Another 3 lbs. this week. That seems to be my magic number. If I can continue with a consistent 3 lbs. per week, I should be down to 235 by June 1.

I lost another 3 lbs. this week. And I have gained one notch on my favorite belt. I am wearing a pair of jeans and also a pair of slacks that I have not worn in over a year.

I decided one day this week that instead of doing my regular cardio workout, I would go for a 3-mile run outside (well, it turned into more of a 3-mile walk with a few running/jogging spurts in between). Let me tell you, it tore me up. I am still aching from that run. My shins hurt and my thighs hurt and even my upper body hurts. I now have a newfound respect for my wife, the real runner. She just ran a half-marathon (13.1 miles) on April 6 and she did it in less than 2 hours (and she ran the entire thing – no walking at all).

I didn’t get around to posting last Saturday (thanks to those of you that checked in on me). I assure you I am staying faithful. Last Saturday, I weighed in at 262 and today I weighed in at 260. So that puts me at 18 lbs. lost total.

We took pictures on Day 1 and the plan is to take pictures at Day 30, 60 and 90 to see the progression. We’re about 6 days past the “Day 30″ mark, but we’re going to go ahead and take some pictures today and call it “Day 30″.

I’m not quite so confident to post any of these pictures yet. Perhaps I’ll share all of the progression photos once I get to Day 90.