5 lbs lighter

i am officially at 175 lbs yesterday. that is 5 lbs lighter from the last one & a half weeks. Still 20 lbs shy of the 155 lbs i am aiming for. ronald, my PT, has actually been quite patient with me during the program. i laughed when he said "mas malayo magagawa natin if you will stop complaining." - he wasn't sarcastic, he was just raising a point and he was smiling throughout. i told him i'm not really in a super hurry and i want to phase myself. its been 2 1/2 weeks since i stopped eating rice - i guess i'm surviving because i do take some carbo but they're very minimal. i eat mostly soup, vegetables & fish, some pork/beef if i can bite them. i guess that's helping me slim down faster.

i'm kinda excited to go back to the US in june - well, while my birthday actually coincides with the trip & the IMEC conference ... i'm excited at the prospect of shopping and visiting places (maybe i'll finally see the damn grand canyon) and taking new pictures. the only challenge in that trip will likely be the temptation to over-indulge in all those yummy food. ahhh what about the krispy kremes? the cheesecake factory? its going to be fish, salad & fruits for me!

i heard that sponge bob will be joining the IMEC conference as a delegate. Now i'd have to rethink if i will drive all the way from arizona to san diego and see the biatch.