Well, the first week of the challenge is behind us. I came in at 8.5 pounds down. Because we weighed in with clothes at the challenge, I made sure I was wearing the same thing today when I weighed.

I was 312 at the weigh-in, and 303.5 today. As I mentioned before, my typical weigh-in does not include so many articles of clothing or accessories. So, I find myself weighing in twice. The normal weigh has me at 297.5 pounds.

At any rate, the official numbers are 8.5 pounds, and I am pleased, but puzzled. I had such a quick drop the first two days, it was unbelievable (6 pounds), so it has been a drop of 2.5 pounds over the past five days. That's probably a more realistic number for me, given the amount of carbs in my supplements.

But, I feel good about week one and look forward to the next 11. I hope everyone else is happy with their progress.

Best wishes,

Bobby