Hello everyone. Hope all of you are continuing to progress on our weight loss journey. It's hard to believe that we're nearing the end of our fifth month. I usually weigh on Fridays and do it on both my home scale and the scale at the gym. Both scales gave a similar number and it continues to be encouraging. I'm deeply grateful to everyone who has helped sponsor Lighten Up. It certainly has given me the motivation to shed those excess pounds. Look forward to seeing people at our upcoming weigh-in.

Hats off to my fellow participants for their hard work and sticking with the program. We only have about 6 weeks to go. Thanks again to Laura, Kori, Jayme and Cabana's for all their support. We had another great meal at Cabana's last week and hope to be there again tomorrow. Went to one of my favorite restaurants, Nighttown, in Cleveland Heights for Father's Day dinner. I had baked halibut and it was very good. My weight was down a couple of more pounds when I weighed on Friday.

Hello everyone. Just got through reading today's New-herald. Congratulations to Christy and Marie. It sounds like their work with Jessica at LEAN Living is paying off both with weight loss and physical conditioning. Congratulations also to Jim & Tim who continue to be our weight loss leaders. They're both working awfully hard. Best wishes to all the participants as we journey towards our goals. My wife & I have been volunteering at our parish festival this weekend. So far, I've stayed away from beer and cavitellis. Thanks again to all our sponsors who have been such a great help to us along our journey.

Hello everyone. Was so busy with work last week that I forgot to do my weekly blog. Hope everyone did well at their weigh-in last week. I lost 2 pounds. Getting close to my goal but there's still more work to do. Thanks to Laura and the News-Herald, Cori at Lake County General Health District, Jayme at Lean Living and Cabana's Restaurant for their help and encouragement in this weight loss journey.