lmao. ok, the drunken moose post were just that
No tellin' when silliness will break out with a fellow perv on here - hahahaha
Back from my weekend in Maryland. The event was a combination party for my Aunt, a much-belated 'family reunion for '07' and a holiday-type assemblance for those who will be with their own families on the holiday.
Make no mistake, my weight loss was a huge topic and deeply discussed. I think most everyone likes a success story and my relatives are no different. It has been since July '06 since they have seen me and I was at the 100 lb. mark at the time, the remaining amount today was more impacting.
I approached the visit to intentionally try out a 'make over'. With the help of my daughter, we did a no-holds barred, 'make me fashionable' (if at all possible .:rollseyes:.) Of course, a 20-year old has a much better chance of 'detailing' me than I myself could. I'd say she nailed it.
It's one thing to 'look like a million bucks', it's another to be made felt like a champ by others. If clothes make the man, the interest in non-stop discussion about my life must be the residual effect.
I exhaustively answered all questions, told my story and extended my future hopes for '08 and beyond.
Now I had to 'walk the talk'. Damn those evil foods !! but I did extremely well. I was the designated driver (because my family is petrified of the Capital Beltway and with my old 'profession' well it's my implied responsibility). I hated not being able to toss back some cold ones but the story telling kept me busy enough to make the absence of a tumbler or a flute glass a bit less noticeable
.:sigh:.
Thanks God for Linda's super-amazing Caesar Salad which I totally loaded up on unpainstakingly. I held the main course to a controlled size and only one serving. She served a peanutbutter and a chocolate cheesecake that I passed on (regretfully). I never sat at a table where so many food orgasms were experienced. damn.. It was referred to as 'world class cheesecake' ...
Breakfast at the Marriott was a good observational experience and I taught my family just exactly why I've lost this much weight and just what kind of willpower it takes too.
Yeah, 16.00 for fruit-only seems ridiculous. Watching them slam down lb. after lb. of animal glub was horrifying.
ok, done tooting my own horn. Just saying how good it felt to get out of town and work that crowd
I had a great time
That is very, very nice. 
