Day 6

So today is day 6 on HMR. Wasn't a piece of cake, but wasn't bad. Had a touch of diareahha, which I've had off & on since starting the program. Funny thing is it isn't any better or worse than what I encountered prior to the program.

Talked to my sister today, told her what we were doing. She was extremely supportive. Not that I am surprised by that, but I could just hear her care & concern for Gary & I through the phone. It was definitely a nice affirmation of what we are doing.

Tomorrow is the first official weigh in, I'm curious to see how I "officially" did. I've been "cheating" in that I have weighed myself almost everyday (not supposed to do this but once per week outside of the 'official' weigh in) but couldn't help myself. The scale says I've lost 10 lbs -- in one week!!! Granted it is mainly water, but again, 10 lbs is 10 lbs. To excersize today, I used my WII fit, it had been 55 days since I had used it (I hate that it tells you that), but I had lost 3.5 lbs since last use, woohoo!!!!!

I have to say, having the flavorings saved me today -- used a flavor for each shake.

One cool side benefit of the program, which has nothing to do with the program itself, is that my employer has put an emphasis on getting healthy this year. We have a website to track activities, weight loss, participate in challenges, etc. By tracking items on the site I get points which put me in the running for quarterly drawings (items such as a Wii, 37" television, etc) and the annual prize which is 2 round trip tickets to anywhere within the US. Gotta get somewhere around 6,500 points by the end of Dec to be eligible for the grand prize drawing. I'm currently just below 1800, so, this is just a little bit extra motivation for me to drink my water, get my excersize in and lose weight.

Something that I need to work on is getting to bed earlier during the week (and on the weekends). I find myself still staying up too late at night.

That said, I'm off to bed (hahahahaha).

Nite, nite!

--Mo