Day 143 – Weight Loss Challenge Results Are In!

Good Morning!!

Well the “Weight Loss Challenge” has finaly wrapped up. I didn’t win anything, but I sure did change a lot. Here are my starting and ending numbers. 10 weeks of continued work payed off.

Week 1 Numbers: Week 10 Numbers

Weight: 298 pounds Weight: 271.6 pounds
BMI: 36.6 BMI: 33
Total Body Fat: 31.3% Total Body Fat: 27.7%
Waist: 48 inches Waist: 42 inches
Arms: 14.5 inches Arms: 14.5 inches
Thighs: 24 inches Thighs: 24 inches

Pretty good numbers. I’m currently at 266 pounds. Still working my way down. Thanks for the support.

Goal #1 Achieved! Goal #2 Set!!

Good Morning.

It’s been a bit since I blogged. I am still hard at it and still putting 100% toward my goal of being healthy. Today however I have firmly achieved my first goal. I have been flirting with the 270# mark for a couple of weeks. I actually dropped below 270# at yesterday’s weigh in, butt not by much. Today the sales read 268.6 pounds!! I am pretty stoked. Time to start shooting for goal #2.

Time for an announcement: My next goal (#2) is to weigh 230 pounds. It would be awesome if I could achieve that by the first of the year, just not sure if it possible or not. So I am just going to shot for the goal and not get hung up in the time. Wish me luck!!

Look out 230 pounds, here I come!!

Day 122 – Is the motivation still there?

Hello!

It’s been a few days since I logged an entry. I have had a million things going on in my personnel and professional lives. I will be the first to admit that I have somewhat lost sight of my weight loss goals. I can’t break 270 pounds and it’s driving me nuts. I have continued to lose at least 2 pounds a week, however I have been making some horrible food choices the last few weeks causing my weight to fluctuate. . I guess you could say that I am a stress eater. When the going gets tough, I head right for any unhealthy option placed in front of me. I guess the good thing that has came out of this last few weeks is that I haven’t gained and sustained weight . I have slacked off a bit on the gym. Not going as regularly as I was before. I have let small things and perceived exhaustion stand in the way. I am going to make the commitment to everyone today that, I’m back in the saddle. Back to holding building my will power and taking control of my life. I am going to change the things I can and let the rest fall to the side. I am going to concentrate on the important things like my health and my family and everything else will work it’s self out in the end. My wife is the rock that holds me together. She stands back and let’s me make my own mistakes and then picks me up and helps point me in the right direction. For that I will always be grateful.

Hope everyone has had a great weekend.

Day 114 – Social Media as a motivator?

Good Morning!!

A high school friend mentioned me and my weight loss journey in a Facebook post yesterday. She shared with me and her viewing public that she had been encouraged by my willingness to air all my dirty laundry regading my size and weight loss journey. She commended me on my “braveness”. I truly appreciate the comments and totally get what her point, however I’m not sure that “braveness” is the right word. I personnaly use this blog and facebook as a motivator to stay focused. It holds me accountable. If it serves as motivation for someone else then GREAT! Weight loss and getting healthy isn’t something that you can do all on your own. You need support from all the people around you. It is extremely difficult to change your lifestyle unless ALL the people you live with change theirs too. Everyone has to be on board. Mistakes happen and we all fall of the wagon from time to time. The key is, picking yourself up and getting back on. Remember you didn’t get fat overnight and you will not get healthy overnight. It’s a lifetime of changes!! Re-Train the brain.

I appreciate all your comments. Please continue to follow my Facebook Page I BEAT ANOREXIA . The Facebook page is a safe place to share your story, recipes and motivational stories.

Day 113 – 4 oz to my first goal. 4 oz’s are you kidding me?

Good Morning!!

I know it’s been away since I posted anything in the blog. I have been a very busy boy. The summer always gives you plenty of chances to be active. Days off from work are filled with mowing the lawn, tending the garden, baseball practices, pools and chasing kids. The weight continues to come off! Almost to goal #1 – Ready to set and start working toward goal #2 – 230 pounds. Wish me luck.

Hope Everyone has a great day.

STARTING WEIGHT:334.8 pounds
TODAYS WEIGHT:270.4 pounds
WEIGHT LOSS:64.4 pounds 🙂
WEIGHT LOSS PRECENTAGE:19.2%

Half Way Results Are In.

Here is the results so far for the Fayette County Hospital Weight Loss Challenge.

BMI BODY FAT % WAIST ARMS THIGHS

Week 1 – 36.3 31.3% 48 16.5 24

Current – 33.9 29.7% 44.5 14.5 24

Rock Out!!

Day 105 – Not even an ounce!!

Good Morning!!

