Well, a week has gone by and I’m still focused and strong! I have made some mistakes and learned from them, I have conquered the majority of my cravings and I’m more determined than ever to stick with the Medifast program.

You’ll notice I never say “diet” when I talk about my journey. There are a number of reasons for this and I suppose the dumbest of which is simply referring to a lifestyle change with a word containing “die” has some negative impact on my thinking.

The biggest reason I never use the word diet (other than to speak of past weigh loss attempts) is that I am trying to focus on what I am really doing which is changing the way I eat and view food in general. I am on a program to reduce my body weight and keep it off. It is a journey and a lifestyle, not a fad! Diets are for waif-like actresses who eat popcorn for a week to get a part in a movie, not for people who need serious, life-changing weight loss. We need a “weight loss program” and some thinking changes!

Anyway, the moment you’ve all been waiting for (well, I have been waiting for), my weigh-in. I’m excited to say I finished week 1 with a whopping 11lbs. of weight loss! I am so stoked! I know, I know, the first week is always huge and I shouldn’t expect to see the same next week. Call it water weight, call it what you like, I call it 11lbs. less of my butt stretching out my pants and a major victory for a fat guy like me!