Sent it Packing!

"Resolve that whatever you do, you will bring the whole man to it; that you will fling the whole weight of your being into it." ---Orison Swett Marden

I weighed in today at work for the weight loss challenge. I am still in second place by a good margin and well behind the leader. He is doing amazing and I am so excited for him. There are three weeks remaining and in order to move into first place I would have to lose an estimated 4.9 pounds per week the final three weeks. This would put my total percentage of body weight lost near his weekly average and what I predict he will finish with. Certainly not impossible, however at this late hour in my journey it would take a monumental effort and perhaps not the safest effort. I discovered I have a nasal infection and recovering from an abscess tooth. I am on a very strong antibiotic to combat both of these problems and the Doctor and Pharmacist both said, eat food with these antibiotics.

The good news of the day is that all my Vegas souvenirs are gone. In addition, I lost an additional 1.8 pounds for the week, since my last weigh-in. Of course, it was mostly water weight (the Vegas gain) as suspected as having a 10 pound turnaround in a matter of four days is extreme.

Our company had a healthy assessment day and they did fitness, weight, blood lab work and blood pressure. The woman in charge quietly pulled me aside and said you had a great year. You have lost 120 pounds since last October. That is great news and I am more than happy to hear that.

I am thinking on going to South Carolina in November with my Producer Friend Scott. He is the producer for a new film being made in South Carolina and has invited me to be on set and take part in this filming. I originally started schooling to get into this industry, more on a writing level than producing, directing level. I hope I can make it come together with time off, finances and Scott is feeling well enough to take on a roomy. It could be the experience of a lifetime... oh, one other thing is there is someone I want to meet just a seven hour drive away in Florida. An experience of a lifetime if my employer will cooperate. I am off the week following Thanksgiving, but I think I would need time off before this date. I will keep you updated on this matter as it becomes more clear.

"These two truths are the same in weight and importance. Accept and love WHO and WHERE you are now, and all good things shall find you there." ---Source Unknown

"Paula Poundstone: I'm not keeping canned goods in my apartment for an earthquake! If I get trapped beneath a beam for three days I'm gonna at least lose weight. I don't want them finding me miraculously after three days and saying Well, Christ, she's huge...I was able to get to some beans, thank God."

(Very Crude, but Paula makes me laugh. I saw her in Vegas once... great laughs but a bit foul she is. :-O )