FatBoy Day 48

I wake up at 191.  It’s now a full 2 weeks since the end of the drops and I feel some late night munchies feelings coming on.  I’m not going to lie, so every once in a while, late by the moonlight, I sneak in a treat like a cheesedoodle or eight just to feel alive!  The diet says I shouldn’t slip more than 2lbs under right?  Renee has also lost 25 lbs!  She looks and feels fantastic. Guess who is REAL happy?   This thing is just unreal…

FatBoy Day 45-47

          192lbs.  I have been losing weight in marginal increments.  In the 13 days since discontinuing the HCG losing 3lbs seems attributable to the quality food and 1500 calories or less most days.  The feelings of self-confidence are formidable.  People that haven’t been around for a few weeks are shocked to see the results.  My buddy is a personal trainer and he told me that he has 6 clients on it and his own mother has already lost 4lbs!  This diet is such that I feel I can maintain it even after the diet is complete.  I don’t see myself going back to the old way of eating.  It’s not going to be a carb party every day and there is going to be a good side of veggies every meal.  I intend this to be a lifestyle change for the better and that means permanent.  Not like Brett Favre retires permanent, but like Mel Gibson anti-Semite permanent.  I had my first cheeseburger today in 6 weeks and even that I modified.  Most of the bread was scraped off the bun and by Zeus, it was the most delicious thing since Cameron Diaz in “The Mask”.  With that I barely reached 1200 calories for the day with a smile.

FatBoy Day 44

This is my first day on shift at the station in a couple weeks and let me tell you the atmosphere has certainly changed!  I’m getting all kinds of interest in the diet and all the nuances surrounding it.  I’m even getting it from those that were initially critical, proving that the proof is in the pudding and that it doesn’t matter what you say, if you can’t prove it with results then where’s the validity?  The consumption of all 1500 calories is a challenge as the appetite is not there, strange as that may seem from someone who loves to eat.  I start the day at 193 and I finish eating around 1000 calories of good food.

The next 2 days bring upon action by 3 of my brothers!  They decide to get the HCG and begin the diet immediately, meaning just before next shift.  I supply them with all the pertinent info and fueled by the thought of having similar success, sent them on their way.  I believe if these guys put their mind to it, and can keep their fingers out of the cookie jar, they can equal or even surpass my numbers.  They will have the advantage of having a couple people on shift empathetic and supportive of the diet.  Where I think they will be at a disadvantage is their spouses are not participating with them.  The fact that there’s someone close to you in battle everyday double’s your confidence and assists you in weak moments.  I wish them remarkable success. I've included current pictures of them with the intention of both documentation and motivation.  Good Luck men!!!

 

FatBoy Day 41

It has been awhile since my last entry and although I anticipated a weight gain over the course of my vacation, it didn’t happen.  I lost almost 2lbs and 193 is my current weight.  Our diet was not the best at all times (can’t say no to NYC Pizza and Bagels, too) but the amount wasn’t bad and it wasn’t often.  I’m not counting the beers down-downed in the Financial District… Also you forget that one of the best ways to get around the city is public transportation and your own 2 feet.  We walked everywhere and for long durations including Battery Park to Chinatown and Columbus Circle to Times Square.  We loved it and you can see why most New Yorkers don’t own a vehicle.  We ran numerous occasions to ferry’s and trains with the fear it was about to leave our asses so we even had some perspiration at times. 

We’re now back home and we are immediately going into the final phase of the diet.  We will be relegated to no more than 1500 calories and we may not eat starches or sugars.  I truly am eager to start this phase as I feel as though the last week, although a friggin blast, was counter-productive to my diet and I may have lost more weight had I made some better food choices.  With that said, I’m not gonna give myself a baseball bat cup-check over it.  I’m still under for the week and that is ultimately what I wanted when I returned.  I get in around 1100 calories on the day and I feel like I’m stuffed!  Here is my latest pic!