284

It has been a few months since my last post. I always make commitments to post every day, and then ignore it for a few months. So I am done saying that I will post each day, or post a weigh in each week.I'll update and post whenever I feel the need to do so. Now with that being said, I wanted to wrtie about my success I have had.
At my first "weigh in" I weighed 303 lbs. Gross right. Well I am not exactly sure how long ago that was, but the other night while I was at the gym I stepped on the scale and it read 284 lbs. Ah the sweet taste of progress. You see I ususally step on a scale probably once or twice a week to kind of get a gauge of where I am at, and the scale as been hanging out at around 285-290 as of late. What made this time so special? It hit me! I haven't just lost 3 pounds of water weight, no! I have lost 19lbs and I have kept it off!

I realize that 19 pounds is nothing compared to what my ultimate goal is, but it is a lot nicer to think that I need to lose 80 lbs. instead of 100.

Soda Woes

First of all let me apologize for the lapse in posting. I have avoided posting updates because I have nothing really to update. I am however getting back on the wagon. It begins.

I have issues with soda. It's a love hate relationship. I love to drink it, and I hate when I can't drink it. Soda I would say has been my biggest enemy by far throughout all of my weight loss endeavour.Why is it that something that can taste so wonderful and be so refreshing is so bad for you...? I have had a "problem" with soda for a while. In my opinion there is nothing better than having a nice ice cold diet coke with a lemon

 when your eating out, but in everyone elses opinion that will kill me. I guess it would be different if I were a nice svelte 200 pounds, I bet I wouldn't hear a thing about ordering soda, and how bad it is for me, and how Dr. Oz (worst) says that it is the number 1 killer of 23 year old adults named Jordan... I digress.
The whole point of this post is to declare a change I am making in my life. One that I feel is long overdue. I am from this day forward eliminating soda from my life. I don't need it. Not to mention the fact that I have watched people with a much more serious soda issue delete it from their lives and get amazing results. I could just do this the way I usually do, you know not tell anyone and just keep it to myself. The only problem doing it that way is I have no accountability. I realize that I probably don't have anyone who really reads this, but I am going to pretend I do for the sake of feeling accountable, and feeling like people are depending on me. So if you are reading this family/friends please hold me to it. When we go out to dinner and I try to order a soda, just mention that you read this and how you thought I was going to stop soda. It will be a big help.

BTW I will post scale and "before" photos when I get off work. I just don't think my co workers want to see me with my shirt off.