I have been hesitating posting these, but I decided I might as well.  I'm not going to take my shirt off and flex for ya'll, but I will post these.  Just so you know, the pants I am wearing in the following pictures fit me perfectly on January 1st, 2006.  Not too tight, but not loose, they fit just how I wanted them to.  Now, well, you can see for yourself.  Oh, and sorry about the sweat on the scrub top, I just got back from lifting. Just going to keep...

Meh. That pretty much sums up my attitude about the weight loss last week.  I worked out every day, did pretty well.  Never got on a scale.  Just didn't feel the need.  My clothes continue to fit too loose, but I don't want to buy new ones until I stop slimming down, which will still be a while I hope.  I was able to go for a 7.2 mile run Saturday morning.  That is what excites me the most. See, when I first started exercising after the beginning of the year I...

It seems to come and go in fits and spurts.  For two weeks I hovered at about a 20 lbs. weight loss.  No change, just sort of sat there.  Then, suddenly, take a few days off from checking and *BAM*, another 5 are gone. So, now I am up to 25 lbs gone.  More encouraging even is the fact that I could do up a pair of pants that are 6 inches smaller in the waist than those I was wearing 2 months ago.  Now, they aren't still quite what I would want to wear out in public, bu...

Well, with the downtime last week, along with not getting an article written early enough, I figured I would just combine the last couple of weeks. I think one word best describes the past couple of weeks: Frustration. I wrote about a week and a half ago that I was done 20 lbs since the beginning of the year. Still true. But still just 20 lbs. I have sort of plateaued there and am having a hard time breaking through that. Again, as I can feel my clothes still getting more loose, as ...

Well, after a couple of weeks of little progress, I was astonished yesterday to hop on the scale and see what my weight was at. I was down 20 pounds! I was astonished, excited, all of the above. It was great to have reached that milestone, and in under 6 weeks no less. It has been very motivating to see the loss in terms of numbers, as well as in terms of my clothing. It is also a little difficult, as I don't think I often notice the change as much as others. But my wife has been ...

This week was all right. Nothing big either way. Down about 1.6 pounds, and the clothes continue to fit more and more loose. I already have some I need to retire as they are simply way too big and bulky to look decent. I felt mostly hampered this week by continued sickness. Whereas last week it was all in my sinus (and draining down my sore throat), this week it decided to migrate south and park itself firmly in my chest. This sucked. If I started to push it and really get going I al...

" Physician, heal thyself " Luke 4: 23   My professional goal is to assist the human body in healing itself.  Be it through medication, lifestyle changes, surgery or other interventions, my efforts are for people to live better, healthier lives.  I have spent 11 years since I graduated from High School working toward this, with at least another 4 to go.  The vast majority of my waking hours are spent caring for others.  It is truly one of my passions...

I had heard all the stories.  100+ hour weeks, staying up for 40 hours straight, not seeing your family for days.  The thoughts of a career in medicine frightened me. I also thought it was all ludicrous, the holdover traditions of an archaic, out-of-date and out-of-touch system.  It was all about paying your dues to enter this boy's club.  They did it, so you have to as well if you ever want to be accepted.  I was positive it was another in a long series of hoops that...