I've been back from my vacation for 2 days now and have been hitting the weight loss program hard. I have put in 4 miles a day on the bike and 400 sit ups as well. I split the workouts into first thing in the morning and then after dinner. The result:

Official weigh in for today: 316.2 lbs. That's 2.4 lbs in 2 days.

I am going to continue this routine until I get back on track for the year. I am back on the normal eating routine that I have been using all year. (see previous posts)

I'll post again in a couple days.

Not that I am saying that I am a loser, just someone who's late. You have probably guessed that I didn't make my mid year goal. When I left for vacation, I was only 2 lbs away from 300. Now that I am back, I discovered that I gained 6 lbs during the 10 days that I was away.

Today's weigh in: 307.6 lbs.

So now I am 7.6 lbs over what I should have weighed 5 days ago. That makes me about 9 or 10 pounds behind for the year. I can't beat up on myself too bad, considering that I have lost over 40 lbs. this year. The good news is that my 3 year old and my 5 year old are at my Mom's for the next 3 weeks and the wife and I are switching into super duper weight loss mode. (notice I did not use the word diet)

I am starting an accelerated weight loss program today. Notice I did not say tomorrow. Tomorrow is what you tell yourself when you are not really serious. Procrastination will kill your weight loss program faster than anything! Here it is my first Sunday home with no kids, (the 14 year old doesn't really count because he just wants to stay in his room on the computer or go off with his friends), and I am up at 7:00 am.

I am going to finish this blog post and then go ride my bike. I was going to say for 3 miles instead of 2 but we will have to see. I haven't done any exercise in over a week so I will see how I feel. You want to push yourself, but don't over do it. Especially if you are really over weight or if your 40+. I am going to be 47 the end of this month and although that is not what I consider old, I realize I'm not 20 anymore either.

Just make sure you don't use something like age to justify taking it easy or not doing anything at all. Weight loss is just as much mental as it is physical. Don't let the excuses keep you from reaching your goal. True, I feel a little short of my goal, but instead of giving up, I am going to use that as motivation to work even harder.

Today is the day that I am supposed to have lost 50 lbs. for the year. I should weight 300 lbs on the button today. The problem is that I am on vacation for the rest of this week and I do not have access to a set of scales. Well, let me re-phrase that. I don't have access to a set of scales with the capacity to weigh a 300 lb person.

The scales that are here max out at 250. So, I will not be able to see if I have reached my mid year goal until I get back to Florida next week. The last time I weighed myself, I had 2 lbs to go and that was about a week ago. I am fairly confident that I have reached my goal, although I haven't been exercising since I started my vacation this past weekend. I will update everyone on my progress when I get back from vacation.

I didn't get to double up on the exercise like I wanted to but I have managed to loose a couple pounds anyway. The rainy season is starting here in south Florida and it rains almost every evening. That has cut into my after dinner bike riding a good bit. I have still been getting up and doing 2 miles first thing.

Today's official weigh in: 304.2 lbs. That's 5.4 lbs for the month and 45.8 lbs for the year.

I have stayed with the same eating routine. 5 to 6 small snacks a day, heavy on the fruit and vegetables. I don't drink anything except water and I drink at least a gallon of it every day. I have 8 days to lose the remaining 4.2 lbs that will put me at 300 lbs, which is my mid year goal.

I made it through Father's Day weekend without putting on any weight. Even though I spent most of Saturday and Sunday on the couch watching the U.S. Open, I still managed to lose a pound. No big deal but an improvement over the Mother's Day debacle, where I put on about 3 pounds.

Today's official weigh in: 306.0 lbs. That's 3.6 lbs for the month and 44 lbs for the year.

I am only 6 lbs away from my mid year target weight of 300 lbs. I have 2 weeks left to lose the weight to stay on schedule. I am going to increase my exercise efforts to make sure I make my goal.

I am going to cut down on the frequency of my postings. I think that I am getting a little redundant by posting everyday. Therefore, I am only going to post 2 or 3 times a week. I will make an exception if something news worthy happens or I run across something I want to share with you.