But this week, I lost 5 lbs! totally unexpected.  Maybe jumping ropes helped a little.  But what I did was since week 3, I exercised extra 30 minutes everyday and stopped eating 2 snacks that I usually eat during the meals (nuts and yogurt).  I didn't expect it to make this much difference, to be honest.  I don't know if this was a temporary weight loss due to the change in my meal plan, but I hope I can keep this weight and stay ahead of my weight loss schedule.

November will be really tough for me because there are at least 4 birthday parties to go plus the big Thanksgiving dinner.

Anyway, today was my weigh in day.  Last week, I've gained about 2.3 pounds due to the extra calories I've consumed over the Holiday.  It was my mistake not to tell my families that I'm on diet.

This morning, my weight has gone down to 195.6!  Thanks to my wife.  She refused to serve me any snacks this week because I didn't stick to my plan last week.  So I think I'm back on track.

I might have to start from scratch, but I will stick with my plan for the coming week and get rid of the extra fat I've gained last week.

My actual weigh-in day was the past Saturday.  I measured it right after I woke up before breakfast.  My weight was 196 pounds.  That's 0.6 pounds of weight loss.  Not much, but I'm on the right track.  I'm still 1 pound less than my original plan of losing 1 pound each and every week.

This week's challenge will be tomorrow, the July 4th.  I have a dinner scheduled with friends.  And my sister's birthday party is on July 5th at a restaurant.  I don't want to miss these two meetings.  I'm going to crank up my exercises and try to eat small dishes.

It's always good idea to check the menu before I go to the restaurant.  I will be checking the menu online today and see if I can find anything that taste good and have less calories :)

Wish me a luck.

But I noticed that 3-5 pounds are fluctuating weight.  If I eat something, I gain 1-2 pounds easily.  So I really need to be more consistent so that next week, I hit 194-195 range to approve that I'm actually losing weight.

Progress

Start Weight - 200 pounds

Week 1 - 198 pounds

Week 2 - 196.6 pounds

Week 3 - Coming this Saturday

Last week was a bit challenging especially with all the dinner meetings I had with my friends and families.  These meetings were set way before I'd decided to start my new diet.  I just couldn't cancel them because it it very important part of our family tradition.

On the day I had a big family dinner at a restaurant, I exercised for an hour at the gym, and went back to the gym after the meal to burn the extra fat I'd eaten.  One significant change in my diet was that I ordered water over a soda.  I'm very proud of it.  I think taking small changes will count eventually.  It may look small to you, but it was a big step for me.  I've never done this before in my life, believe or not.  I always had at least 2-3 cups of coke or diet coke.  My wife was very surprised as well.

Anyway, in my first week, I've lost 2 pounds.  When I weighed my initial weight, it was with empty stomach.  Today, 198 pounds was measured with empty stomach in the morning.

Well, I look the same outside and don't feel lighter or anything, but I feel a sense of accomplishment.  My original plan was to lose 1 pound each week and I lost 2 pounds this week.  Not bad huh? :)

Thanks for reading!