End of Month 6

Day 0: 303.6
End of Month 6: 247.8
Lost 55.8 lbs

Six months. Over 55 lbs. And look at those pictures! My weight loss really shows! My neck isn't as thick. My shoulders: still wide, but not as bulky. My gut: still there, but doesn't stick out nearly as much as it did.

Six months. Over 55 lbs. What a wonder!

Day 180

What I did:

• 2 sets of 30 reps each of: squats, calf raises, leg lifts, and half-crunches. My legs are angry with me.

Day 179

What I did:

• Watched Big Hero 6 again with my family. While I enjoyed it, I don't think that it was Oscar-worthy. That honor goes to How to Train Your Dragon 2.

Day 178

What I did:

• Received a great compliment from my boss's boss today. He told me that I have one of the best rework ratios out of 30 developers. Not #1, but in the top 3 or 4. He also noted that I have a high task completion rate, which combined with my life rework count is "very impressive".

Day 177

What I did:

• 3 sets of 15 various thingys with a set of 10-lb dumbbells. I'm okay for now, but I'm afraid of how my arms are going to feel tomorrow...
• Called my mom for her birthday

Day 176

What I did:

• Received word that our customers are finally happy with the work I've done over the last two months. I refuse to believe it. They don't know how to be happy.
• Updated my calorie goal. It's a little lower, now.

End of Week 25

Day 0: 303.6
End of Week 24: 249.0
End of Week 25: 250.0
Lost 53.6 lbs

Somehow, I gained a pound over the last week. I was trying to be careful, even though my brother-in-law was making all kinds of amazing food and far too much of it. Oh, well. Here's to this week!

Day 175

What I did:

• Was interrupted just before finishing a project to work on something that has to go out this Friday. Again. My least-favorite part of my job.

Day 174

What I did:

• Ate a slice of that wonderful German chocolate cake and regretted eating it 20 minutes later

Day 173

What I did:

• Had a lovely day, surrounded by family
• Walked a mile. I forgot to time it, though. It was a rather leisurely stroll.

Day 172

What I did:

• Worked all day, but I don't feel like I accomplished anything

Day 171

What I did:

• Finished the main story scenario in Final Fantasy XIV, the game I've been playing since the beginning of the year. It was awesome, and I got a magitek armor mount as a reward!

Day 170

What I did:

• Ate a slice of last night's German chocolate cake. It was as amazing as I thought it would be.

Day 169

What I did:

• Baked a German chocolate cake from scratch with my amazing wife. Once we were finished, we were caked out, so we haven't cut into it yet. I think that it'll be yummy, though.

Here's the cake:

End of Week 24

Day 0: 303.6
End of Week 23: 254.2
End of Week 24: 249.0
Lost 54.6 lbs

After last week's disappointing 0.4 lb loss to not-quite break the 50-mark, I shook off 5 more lbs to be firmly in the "I've lost 50 pounds" club. I hope that they have T-shirts.

Day 168

What I did:

• Stayed home from work (Presidents' Day) and... that's about it...

Day 167

What I did:

• Experienced a typical Sunday quiet day

Day 166

What I did:

• Took my family out for some Valentine's Day festivities. I was naughty...

Day 165

What I did:

• Managed to stay at work when I really, really, really wanted to go home

Day 164

What I did:

• Kept my head down at work and got some stuff done

Day 163

What I did:

• Had another dull day wherein nothing of note occurred

Day 162

What I did:

• Brain refuses to do the thinking and the words and the making sense

End of Week 23

Day 0: 303.6
End of Week 22: 254.6
End of Week 23: 254.2
Lost 49.4 lbs

Well, I didn't get to 50 this week, though I'm not sure why. I think my body's trolling me. Oh, well. Maybe next week?

Day 161

What I did:

• Barely remembered that today is Monday... End of week post coming soon!

Day 160

What I did:

• Age a burger and some fries for lunch. That was all that I ate today, though that was kind of incidental. I haven't really been hungry since the big ol' burger. I don't think that's a sign of anything, though. Just a fluke, most likely.

Day 159

What I did:

• Had a quiet, relaxing day at home. It was very nice.

Day 158

What I did:

• Spent more time at coworkers' desks today than my own. I was popular!

Day 157

What I did:

• Had a nice, quiet evening at home with my kids and my amazing wife. That happens infrequently enough that I'm blogging about it.

Day 156

What I did:

• Had someone at work comment on my weight loss. It actually happened yesterday, too, but I forgot to note it.

Day 155

What I did:

• Went on a mini-date with my amazing wife... to Walmart. It was fun!

End of Week 22

Day 0: 303.6
End of Week 21: 258.0
End of Week 22: 254.6
Lost 49.0 lbs

And the numbers keep going down! Looks like next week will be the big five-oh!

Day 154

What I did:

• Had an uneventful day wherein nothing eventful... uh... evented...?

Day 153

What I did:

• Saw the new Paddington movie. It was great! Go see it.