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Last week Sunday (November 20) as my wife and I were watching the Poseidon adventure remake I got a phone call from my brother. He was calling to tell me that my father had died. Needless to say, we didn’t finish the movie.
My Dad was on a cruise with my stepmother and a few other family members. They were on their first port stop in Acapulco. While he was playing on the beach with one of my stepbrothers he complained of chest pains. To make a very long story short, he died of a massive heart attack about an hour later in the hospital. He was only 53 years old.
It’s been a long week for my family and I. Being only 28 myself, I never thought I would have to deal with one of my parents dying until I was well into my forties, if not fifties. I will miss my father tremendously. I loved him and respected him with every ounce of my being.
Since he was out of the country, we had to wait for a plane big enough to accommodate his casket. He didn’t get back to The States until Friday. We had his wake yesterday and his funeral today. It’s been a long emotion filled week, especially with Thanksgiving falling right in the middle of all this.
I didn’t cheat. Neither one piece of chocolate, nor donut crossed my lips. I held true to everything I have been doing since July. I even went so far as to make most of my own meal for my families Thanksgiving dinner. I didn’t have any pie. I didn’t have a single cookie. ****, I didn’t even have a cigarette (quit over 2 years ago). At the luncheon today, I had chicken and a few pieces of polish sausage. I didn’t even eat a potato. I did well. I think the only thing that worries me is that I had communion today. I’m not quite sure how to count that. I’m not quite sure if I care. If anyone knows how to count it though, please share.
Strangely enough I started on Alcohol just that very sunday. It was good timing I guess. It would have been really hard not to share a few drinks with my uncles and brothers. I wieghed myself tonite and I'm actually down half a pound from the previous week. So, Im guessing that It didnt stall me.
I’ve lost 62 pounds so far and I have no plan on stopping. I got many compliments from the family and friends that I haven’t seen in a while. It was nice to hear that. It helped. I wore a suit I bought for my honeymoon 3 years ago. It’s huge. Last May when a friend got married, I could barely fit in it. I couldn’t hardly sit down it was so tight in my waste. The suit coat itself would have popped the buttons if I left them done. This time though, the only things keeping my pants on were my suspenders. It was a nice feeling in the middle of a world of heartache.
It scares me to think that my father has died so young and his father died at the same age. I'm hoping that with all the I have accomplished I can stop that cycle. I really want to be around for my children. I really want to grow old with my wife.
I've really finally realized how much I have accomplished so far. I've really made myself proud and I'm sure that I've made my father proud too.
My Dad was on a cruise with my stepmother and a few other family members. They were on their first port stop in Acapulco. While he was playing on the beach with one of my stepbrothers he complained of chest pains. To make a very long story short, he died of a massive heart attack about an hour later in the hospital. He was only 53 years old.
It’s been a long week for my family and I. Being only 28 myself, I never thought I would have to deal with one of my parents dying until I was well into my forties, if not fifties. I will miss my father tremendously. I loved him and respected him with every ounce of my being.
Since he was out of the country, we had to wait for a plane big enough to accommodate his casket. He didn’t get back to The States until Friday. We had his wake yesterday and his funeral today. It’s been a long emotion filled week, especially with Thanksgiving falling right in the middle of all this.
I didn’t cheat. Neither one piece of chocolate, nor donut crossed my lips. I held true to everything I have been doing since July. I even went so far as to make most of my own meal for my families Thanksgiving dinner. I didn’t have any pie. I didn’t have a single cookie. ****, I didn’t even have a cigarette (quit over 2 years ago). At the luncheon today, I had chicken and a few pieces of polish sausage. I didn’t even eat a potato. I did well. I think the only thing that worries me is that I had communion today. I’m not quite sure how to count that. I’m not quite sure if I care. If anyone knows how to count it though, please share.
Strangely enough I started on Alcohol just that very sunday. It was good timing I guess. It would have been really hard not to share a few drinks with my uncles and brothers. I wieghed myself tonite and I'm actually down half a pound from the previous week. So, Im guessing that It didnt stall me.
I’ve lost 62 pounds so far and I have no plan on stopping. I got many compliments from the family and friends that I haven’t seen in a while. It was nice to hear that. It helped. I wore a suit I bought for my honeymoon 3 years ago. It’s huge. Last May when a friend got married, I could barely fit in it. I couldn’t hardly sit down it was so tight in my waste. The suit coat itself would have popped the buttons if I left them done. This time though, the only things keeping my pants on were my suspenders. It was a nice feeling in the middle of a world of heartache.
It scares me to think that my father has died so young and his father died at the same age. I'm hoping that with all the I have accomplished I can stop that cycle. I really want to be around for my children. I really want to grow old with my wife.
I've really finally realized how much I have accomplished so far. I've really made myself proud and I'm sure that I've made my father proud too.
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I am so proud of you for sticking it out and living the Atkins way during such a difficult and emotional time in your life. 
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