Albert Holtsclaw

I was hesitant to post my story here, because my journey isn't finished, and I've only lost a small fraction of what some other people here have done. The reason I'm posting is because something happened today that hasn't ever happened.

I'm 31 years old, 5'8'' and back in February I was 230 lbs. I weighed in yesterday at 199 lbs. That's 31lbs lost for those doing the math. This was a very important milestone for me, because I weighed in under 200 lbs. When I was a kid I was in very good shape until I was about 16-17 years old. From that point I started to gain weight. I wasn't huge or anything in high school, but a little chub, but still an athletic build. By the time I was out of college I was about 190 lbs. Still, this wasn't the worst thing, but I didn't look athletic anymore. Over the years I've gained and lost weight, but I've never lost this much weight. I lost 17 lbs at one point years ago and weight 187, but I still didn't look as good as I do today at 199. I have a pretty naturally athletic build, so if I work out and lose weight it starts to show again.

Anyway, a few weeks ago my friends who didn't know I was trying to lose weight started noticing. I didn't say anything to anybody at first. I started to get questions from my friends and then compliments on how I looked. Pretty soon, it seemed like everybody was telling me I looked great and had lost weight. This was incredible motivation to stay on track.

However, nobody at work seemed to notice. I'm OK with that because I don't really talk to anybody at work to begin with. I work at two offices and nobody at either office has said anything. Now, it doesn't help that I haven't bought any new clothes yet because I'm not done losing weight. But, my waist has dropped four inches and my upper body is completely different. My face is also very different. So, my clothes have been baggier than they should be. Well today, a guy walked by my desk, turned around and came back to tell me I look thin and asked if I've lost a lot of weight, despite not wearing clothes that really fit me.

I'm not going to post picture because I'm not satisfied with how I look. I also chose to post under this new account I'm starting in order to keep some things separate. Maybe when my weight loss journey is over and I move on to a maintain plan, I might post pics. I still have at least 25 lbs to lose, although some friends don't think I should go that far.

If you want to know what I've done, I diet and exercise. I ride a bike at a gym, which is one of the reasons I look better now at 199 lbs than I did at 187. My legs and ass have completely changed, which has allowed me to wear size 34 jeans again.

tl;dr - If you keep on track other people will give you all the motivation you need to keep it up.

Since Its been about a week and a half, heres 7 news stories from the week

• Did Nintendo Blow its E3 wad early? New Super Mario Bros 2, Kirby 20th Anniversary Announcements, Animal Crossing 3D details, more Pokemon Black & White 2 info, leaked 3DS color, all while having their worst fiscal year in 30 years.

• EA has decided to give all their future franchises an "online universe" ala Mass Effect 3, will this affect your game purchasing decisions?

• Suddenly Valve Details! Half Life 3 got a small update as to the challenges its posing, and it was revealed that DotA2 will be Free to Play with "a twist". Also detailed this week were Portal 2 Steam Workshop and Map Creator features

• Fight to the death with all your favorite characters... on Playstation devices. Sony is going to be making a Sony fighting game called Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale. That's a mouthful.

• In OTHER Sony news, God of War 4 was given a teaser, It will be called GoW: Ascension and will be a prequel to the current series.

• Eidos Montreal revealed that they are working on Thief 4, which they intend to work from the ground up much like their Deus Ex reboot. Why is everyone giving all the good info away pre-e3 this week

• KICKSTARTERS GALORE! The Leisure Suite Larry kickstarter had a "Larrython" and a Ron Paul Game that got 10k in donations was a bad Earthbound ripoff

and In non System Update news, but should be mentioned at least in passing, Adam Sessler left G4 this week. Is the gaming video show dead?

Now, the only l33t sh33t answer we got was the various Sonic sequel, so I want to put off that for a while until either I get enough responses or I decide its dead.

Just a reminder: Whats the worst Video Game sequel?

1. Sonic (various sequels)

and to fill the void, an idea!

Shut Up and Let's Play, where I recommend a great Let's Play you should all watch.

This week I recommend Geop's Assassin's Creed

Enjoy the Post, and Ill see you next week with more news and maybe something new.

PS: End of "ep" funny video

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EDIT: One More Thing: I need feedback, good or bad, or any suggestions; let me know if you are indeed alive and not just upvoting zombies