A little less than a week has gone by and I decided to step on the scale to take a peek.  I was expecting bad things... as last night was Valentine's Day, and my girlfriend surprised me with an amazing, but less-diet friendly meal.  To my surprise, this was my weigh-in.

It was a little shocking.  When I put on all my weight that I had lost two years ago, seeing me dip down past 170 lbs. seemed next to impossible for me.  This is encouraging.

The best part is... again, I've only worked out once this week (unfortunately) because of my work schedule and my complete inability to wake up insanely early.  It's good to know that portion control is working for me and that my metabolism is speeding up and thus I'm losing some weight.  I do know however that this will not last.  I will plateau at some point and I will actually need to include a real workout routine into my life if I want to continue with my progress.

For now, these baby steps feel rewarding.