Yes cars can be replaced, but that's easy to say when you don't have to worry about replacing them.

This tree didn't fall because of high wind or lightning, the ground just got saturated to the point where it couldn't hold the tree any longer. There is literally a pond beneath tree base where the roots used to be. All that soil was washed away.

I agree with the push mowing. I have about 1/2 acre of mowable grass. Most of the home in my neighborhood are on 0.75 - 1.0 acre lots. I am the only person in the neighborhood that doesn't have a riding mower. But I continue to self-propelled lawn mower because it is a guaranteed way to get exercise. Now it does take about 3-4 hours to mow the whole yard (back, front, and sides) but I do get a good workout.

Start of 6 month pre-op diet (2/14): 320 lbs.

4/23: 298 lbs

4/30: 293 lbs

I have no idea how I dropped 5 lbs. this week??

This was the first week since my initial consult past where my mind was mostly away from dieting/exercising. My life has been crazy since last Tuesday when Mother Nature decided that a tree in my yard no longer needed to be standing and sent us 4 inches of rain within 24 hours to uproot a 75 ft. oak tree that landed perfectly on not just 1, but 2 vehicles parked in my driveway. Both vehicles were totaled.

While I am lucky and grateful that nobody was hurt and that the tree didn't damage the house, it still has been a very stressful week. As a result I didn't exercise at all this week and often found myself eating comfort foods (pizza, ice cream, cookies, breaded foods, snacks, etc.) that are not good for me. Only possible explanation could be that while I didn't intentionally exercise, I did spend a lot of energy out in the yard cleaning up the mess and then on the weekend I helped move a lot of very heavy furniture on both days so perhaps I just burned a ton of calories. On a side note, this was the first time in years I was able to assist with a move without getting overly winded or being in pain for several days after. In fact I felt great yesterday and even better today. Its amazing the difference that being 25 lbs. lighter will have on you. I can't imagine how I will feel a few months after WLS.

I hadn't weighed myself since last Monday so I was really shocked yesterday when I measured and saw I had lost 5 lbs. I really had expected to gain weight.

200.9 Last week
199.3 Today

Food: B
Water: C
Vitamins: A
Exercise: D

We won't even hit 50 here today but a least it will be mostly sunny. There is a ton of yard work to do, but
it is still too wet (and cold for me) to do much. Here is a picture of my backyard from two weeks ago. It gets this way 4 or 5 times a year. After 20 years, I still am not sure how I want to fix it.:-) It seems to have gottten worse, but I also believe we've had much more rain in the past few years

Good week to all.

337.6: High weight Dec '13

311.3: Surgery day 1/16/14

191.8: 1st Surgiversary

199.2: 2nd Surgiversary

201.6: 3rd Surgiversary

215.0: 4th Surgiversary

215.2 Last Weigh in

217.5: CW

Food: D

Water: C

Vitamins: B

Exercise: A+

I think went to sleep with food last week. I did a great job with exercise though. As they say, you can't outrun a bad diet.

Today is landscaping chores, and possibly a bike ride. The grass is greening up and the trees are budding. Its a great feeling after all the damn snow.