Martin tried to be subtle and hint at the fact that he wanted me to provide an update about my weight in his recent post, "I'll Never Get Fat Again!" Ha!. Fortunately, he realized that I didn't get the hint and told me in response to my comment.

For those of you who were not along for the ride, Ray's heart attack and inspiration from The Biggest Loser played major roles in convincing me to lose weight. In six months, I lost 60 pounds. Chris Pirateman really has me beat in that area! YAY CHRIS! That was a total of 80 lbs in a year, and I had hit my target weight of 164 lbs. Other than being a little jigglier than I wanted to be, I was thrilled.

The good news is that I have been pretty good about keeping the weight off. I recently started doing some weight training (see earlier comment about jigglierness). I wanted to get rid of that and get a little toned. I am not really a gym bunny, but that doesn't mean I can't in get in better shape, particularly in the safety and privacy of my own home.

One annoying side effect of the weight training is that it has left me hungry all the time. Ray keeps asking me if I am pregnant. My friend Mikey, who designed my training, saide that makes sense since my body wants more protein. He did say that I have to be careful.

He is really right. I have put a little weight on ... about 10 lbs. That is not as bad as it seems. Part of that is conversion to muscle. Most of my Ts are actually feeling tight in the arms. Now considering that I was the equivalent of a 98 lbs weekling (go Rocky Horror Picture Show)with a certain chubbiness. And don't tell anyone, but I am starting to getting so that I am not ashamed when I look at my timmy in the mirror!

In fact, Mikey wanted to see how I was doing so he wanted me to take a pic of myself without a shirt on. After about a month of bickering back and forth about it, I finally did it. And no, I can't post it, Martin. I used my cell phone, and I have no idea how to get the picture off the thing. I was able to text it to him. He applauded me. Basically, my little spare tire has shrunk into just a little thing above the waste, and I am starting to show a bit of a six pack.

So, anyway, to make a long story short, I don't now how to translate my new weight so I can compare it to my target weight. Anyone have any ideas. Martin, I am sure you know. You used to be a professional when it comes to weight. Is 10 lbs too much weight gain for that kind of muscle result?