To My Surprise!

It is going very well!  You probably heard that my big surprise and excitement was that Tara decided to do the Tri-D with me.  Having her join me in living within good nutritional practice is a major victory.  I lost 10-12 pounds, hovering now between 178 and 180, so there is still more to do.  Tara lost about 9 pounds.  Monday was our last day.  I thought we would seriously binge when it was over.  To my surprise, even faced with some of the foods I thought I would want at the end of 13 days, I have mostly been attracted to the healthier more whole choices.  I also don’t require as much food. Wow!  The first day off, I had Phi + for breakfast, a salad for lunch, and a light sandwich for supper.  Oh, by the way, we didn’t eat all the food provided in the tri-d.  Food was left over.  Amazing!

The thing I most dreaded about this was drinking the “doctored” water.  I just knew I would not like it.  To my surprise, this was an exciting discovery.  I did not need to add any fruit juice.  I drank it straight.  Regular, even bottled, water doesn’t taste good now.  I also noticed your body actually absorbs this and you don’t pee it all out.  It’s like Gatorade without all of the sugar and junk.  Wow!

I just bought a new pair of jeans.  My old ones are even bigger than they were before.  I am now 15 pounds away from my weight when Tara and I married.  I’m pretty excited!  That will put me at the top of the weight range (AMA) for my height.  After that, I shoot for the bottom of the range 145. I’m planning on reaching 165 by January. Thanks for letting me know about this.  It has truly made doing the right thing a reality!

Scott Spradly – Smyrna, TN