1.7 mg
Last Weight: 233 pounds
Down 36 pounds (13.4%)

Three months in.  This week is the start of another increase.  Four weeks from now I should be able to start the full dosage of 2.4mg.  I’m kind of amazed.  It’s been six hours since I took the dose and I feel pretty good.  To be fair, I ate quite lightly throughout the day knowing that that would antagonize my stomach.  But this feels like one of the smoothest increases that I have had.  Maybe knowing what to expect really is half the battle.

This past week was only down 1.4 pounds, but I am extremely happy with that.  This past weekend I spent three days down in Oakland with Alan.  As we normally do, we basically talked all weekend, eating out, and drinking.  I limited myself to two drinks a day.  But considering I hadn’t been drinking at all these three months, that was enough to get me to unwind.  I am just happy to have maintained over the last week.  

Now that I am back to my normal routine and on a higher dose, I hope to be able to do very well this week.  I know the 220s will likely be out of reach in the course of one week, but it feels so close.  Crossing under 230 will mark the halfway of my journey—40 pounds down with 40 to go.  It will also mark the return to the weight that I maintained for a long time—from 22 years old until 29.  Hitting 227 will mark the end of obesity and the start of being merely overweight.  This is all so close.  I don’t need to try harder—I just need to stay on track.  These goals are all attainable in the month ahead—and that is all before hitting the full dosage!