October 2006 – Page 2

1st Week HMR Diet

I made it through the first week! Woo Hoo! I had some bumps in the road this week, but I managed to lose 8lbs! I miss eating regular food, but if I can stick with this I will have quick results. I talked to the doctor and nurse and have modified my diet to be 5 shakes and 2 entrees. My total caloric intake will be around 900 calories, give or take. One thing that HMR tells you that they didn’t when I did this before is that you can have more HMR product if you are still hungry. That is really a nice notion, and will hopefully keep me in the HMR Box. Time will tell.

Â Start Weight: 260 lbs

Current Weight: 252 lbs

Weight lost: 8 lbs

Happy 43rd Birthday to Me!

Today was my 43rd birthday. I can’t believe I am that old! I know, some people never make it to this age, but I really can’t believe it! I hate gray hair, wrinkles, and middle age spread! Not to mention the aches and pains on arising in the A.M.! What can one do? There really aren’t many alternatives. I do hope that losing weight and exercising help me at least feel a bit younger. Time will tell. The diet is going OK, but I think I will be adding HMR dinners to the mix on a regular basis. I can’t seem to stay sane on liquids only. Wednesday is weigh in, so I will have more to report then!

3 days on the HMR Liquid Diet

Today is my 3rd day on the HMR liquid diet. I am feeling almost normal today. Yesterday I had a terrible headache and felt weak. I drank more fluids and took an aspirin and I felt a little better. I really am not hungry, but miss all the fun foods there are to eat! I am definitely going to limit them when I am back on solid food. I figure that I will have to be on this diet till February of next year if I want to reach my goal weight. I seriously doubt I will make it. The last time I did this was about 2 months and that was enough! The idea of not eating solid food for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and a trip to Walt Disney World in January sounds impossible. I intend to still eat healthy andÂ a lot less whenever I leave the liquid diet. I am working at exercising every day from now on too. I will keep you all posted.

Â Starting weight: 260

Goal Weight: 175

Tony Snow is Loser of the Week

President Bush’s Press Secretary, Tony Snow, described the horrible and predatory contact between a 16 year old male page and Congressman Mark Foley as “simply naughty emails.” This is absolutely shameful and just another example that the the Bush administration is out or touch with reality.

Â Tony Snow is my Loser of the Week!

Goodbye Swimming Pool

This weekend we had our inground swimming pool demolished and filled in with dirt. It was really kind of sad. There are many memories of good times. It needed a lot of repair work and we really just didn’t use it any more. I think I have been in it no more than 10 times over the last three years. It was going to cost about $8000 to semi fix it up and was only $5300 to fill it in. We have been dealing with rising electric costs, as well as expensive chemicals. And again, no one swam in it! I kept telling the neighbors to come and use it, but no takers! It is a lot of work and expense for only about 2 months of enjoyment here in Massachusetts. I will miss it though. My mother used to use it every day before she had her stroke. She kept thinking that she was gonna get in it again, but only made it once or twice when I carried her in. After the rain today, we can now hold mud wrestling matches!