Hello out there to all the world! Well, it is a tad cold this morning and I must say that I am beginning to tire of winter. Okay - well we worked hard last week and pushed ourselves a lot! Plus we ate well! There was a day or two in the week when my calories bumped up to the 2500 range, but that is still a lot better than the 4000 plus i was eating before! Last week I lost 3.8 lbs, and am now sitting at 325.6! And i am feeling pretty good! Not as much weight loss as I was hoping for, but it was my official week 2 of eating well and working out. Week 2 is the really tough week because your body is getting used to eating less and working out and it is trying to figure out what is going on. During week 3 some of that figuring out is almost done, but sometimes that is also a bit slow. But when week 4 comes, the pounds start to drop! So I will take my 3.8 lbs for week 2 and hold my head high! And I will take whatever I am dealt for week 3 with the same attitude! Now I must tell you, this week is going to be a tad naughty.... KSTS & I are going to Gatlinburg to visit with friends - we will miss two workout's this week, and we have given ourselves two naughty meals. There is a brew house there with killer dinner food, and there is the pancake pantry.... So we will eat really well for most meals, eat really bad for 2 meals, but we will be walking a TON and quite active while we are there - I am still confident that this week will still be a week of weight loss! My body bugg is really helping me keep track of what I have been doing and it keeps me super accountable! I mean - I don't know how I ever would have stayed so motivated without it! And really - this is just a lifestyle change. I know it sounds so cliche' but it is really the truth. Our lives are going to change from this! We are making ourselves more active, we are eating healthy (but still eating a lot of food, just good food!), and we just plain feel better. I haven't slept this well since I was in high school or college! I swear that when my head hits the pillow I am out, then when I wake up I feel rested and energized! I know it sounds hokey and silly - believe me, the stupid ass fitness people that are so upbeat all the time are so freaking aggravating and annoying, but I know why they are that way... BECAUSE YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU LIVE THIS WAY! And I am learning that for the first time in my life. I just feel better all over. My work feels more rewarding and I am better able to focus, my social life with KSTS feels better and I feel that I am able to be a better husband, and I feel more at peace with myself. KSTS got me pants that fit well for Christmas - I really wish I had taken some measurements before all this and then taken some yesterday, because when I put those pants on this morning they are so big on me they almost fell off! If it wasn't for my large butt and hips they would be on the floor! There is truly enough room in there now for me to smuggle a small watermelon around my waist! Okay.... maybe just some grapefruit, but you get the idea! Man... I am rambling this morning! I will go now, work calls - and these silly postings of mine really go nowhere. And I know that some people will think I am a hypocrite with all this healthy living gaboldy gook, but I hope not too much - Because as sad as it makes me, it is all true... Good luck peeps! Do something positive to change your lives and make an effort to just move more during the day! Someone loves you and if you aren't willing to commit to do something for yourself, at least do it for them!