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brawny77 said:
A minister and a lawyer? Is that like .....possible?....it's like batting for both teams
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Yeah, I feel like there's a great joke hidden somewhere in there, but I can't think of one.

On top of that, my wife and I grew up around each other. We met when I was 8 and she was 6 and our families knew each other well. Dating her was very intimidating for me as a kid. :p

Here's a picture of us (circa 1992) the day her dad baptized us. We go way back. And yeah, I realize the robes are kinda weird, but that's what they had us wear. :ack2:

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Congrats on noticing the small (but very important) changes! I have a collar bone tattoo and I can't wait until I have a collar bone to accentuate it haha. All good things from here on out.
 
Good to see you back. It is funny the more weight you lose, the more that bones and muscles that you didn't even remember you had start showing up-lol.
 
I love the kneecap story. It's nice that you are able to appreciate & notice the results of your endeavors Mowens. Hope the funeral wasn't too emotionally draining xoxo
 
The funeral went about as smoothly as I could have hoped. Though I held it together for the service and internment, I think my heart shattered a bit hearing my wife's grandfather standing over his wife's body and saying, "Goodbye, sweetie." But I could only hope to be so lucky as to live such a long and full life as they got to share together.

The family got some catering brought in. Barbecue sandwiches, potato salad, green beans and fruit/veggie trays. I did a fairly good job of eating small portions and eating plenty of fruit to help fill me up without overdoing it.

Got all dressed up. I don't like to dress up, but I felt like the suit I borrowed from my father in law was flattering. Afterwards, they told me that it had come from a stockpile he had he was looking to get rid of, so they told me I could keep it. So I guess now I can look fancy whenever I want! :p

It's a bit snug but I'm also not done losing weight yet, so hopefully in a few lbs from now, it'll fit nicely. They wanted to snap a picture of us so I thought I'd share:

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I find myself looking more forward to my exercise as a way to deal with life stress. I always feel much better if I leave it on the track or on the bike. Does that work for you?
 
You look GOOD Mowen. Suit looks good too. Funerals are never a good thing. I have been through a lot of them lately. I guess that is part of life and we all have to deal with it unfortunately. It is hard to see someone you love pass away.

Funerals always remind me to make sure I tell the people I love how much they mean to me. Life is short - we have to live the BEST lives we can!
 
brawny77 said:
I find myself looking more forward to my exercise as a way to deal with life stress. I always feel much better if I leave it on the track or on the bike. Does that work for you?
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I dunno if I feel that way or not. I have discovered that listening to music instead of podcasts helps me get a little more pumped and let's me go just a bit longer than I probably would otherwise. But I just generally enjoy podcasts so much, it's kind of hard to make myself listen to music instead, if that makes any sense...

Maybe I should do a few more walks without the earbuds in and allow myself some time to think. I'm rarely unplugged from a screen or earbuds so maybe it'll help.

I did just notice in the above picture how much more slim my face is even than in my avatar picture which was only taken about a month ago. My gut is being so stubborn and it's the one part of me that I think I'll over-focus on until it is much smaller. Overall, I'm happy with the rest of my body. It helps to have thinner arms and legs from the get go.
 
I'm feeling at a bit of a crossroads at the moment. My weight this morning was 233.8. I'm allowing myself to get overly frustrated over small losses in weight even though I'm still making progress.

I've hovered at or above the 230s since I was about 20 years old (I'm 32 now). I've been slowly losing weight at this point -- well, I say that but I've still managed to lose 7lbs this month so far; but I really feel like the 220s will feel like a true accomplishment for me.

It'll be the first time I'll be around my high school weight and on track to be even fitter than I was then.

I'm also looking to make another big (at least for me) change to my diet. I'm going to cold turkey stop drinking diet soda. I've already cut out soda with calories and haven't had a single one since July, but now I'm also cutting out diet and drinking strictly water, flavored water and tea.

This isn't a big deal when I'm at home because I don't purchase drinks to have at my house, it's when I go out to eat that will be the struggle. I'm trying to add the motivation that saving a couple of bucks each time I eat out is a bonus considering money is tight.

So anywho, fingers crossed for discipline to stick to no soda at all and for getting into the 220s.
 
Hey lovely - firstly, suit photo is awesome. You look great (sad funeral shizz aside...) and you should be proud. Good luck with the no soda - It sucks when you've been hovering in a certain weight bracket for a while and feel in a rut, ditching the soda and upping water intake is a great way to shake up the diet a bit. Hopefully you'll see some results - if not, you'll know your doing your body some good by not pumping artificial sweeteners into it.

Also, hi! I'm Hana. I'm an old member but just rejoined with a new account. I'll be around posting/annoying people for the foreseeable. Hope it's okay if I follow your diary :)
 
Howdy Sunflower. You're more than welcome here. I don't think I've ever given my name on the site. It's Mike or Michael if you're feeling fancy. :coolgleamA:

I actually already stalked your diary (and even one of your older ones). I tend not to reply to new diaries until I see that the person is going to be around for more than one or two posts. :p

At any rate, welcome back and best of luck to you in your endeavors.
 
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