couple of nice bike rides, along with a couple of mini workouts in during the week in the hotel. Rough week with all the eating out. No scheduled travel the next two weeks, so I'll be able to manage food much better. I need to do that, because I am staring at four straight weeks on the road (monday through Friday) in August.

Have a great week everyone

High weight (June 2011): 328

Pre surgery weight (2/1/17): 283

M1: -32.5 M2: -11.9 M3: -16.4 M4: -12.6 M5: -14.6

Last week: 193.8

This week: 189.5

Back on track with exercise this week. The exercise helps me with food too - I feel like I eat better when I'm getting my exercise in. Showed a nice loss of 4+ lbs as a result. Haven't gotten in any hiking recently - been so hot in SoCal, and I haven't been willing to get myself up at 5am on the weekends to make it happen. Add in that it seems like there is a new wildfire burning in many of the spots I hike - might just wait it out until it cools down a bit.

Tomorrow, I have my 6 month post-op appt with my surgeon. I'm down about 35 lbs since my 3 month post-op, and almost 95 by today's scale reading. Would have been nice to be -100 for that visit, but I'm almost there, and will get there soon. I still have a couple weeks before it's actually 6 months on the calendar, so I may still get there.

Have a great week!

Last week - 184.6

This week - 183.6

Number this week is from yesterday before doing yardwork. I'm disgusted with this morning's digits. Hopefully next week will be better. GF gone all week so on my own for eats and treats.

Hope your job situation works out. The anticipation of a forthcoming change can fuel all sorts of negative scenarios to kick on in your head. While it is hard try not to worry yourself more than you have to.

Go do your thing!