Day 177, 188 to go

My sobriety only lasted a week.

Working in the nightclubs has made it very hard.

So I've decided to make a change.

I've quit working in the nightclubs completely.

I'm staying out of the bars and clubs as much as possible.


My first day of the new sobriety was Friday, February 19th.

I'm not allowing myself another drink until I get to 100 lbs lost.


I weighed in on Saturday the 20th at 343 lbs.

Thats 77 lbs lost total.

I have 23 more to lose to get to 100 lbs.


I've also lost a LOT of my motivation.

I've lost my workout partners.

I need to find people to go with me.

I need to find people to keep me accountable.

Day 159, 206 to go

This is hard.

It really is.

Last Friday I weighed in at 342 lbs.

That was 78 lbs lost in 5 months.


Today I weighed in at 347.

I gained 5 lbs this week.

I only went to the gym 2 days this week.


Since losing my job in December, my schedule has been all thrown off.

I stay up late and sleep in late.

I wake up with no motivation.

I just dont feel like going to the gym.


I started doing some work for a couple night clubs and started drinking a lot.

I've decided that I'm gonna stop drinking for a month...

...starting tonight.


I have to lose 27 more pounds to get to the 100 lbs lost.

I'm supposed to do it by August 31st.

I'd like to do it by June 1st.

Can I?

Day 142, 223 to go

Just got home from the gym.

Lots going on in my life right now thats kept me from blogging.


So Friday the 8th I weighed in and lost 6 lbs.

That put me at 344.


Then I went out that weekend and drank... a lot.

My dad didnt by the right kinds of food I wanted at home.

So I wasn't eating clean at home.

The combination of those 2 things screwed me.


I weighed in on Friday the 15th and gained 2 lbs.

That put me back at 346.


So I didn't drink as much this past weekend.

I went shopping with dad today and picked out some good stuff for us to eat at home.


The whole eating healthy thing has been weird with my parents.

Dad has always been willing to let me pick out things for him and help him make healthier choices.

When we go to Subway, I order him pretty much the same thing I do.

Mom, however, has not been willing.

She'll get the oven roasted chicken but adds bacon, ranch, mayo, oil, and vinegar.

That kinda defeats the point, ma.


I've also added some inspiration to life.

I started dating someone that's also lost a significant amount of weight.

Knowing that the she is working to make herself better, makes me want to work that much harder to be better for her too.

And she's REALLY pretty.

I dont wanna be that guy where people say "How'd a guy like him get a girl like her?".


So thats what I've been up to the last 2 weeks.

I've got another weigh-in on Friday.

I'm hoping to get down to 340 which would be 6 lbs lost this week.

Do work son!

Day 128, 237 to go

Wow.

A lot has happened in 10 days.

Drama with work, family, and friends.


Drank more than I should.

Ate more than I should.


I weighed-in on Sunday the 3rd.

I'm still at 350.

Lost no weight last week.


Now that my work hours are all outta wack, my gym time has been thrown off.

I'm trying to keep a routine but its hard.

Trying to eat very clean this week and not drink too much.

I hope Friday will bring me a few more pounds lost.


I am kinda proud of myself though.

I wanted to lose 50 lbs by New Years Eve.

I did that and 20 lbs more.

That's 70 lbs in 4 months.

Pretty badass right?

Day 118, 247 to go

On day 110, I weighed-in at 358.

I had gained 5 lbs that week.

Worst week ever.


Weigh-ed in today.

I'm 350 lbs.

I lost those 5 I'd gained and 3 more.

I've lost a total of 70 lbs now.


I went shopping for new clothes last weekend.

My jeans have gone down 3 sizes.

My shirts have dropped one size.

I love this!!


So I have 30 more lbs to lose to get to 100 lbs lost.

I'm thinking I can do 15 lbs per month fairly easily.

That will put me at 320 lbs at the end of February.

Then hopefully I'll be at around 275 when we go to Mexico in June for Juan's birthday!!

Day 108, 257 to go

100 lbs by mid-January might be a tougher than I thought.

Only lost 1 pound last week.

Total of 67 lost.

I weight 353 now.

33 lbs away from 100 lost.


I hope to get to 70 lbs lost by New Years.

Maybe 75 lbs.


Over the weekend, I hung out with some friends I hadn't seen since my birthday.

I've lost about 50 lbs since I'd seen them.

My friend's girlfriend kept calling me "skinny bitch" cause I looked so different to them.

Its cool to see that reaction from people I haven't seen in a while.

Day 100, 265 to go

100 days.

I didn't think I could last this long.


Weighed in on Friday.

Lost another 3 lbs for a total of 66 lbs lost.

I weigh 354 now.


I went to a high school alumni football game on Saturday.

Saw some friends and acquaintances that I haven't seen in a long time.

To them, I haven't lost any weight.

I actually gained about 100 lbs after high school.

To these old friends, I'm still about 40 lbs heavier than I was at graduation.

It was a nice mini-reunion.


My 10 year high school reunion is still 3 years away.

I hope to be around 200 lbs by then.

I haven't weighed 200 lbs since junior high.


Gotta start small though.

Need to be at 320 or less by August 31, 2010.

I'm 34 lbs away from that.

Think I can make it?

Can I get to 300 by then?



Still can't believe its been 100 days already.

I wanna say thanks to Joe Breezy and Just Matt for their help.

I had no idea what I was doing when I set out to do this and these guys have shown me the way.

Also wanna thank my best friend Julie for her support.

She lives a couple hours away so we dont see each other that often.

But when we do, the look on her face when she sees me is one of the reasons I'm doing this.

I'm bettering (is that a word?) myself and I know it.