Your Cowboy is back...er wait...um...well almost...

To my wonderful friends...  I'm FINALLY back from taking the kids through the torturous drive through the South Dakota black hills.  i will tell you it was amazing to see all of the sites, but never gain with the kids.

ANYWAY....to the juicy stuff....  I have ABS!  That's right I said it...  I can see a little definition and everything now...no working out required! I never had abs except when I was seven...  So I'm moderately impressed however, i can say that not all is going so well in the weight control department...

Dr. B told me that I'd lose all of my wieght within 4 months and well....he was right...  I'm right on track to have pulled my 100 pounds within the four month time period no matter what I do to try to keep some of my weight on.  (that's right...I'm trying to keep some of the weight, to let my skin adjust slowly to the changes.) there's just no way to stop it from falling off....it's like my underwear....I buy smaller sizes yet I don't have any ove handles to help hold them on...lmao...

It is very strange since I can see  massive changes in me just within the pst two weeks.  My body looks completely transformed and my face looks much thinner, my dad didn't recognize me when I visited him a few hours ago, he could only say...wow, you look like you did in highschool...(only without all the hair...LMAO!)

Life is great however...  I'm fit, I have tons of energy, everyone says I look fantastic, and I've even had my buns squeezed a couple of times without asking....

I am having a horrible issue with food....  I'm never hungry.  I have zero food lust. No matter how much I once loved all of my "guy food", nothing is appeaing to me.  So I rarely eat (but don't yell yet...Dr B and the NUT told me if I'm not hungry, dont eat.... so I'm doing what they ask.)  I am drinking about 70 grams of protein per day and will increase that amount to around 140 grams when I get back to the island to recover some muscle loss.

I will be packing up everything to head back home by early Wednesday and will be enjoying the tropical music in the wind by that evening.  I've never been homesick in my life, but I need to be back for the simple fact that I belong there.  However i will miss all of you who have helped get me through a terrible ordeal with very little regret on my part.  Those wonderful people who extended their kindness and friendship are always welcome in my home and my part of the world. 

You ladies and gents will find me posting more often once I get unpacked in the islands and before long, I'll be giving my normal/abnormal, serious, yet goofy, set of responses to my favorite group of (weight)losers on this panet....

For those lucky few  who will be coming to the islands next year, i can't wait for you to meet the band of pirates that I call friends.  I'm sure they'll love you a much as I do!

I love ya... I really do...

T.

I'm glad to hear from you and that you're doing well.  Glad you're back safe and sound. 

I don't know what to make of your lack of interest in food.  I guess that's both good and bad.  I hope you don't lose too much.  But I trust that you will handle this wisely!

We've missed your particular brand of insight and humor!  I'll be happy to see you posting once your life gets back to "normal"!

Thanks for checking in.  Hope you had a fabulous trip and made some lifelong memories!

Kim

Yeah you are back!!  Almost!!!  We have missed you.  I'm glad you had a good time even with the kids.  You need to post some new pictures of yourself so we can see the changes! -Amy

It is great to see you back. I am sorry to hear you are having trouble eating but I was kind of wondering something.  I am fighting really bad nausea and hardly eating anything.  It has only been a little over a week since I started eating, but I can hardly get anything down bu****er.  How much protein should I be trying to get in?  I bought some protein shots hoping that would help but to be honest it is going to be murder getting those down too.  Today I had two small pieces of su****una from Outback and that was probably the best thing I've eaten so far.  It is a few days early for me to eat fish but I am feeling desperate.  I feel so lousy and have zero energy.  How are you doing it?  I've lost 21 pounds in 17 days which I love but I don't want to whither away and not be able to function either.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

Welcome back, Cowboy!

IT LIVES!! I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU HAD A GREAT TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN. CONGRATS ON LOSING SO MUCH WEIGHT. YOU ARE MAKING ME JEALOUS!! I FEEL HUNGRY A LOT BUT WHEN I TRY TO EAT I CAN ONLY EAT A COUPLE OF BITES WHICH IS GREAT ON MY POCKETBOOK! MY HUSBAND AND I CAN EAT OFF ONE PLATE NOW SO YOU CAN CALL ME CHEAP AND I WILL AGREE NOW!! CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO START OSTING AGAIN. WE HAVE MISSED YOU!!

Hey Thomas - good to hear from you! I am glad you got the chance to do some traveling with your kids - I hope you have a good trip on Wednesday, when you head back home to V.I. - don't worry, you will enjoy food again...you won't obsess over it, but you will enjoy it!

Anna

I am so happy you survived the road trip with the kiddos!  You guys created some wonderful memories. 

I am sure you can't wait to get back home.  You have been gone for a long time.  I don't know if I could be away from my home as long as you have been gone.

Travel safely!  Post often!  We've missed you while you were in the Badlands!

Denise

Glad to hear you had a nice trip and congrats on finding some abs!   
Have a safe trip home!

Glad you are back bro and that you had a good time.  Give me a call tomorrow or Tuesday if you have the time and lets meet up before you head back.  Later.