2-21-07
Day 52 and 25 pounds are gone.
265/240/200

I got on my balance beam scale this morning (definitely not a pretty
sight) and saw that two more pounds are gone. Might be the last loss
of two pounds in a while but it felt good moving the indicator two
points to the left.

I gave a presentation today to a group in town telling them about
Toastmasters Speaking club - this is a nonprofit club interested in
only one thing - making people better speakers. In the question and
answer portion after my presentation I asked for any questions and one
person asked, "What do the numbers on your watch mean? 52 and 25." I
told her that it meant that in 52 days, 25 pounds have gone and she
wanted to talk about that for a short while, rather than Toastmasters.
(I think Toastmasters teaches skills which are very useful for
everyone learning to speak better. Also it's a nonstressful place to
learn and practice speaking, conducting meetings, introducing people,
etc., etc.)

My tummy is a lot less now than it used to be and my clothes hang a
lot looser. There are all kinds of data and this kind of data (along
with the re-emergence of my cheekbones) are supportive.

I'm going to go up my little hill later tonight - either that or walk
around for about 30 minutes with a weighted back-pack on, or perhaps
go up and down the flight of stairs at home listening to TV - perhaps
the Jim Lehrer News Hour.

Yours truly,

Caleb