Time has really been flying by

I can't believe how fast the time is going by. Less than 5 weeks left in the challenge. So far this has been a great opportunity and a jump start to a better life. I still really struggle with getting fruit and vegetables into my diet. Every day when I log my food I only have one fruit and maybe one vegetable. Other than that, I have stayed away from the food that put on all the weight. When they call it a challenge, it is a challenge. I feel so much better now and I am walking places a lot more than driving. I used to drive my van from the North West plaza to the building just east, the UVOC, to the sports med clinic to work on computers. Now I walk and I have more energy to get out of my chair and do my job. I feel good.
It is still a fight some days to resist what it seems like everyone else is eating. I hope I don't offend anyone, but I have found that I have to turn to God for help to resist and to eat right. I turn to him more in times when I am depressed and stressed out when I usually turn to food. That is what helps me go on.

It has been a really bitter sweet last few days

The last few days has been really hard to keep up on food tracking. I have had a lot of stress in my life and I have wanted to take it out on food. I am trying to train myself to find another way to deal with my stress. My son made a family favorite home made chocolate cake with home made chocolate fudge frosting. I broke and at a pretty good sized piece of it. It tasted really good, but I suffered all night with my sinuses from the chocolate. I have known for many years that I have an allergy to chocolate. I didn't eat the whole cake and life continues to go on. I am continuing to lose weight. I still wish it was as easy to take it off as it was to put it on.
I am really grateful for this program; it keeps me going and trying harder.

We are now over the hump in the challenge

It was really good to see so many members of the heart challenge at the gym yesterday. I had one of the best weight workouts that I have had. I went up 5 to 10 pounds on almost every exercise. It felt really good to get such a good workout. At the half way point I have lost 20 pounds and I already feel like a different person. I am finding that y colleagues at work are aware and don't really even offer the junk food to me anymore. I am even seeing others that are inspired by what I am doing and are trying to eat better themselves.
It is not only the weight loss; it is my pocket book that is doing better on the challenge. I was spending up to $3 a day on a 44oz soda and a chocolate doughnut. For lunches I was spending sometimes $11 for a burger fries and a drink at Five Guys. I am even finding that I am enjoying healthy food that I normally would not even eat. I still struggle with getting enough fruit in a day. I mostly just forget to eat it. Overall things are going well and I am enjoying time with my children that I didn't enjoy before; because I was so obsessed about getting to the gym. With that, I will take another 24.

I keep forgetting to blog

We have hit the half way point I am feeling pretty good that I have lost 20 pounds.About 40 more and I will be at a good ideal weight. I am still struggling to get enough fruit during the day. I have never been a fruit eater; so this is a complete change in lifestyle.
My eyes are opened every time I try to go out to eat. I am amazed at how much fat and calories are in the food that I used to eat. I went out to eat with my family for my wife's birthday last Thursday and we went to one of our favorite places to eat, El Azteca, We usually get the Chimichanga combo each. Instead we split one meal and I was only able to eat half of my half of chimichanga this time. It feels really good to be aware of my feelings of when I am full.I hope that I can continue this direction when the challenge is over.