Happy Fourth

Happy Fourth of July everyone! I'm not dressed very patriotically, but I couldn't resist wearing these cargo pants that I have not worn in FOREVER! (Size 16). So far I've lost just a little over 20 lbs. I'm just 2 lbs. away from the 180's...hoping to get there before Weds. when I have my six week check up with my dr. and my first fill. Most of my weight is in my upper body & stomach. Where am I losing the most???... my legs and butt. Hopefully the rest of the body catches up. I'm like an upside down triangle.

So far in the Summer Melt Down Challenge I have lost 8 lbs. It seemed so slow, but when I look at the big picture that is 2 lbs. a week which is great. I can see why I had trouble before; it takes a lot of patience to lose weight. :)

I think the hardest part of the journey for me so far was the liquid phase; I just wanted to crunch on anything. Bandster Inferno has not been bad at all. If I'm hungry I eat a small something, so I have never really felt deprived.

Breakfast Options: Protein Drink or Cream of Wheat

Snack: Yogurt or Protein Drink

Lunch: Tuna with cottage cheese or Soup

Snack: Cheese stick

Dinner: Ground Beef (3-4 oz) crumbled, with cottage cheese

Snack: Sugar Free pudding with Lite Cool Whip

Weak spots so far...I need to drink a few sips with a meal. I can't go without liquids 100%.

Exercise starts next week and I'm looking forward to that (I think :)

Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday to everyone!

Humor for the day: Fifty-one years ago, Herman James, a North Carolina mountain man, was drafted by the Army. On his first day in basic training, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair. On his second day, the Army issued Herman a toothbrush. That afternoon the Army dentist yanked seven of his teeth. On the third day,the Army issued him a jock strap. The Army has been looking for Herman for 51 years.