Well, it was Hawaiian Shirt day at Richard's workplace today. And the weather was good, to boot! Unfortuntely it culminated in a Hawaiian shirt contest and Ice Cream social event. And after just over 2 weeks on the diet, Richard was unable to resist. He succumbed to the temptation of a sugar-free popsicle. Definitely not on the approved diet menu. And it was a bittersweet breakdown. His 25 calorie fruit popsicle really did not match up to all the chocolate covered ice cream bars being eaten around him.
However, it was difficult to 'fess up to Jennifer about it. Whilst it is difficult to let yourself down, it is worse to let someone else down. It is also great to have someone to share the success and the failures with...a teammate that can encourage you when things are going well, and that can also help you get back up when you are down. And so I made a commitment to Jennifer to always share my successes AND failures with her.
Fortunately, the impact seems to have been limited. Richard's weight loss is down a bit from the pound a day. But it seems to be consistently at about 0.6-0.8lb/day at the moment...regardless of "popsical-gate". And a 222lbs, the halfway milepost of 220lbs is approaching.
Onwards and downwards...
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