Day 8b ---- Good weight loss numbers for the week
Today is day 8 and I got up this morning and weighed myself. I was very happy to see that I lost a total of over 10 pounds for the week!! I was pretty excited about that. It's amazing to think that for the first time in many, many years I weigh under 150. Now before some of you start freaking out that I only weigh less than 150, you should know my height and body size. I'm all of 5' 7", that's 170cm for you friends across the water. That means in metric, I weighed 82KG and now weigh 67.5KG. Boy those numbers look weird. But it is also important to know that I'm not a big boned guy either. I've never been big. Consequently, the weight that I had put on over the last several years really showed a lot.
I just finished watching a great movie called "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead". There were a significant number of similarities between the story and what I am doing. It was very motivational for me. Actually, I just now finished watching it and immediately felt the need to write.
I hope that this blog that I'm writing is helpful to you. I know that this movie was helpful to me for sure. The movie that gave me a big kick start was called "Food Matters". Suzy and I watched it very slowly, well we watched it at regular speed, but we stopped it and rewound it several times. We would also pause it and discuss its contents. It made a strong impression on both of us.
Most of the day was spent working on things that were directly or indirectly related to a local preschool. I had promised that I would return to the industrial kitchen there to make our annual bottled "Rosemary Olive Oil" and 'Chocolate Balsamic Vinaigrette". These are products that I have been making for the school for the last 3 years, so here's to year four. It is a small fundraiser for the school. We bottle it and then sell it for only $10 per bottle. We made custom labels that are typically declared "cute". We will sell them just before Thanksgiving so that people can bring them to homes for the Holiday. Also, we will sell them at Christmas with the same intent. I have to say, they do taste very good.
Well, although I have not been feeling badly on this second stage of the broth fast, I've noticed that yesterday and today, I feel a bit grouchy and irritated. And today, I was a bit tired at times. I have just wanted to be alone. I love my wife very much. It's just that I feel grumpy and sound negative and grumpy and that ends up having a negative effect on her. I'd rather be alone so that I don't say anything that I will regret to anyone, especially Suzy.
That's enough for today. Good health to all of you.
