The Beginning of my Transformation

Originally posted on MySpace on Thursday, October 02, 2008

I'm the guy on the right... This was taken at my Sister's wedding 8/24/08 Shortly after I was in the Hospital and a transformation began...


I'm going to go back to 9/14. My weight has busted some veins in my left leg so w/ bad circulation, my leg blows up occasionally. 9/14 my calf was the size of a spiral ham, red and infected. I was admitted to the Hospital. While there my step father (Martin) informed me he had joined "The Biggest Loser" at his Yacht Club and asked if I wanted to join. Reluctantly I said sure barring any disasters with the hospital. I didn't want to "diet", my leg was killing me, so exercise was out but what the hell, go see what they have to say. Martin paid for registration, and offered to pay for whatever I needed.

So I'm out of 'H' on Thursday back to work bad leg and all on Friday and to my 'Loser' meeting on Saturday morning the 20th. I get weighed in... haha I need 2 scales, I don't fit on 1 400 scale. Yes that guy on the right weighed 463 lb's. HOLY SHIT!!! I've not heard a real number in a few years.

463 lbs

did it 2x on two digital weight watchers 400 scales. So class starts and we learn the benefits of protein. Turns out the group offering the class is HerbalLife. The Lose Weight Now, Ask me How people. We don't need to use their stuff, but if we want to, they'd love it. So Martin buys pie pieces made out of their shake mix, a couple flavors of shake mix and off we go.

Turns out the shakes are pretty good, the pies are good even their peanut butter chocolate protein bars are good. So I work, come home put foot up make shakes eat good dinners even ate cheesecake. I even start drinking water. I HATE WATER!!!

HATE WATER!!!

but I drink a gallon almost everyday now. I still need to work to get it down, I am a Mountain Dew Drinker ALL DAY LONG, and haven't had soda since 9/12.

Sunday the 21st was my Mothers bday Lasagna and Cheese Cake. Martin was there, guess he was dissapointed in me, thinking "I just paid for all this crap and he's eating cheese cake." But what I did do was have 1 serving of Lasagna, and 1 piece of cheese cake. Normally I'd be good for 2 lasagna slices and 2 cheese cake at that moment and another before bed, but I had one. That's the way I ran all week. Whatever was on the plate was the serving and that's all. Most of the food was kinda healthy, but I only ate what was on the plate and that was it. Then more shakes and protein bars.

By the time I got to the 27th and weigh in time, she grabbed both scales, took them in the bathroom and I got on and after 2 times on the scale, it turns out I lost 27.1 pounds. yup 27.1 pounds. So now I'm on week 2 and hopefully more weight loss. I will let you all know as I go.

Dean