Short-term goal achieved

This morning's nekkid weight: 198.0

Finally! I'm below 200. I've still got a long way to go, but I'm making progress.

Yesterday was my last shake-only day. Just two more weeks of the 28-day cleanse to go! The worst part is over.

My follow-up appointment with my doc was yesterday as well. When I weighed myself on his scale, in basically the same clothes as what I wore two weeks ago, the scale hovered between 204 and 205 (nekkid weight was 201.5). That's down 11 pounds from my weigh-in 2 weeks ago at 216.

More good news: the doc told me that it is alright if I "cheat" a little bit here and there. I can't throw out an entire day's schedule and menu, but I can sprinkle in a few induldgences here and there, like a touch of salad dressing or a tiny sprinkling of parmesan. He also told me that I could sneak in an extra snack of veggies if I got hungry between my scheduled meals/snacks.

I keep thinking about that dinner at Pappasito's that's on the other side of the remaining 2 weeks. I can hardly wait!