Off the path for a bit...

So the last few days have been going well, I have ramped up my exercise to three a days (running in the morning and before bed, and swimming at lunch). I had been very happy with my progress however it has somewhat stalled as my father is visiting from out of town and wanted to order pizza, and had also brought a large tray of brownies. Sigh, so the diet restrictions went out the window for the last two days, but I am hopeful that the exercise will allow me to maintain the weight that I have lost.

When I am on my own again I hope to continue on my journey to being sub 200 lbs. should I make it I think it will be the first time I am under 200 in the last eight to ten years. With luck my wife will be impressed with the new slimmer me. Sadly she didn't notice last summer when I lost 25 lbs. If nothing else I can console myself with the 'at least I am in better health' line.

I am reading the massage book and think I will start with foot massages and work from there, the other thing I have been thinking about is where to do massage in the house, as supposedly the bed is too soft for good pressure. At present I am considering using a futon on the dinning room table with a nice fuzzy towel as a cover? I will have to do some more research, there has got to be a website about it somewhere.

I read something today that got me thinking a bit. In the book I was reading it was talking about letting go ones expectations in a marriage. The idea being that things will never go exactly as you expected them, and to base your happiness on having things happen the way your imagination has set them up is doomed from the start.

It got me to thinking though. What are my expectations for these changes I am trying to make, and will I be disappointed if they don't make my wife happy?