SUPERBOB had been dreading this day -- not only the weigh in for The Chimp but esp the one later at the doctor's office. But lo and behold the doctor's scales and records tell that I have lost 16 pounds since July 30 --- 4 more than I am crediting myself with in the Throw-Down!!! And the Man of Steel removed only his cape for the weigh-in. The nurse said with a wink that it was okay for him to get nekkid if he wanted to, but in truth
SUPERBOB is (blush) a tad shy (sorry, Mary).
Anyway, the nurses and the doc were marveling at my progress.
There was other good news in the lab report: My A1c (three-month average for blood sugar) was 5.33 -- the lowest it has ever been! (And it's right where it should be. My numbers are no longer diabetic -- though of course I need to keep living the anti-diabetic lifestyle to keep them right). I won't bore you with all my cholesterol numbers but the doc said they were all "perfect." That includes my "good" cholesterol, which had been too low, but has risen 15 points and now is where it is supposed to be.
Good friends of the Throw-Down .... this entertaining but supportive thread is a MAJOR reason I have been able to make such progress. I surely would have shredded my weight-loss journal by now and cleaned out the scone tray at the coffeehouse if not for the accountability and friendly, supportive banter of you fellow Throw-Downers. Gosh, The Man of Steel is getting a little misty-eyed thinking about this, and real supermen don't cry, right?
Anyway, thank you, thank you, thank you. I told the doc and his folks that my goal is just to maintain through the holidays and then to lose another 16 by the time I see them again.
Congrats to all of you who are hanging in there and doing so well!