At the start of this year, I announced in this blog a personal weight-loss goal of 36 pounds, along with a laundry list of things I intended to do (or not do) in order to achieve it.  I also promised to post a fancy-looking chart along the way, and here it is:

As of today, I have lost 25 pounds of my 36-pound goal.  I am more than halfway there and rather pleased about it.  I might mention that I only record my weight if the number is less than the previous entry.  It is always satisfying to see a “new number” on the scale.

I haven’t strictly followed the protocol I set out for myself.  The one-martini-a-week thing lasted a while, and that’s all I’m going to say about that.  I have not been able to exercise as much as I would have liked, because of a couple of procedures and an injury.  But I have done well with not snacking (only because we’re not buying them anymore!) and avoiding starches like sub rolls, baked potatoes and french fries.  We have been eating lots of salads with our dinners and that has made snacking less compelling.

I do miss my wife’s delicious dutch-oven bread (I’m sure she does too, it’s a great recipe) but we can go without for a while.  My key for the rest of the year is to return to exercising and regulate the martinis.  But so far, so good.  I am almost ready to downsize waist-size.