04/20/17 Day 37 Extreme Accountability Challenge Total weight loss to date 30.4 pounds A view from my scales this morning and my bicycle yesterday to liven things up! Some days are just not as exciting as others. As I move into the 37th day of this journey to 175 pounds, the thought of a day like today where I am…
04/19/17 Day 36 Extreme Accountability Challenge Total weight loss to date 30.8 pounds “Comparison is the seed of all discontent.” A friend told me this years ago. I honestly don’t remember the circumstances but the words are so true. As many of us scan the pages of Facebook and other social media, it’s so easy to get into a comparison…
04/18/17 Day 35 Extreme Accountability Challenge Total weight loss to date 30.6 pounds When I started posting my weight loss journey on Facebook every day, honestly it was out desperation. I’m 55 years old and haven’t been able to tame this beast of overeating. Weighing in at 304 pounds and only 5’11” tall when I made the decision that…
04/17/17 Day 34 Extreme Accountability Challenge Total weight loss to date 29.6 poundsOnly down 2/10th’s of a pound!! I have to be honest I’m a little disappointed. Yesterday was Easter, normally I’m finding my way into the candy, eating a big meal that would be enough to feed a small village in a 3rd world country, then snacking on leftovers…
04/16/17 Day 33 Extreme Accountability Challenge Total weight loss to date 29.4 pounds As I write this 33rd post on Easter Sunday 2017, I am struck by how this struggle with weight and so many other areas of life begins with me wanting my way. Ouch! Me. I’m the common denominator of the vast majority of my challenges that I’ve…
04/15/17 Day 32 Extreme Accountability Challenge Total weight loss to date 28.4 pounds The needle moves slowly some days, it even moves up some, even when I have done everything possible to stick to my program. Yesterday 2/10 pounds down from yesterday that’s 3.2 ounces, so by my calculations I will completely disappear in 1376 days! Well that’s not the…
04/14/17 Day 31 Extreme Accountability Challenge Total weight loss to date 28.2 pounds It seems like a long time since 03/15/17 when I posted my scales for the first time. Thanks to everyone for the likes and encouraging comments each day. Knowing that you are watching keeps me on the straight and narrow each day. Join us if you really…
04/13/17 Day 30 Extreme Accountability Challenge Total weight loss to date 27.4 pounds. Wow 30 days of showing my Facebook world my scales every day. Day one was exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. To think I had let myself, a average frame man, 5’11” tall, get to a mammoth 304 pounds, and even though anyone that looked at…
04/12/17 Extreme Accountability Challenge Day 29 Total weight loss to date 27.6 pounds After 4 weeks of posting my weight loss journey on Facebook and to the world, I’ve come to appreciate the accountability that this has created for me. Each and every bite of food that I place in my mouth I think about. ” Is this going to…
04/11/17 Extreme Accountability Challenge Day 28 Total weight loss to date 27.2 pounds Moving forward. Sticking to the program and using the accountability of posting my weight daily on Facebook to get through those times when I would normally cheat. I am not cheating this time because you are watching! Very effective appetite suppressant! The steps to joining the Extreme…