Weigh In: 319.5
Calories Counted: 1774?
Calories Burned: 4326
Work Out: 40 minutes today, 576 in March
Today was a strange day. I was planning on going to dinner with my grandma, my mom and dad and my wife, and we were going to meet and have dinner at my parents house. I walk downstairs to help my dad "move some weights" and when I get down - flashbulbs are flashing, and everyone's yelling "SURPRISE!!!"
Completely shocked.
See, my birthday is March 31st - my 30th. My wife planned this whole huge party - my friends, family, even my best friend from high school who flew in from Oklahoma. It was pretty damn amazing. I had a great time, and as you can tell by the time of this post (2:40am), I'm going to be tired tomorrow.
So this is what was so cool, other than the fact that my wife is the coolest person in the history of the world for planning this entire thing without me having even half a clue - I got tons of comments about how I was losing weight and looking much better. That felt pretty good. I'm at 319, and haven't seen most of them since my 379 days. That's 60 pounds of difference.
I probably ate a bit more than I should have at dinner, but because I was already planning to eat 'more' with my grandma, I only had like 400 calories the entire day - not because I was trying to starve myself, but because of the busy day (gym, church, Home Depot, you name it) that I didn't have time to eat.
My calories are a complete guess today - it's anybody's guess. They were all home recipes that I had no clue on (except for the Mr. Pita), and I didn't have a donut, but some small cream bites of some donut-ish thing, so I had to guess. I know I did well though, as I ate small portions, and spread it out. I did ok.
So tomorrow is the 'big' weigh-in day. It's the day that I change the blog name. I'm looking forward to it.
To all of my family and friends, and ESPECIALLY my wife Erin - you made my day. And to Erin - thank you for working so hard on this. It meant more than I can explain, and I love you dearly.
To the rest of you, I'll catch up on everyone's journals tomorrow I hope. I've been horrible the past few days, and I apologize for that.
Until next time!
3 comments:
Rob -
The party was lots of fun - we had a great time too. I'm glad Erin was able to pull it off without you suspecting anything - she was worried the "beans would get spilled" somewhere along the way with all the planning etc.
I'm sure all the comments about your weight loss felt good - you deserve the kudos. I know positive reinforcement like that is a huge motivator to keep things going, and you are on a great roll.
Keep up the great work, and enjoy your last few weeks of "twenty something"!
Tom
P.S. I laughed out loud at your comment about "sweating like Kramer at an NAACP convention". :)
Let me just add that I offered him a piece of *his* birthday cake TWICE at the party and he turned it down both times. That's good willpower.
~Erin
Sounds like a good surprise. Its been fun/motivating watching your numbers drop so consistently for the past week or so. Keep up the good work.
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