To be most successful in this Lighten Up competition, I really should just eat what my wife eats. She chooses the right portion sizes and her choices are a lot more colorful than mine, meaning that she chooses more veggies, fruits, etc. than I do. I still have a long ways to go but I can definitely do better. Thanks honey for your healthy example!

We received more motivation this week to continue on the weight loss journey. We are purchasing a house which is a win and the house also comes with a pool. Gotta be ready for our new pool this summer, right? Good stuff!

We turned down the invitation to join the rest of our family to go out to dinner this evening. As good as wings and other fried foods sound, we stayed at home and had an amazing dinner. It's not really helping though that currently the only good thing on right now is Diners, Drive Ins and Dives.

So good to see warm weather return. I'm an outdoor guy which makes it much easier to exercise when the weather is nice. Although I have picked up snow shoeing this winter! Here's to more warm weather on the way and a beach body by summer.

A brand new belt and three pounds short of the first goal. Now I have 13 pounds to lose in two months before the next belt testing. Judging from the past workout this week, I'm already a winner!