Well...I'm still plugging away. It's been 35 days now and this past weekend was one of the toughest. I went to the FL vs LSU game on Saturday. It was a lot of fun (especially with the gator victory), but much different from my prior years at this game.
We've tailgated with the same group of LSU fans for the past 6 years. They always have a killer setup with outdoor cookers, grills, and tons of different food and drink. This year was no different, aside the fact I abstained from everything. Luckily, there were some games that didn't involve alcohol I participated in to keep busy while everyone else was boozing and eating cajun cuisine.
Several of my friends didn't make the last UF home game vs KY so I hadn't seen them since the opener September 1st. Almost everyone said something about the amount of weight I have dropped. They were all pretty interested about the juicing - asking questions and trying the 'mean green'. It was pretty cool.
'The Biggest Loser' Week 5 Results
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I weighed in this morning at 177.6lbs for a weekly loss of 6.8lbs which brings my total loss down to 36.6lbs or 18.69%. I'm within 2.6lbs of my 175lb initial goal and 7.6lbs of my re-adjusted goal of 170lbs. It's pretty remarkable seeing the weight still falling off at such a high rate. It actually increased 2.4lbs from last week's loss. I think I can credit some of this to the strict gym schedule I've been sticking to. I'm back full strength with running and am hitting the cardio 5-6 days/week now. I may decide to cut the fast short since I don't need to lose much more. I'm kinda interested to see how far this can go though...
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I'm spending this week and next researching my approach back to solid food and future diet. It looks like I'm going to start by first eating the produce I've been juicing, then steamed veggies, then finally mix some lean protein (chicken, fish) in with veggies after about 1 1/2 - 2 weeks. It should be interesting - I just want to be back in time for Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving, I'll have to concede defeat to my brother in our annual eating competition, it's all about moderation going forward....