Well I arose with much anticipation of what the scales would say this morning. Would it reflect my day of hard work and record steps? Well not so much. My weight was exactly the same. Didn’t even budge and ounce! Kinda funny huh? Maybe I didn’t eat enough of the right foods yesterday? Who knows, adapt and overcome. My old body sure felt the workout the last couple of days. I think the garden work may have just about done me in. My legs are so sore I can barely set on the toilet!! Again, adapt and overcome. Back to the real world today – Vacation is officially OVER :-(.

Today is weigh in day at the hospital for the Weight Challenge. Rumor has it they will be re-measuring today as well. Kinda excited to see the changes in measurements. I can tell that things have gotten small. Had to put another hole in the old EMS belt this morning. Getting closer to my primary goal, then it’s time for new cloths.

TUESDAY JULY 24,2013

STARTING WEIGHT: 334.8 pounds
TODAYS WEIGHT: 273.4 pounds AGAIN 😦
WEIGHT LOSS: 62.4 pounds
WEIGHT LOSS PERCENTAGE: 18.3 %

Hope everyone has a great day!!

Day 104 – Gained a pound!

Good Morning!!

Scales said I gained a pound over night. Hoping it was a pound of muscle! I worked out pretty hard at the gym yesterday with weights. Feeling a bit sore this morning. Heading out soon to hit the weights again!

MONDAY JULY 23,2013

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STARTING WEIGHT: 334.8 POUNDS
TODAY’S WEIGHT: 273.4 POUNDS
WEIGHT LOSS: 61.4 POUNDS
WEIGHT LOSS PERCENTAGE: 18.3%

Hope everyone has a great day.

Day 103 – Closer to the goal! 62.4 Pounds Down!!

Good Morning!!

One day and a pound closer to my goal. At the start of this adventure 103 days ago, I honestly didn’t think I would stick with this healthy lifestyle. I figured it would end up just like every time before and I would lose interest and fall back into unhealthy choices and a unhealthy lifestyle. This time is truly different. I really think that keeping my thoughts in this blog and allowing the world to see all my dirty laundry has given me the motivation I need to keep going and keep working hard toward my goals. My amazing family has been a big help too. In past adventures in weight loss the family support was the missing key. Now by support, I don’t mean just talk. I mean they are making changes too, which allow my changes to become permanent habits. Let’s face it, “diets” don’t work. The second you stop “dieting”, all the weight starts to come back. We have made a radical 360 degree lifestyle change around the house and that is the key to my success to this point. Being healthy has to be everyone in your house’s daily goal. Being healthy isn’t a fad, it has to be everyone’s reality!!

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SUNDAY JULY 21, 2013

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Day 102 – Well, I’m back. Is it possible to have a healthy vacation?

Good Morning.

Well it’s over, vacation that is. The time off was just what I needed. I had plenty of time to re-charge, relax and enjoy family that is too far away to enjoy regularly. I was very concerned at the start (and during) this vacation that I would not continue to lose weight. I thought about my weight everyday, every meal. I will come clean, I had a couple cookies, ate more than I normally do and even had a few beers. I mean who goes to the ocean and doesn’t have a Corona and lime or two, or three or… well I think you get my point. I was in the land of sweet treats and deep fried EVERYTHING. After all it’s about moderation, right?

Dining out was my biggest obstacle. The restaurants in that area do not put any emphasis on healthy cooking. Almost everything on the menu is deep fired or smothered in sugar, sometimes both!! The healthy food while, there, took some detective work to find. Chickens must be hard to come by south of the Mason-Dixon Line, because it was not a popular menu choice, nor was it ready available in the local super market. Eating at home was easier and healthier. While there where still had the assortment of un-healthy deep fried, processed choices, everyone made concessions for me and provided healthy choices as well. I appreciate the flexibility and everyone not making me feel like a crazy northerner! Without everyone’s support, this trip would have been a lifestyle disaster!!

All the way home I keep wondering what the scales would say. Would have gained, stayed the same or heaven forbid stayed the same. I wanted to keep things consistent and weight my self in the am, like I have done for the last 88 days, so I had to avoid the temptation of stepping on my normal scales the second I walked in the door last night.

Bright and early this morning, I jumped out of bed and raced to the bathroom. Stripped down to what god gave me and hopped on the scales. SCORE !! 273.8 POUNDS. So I lost 5.2 pounds while on vacation. I was pretty stoked. Thats 61 pounds in 102 days, not to shabby. I guess all the walking did the trick!

Myfitnesspal said that I have lost an additional ten pounds and now they have automatically adjusted my daily caloric intake goal to 1840 calories.

Time to get back to my normal routine and hopefully I will be able to hit my primary goal of 270 pounds this week. When that occurs, I am going to reward myself with a massage!!

Hope everyone has a great day. Glad to be back!

Big thanks goes out to everyone that has provided me with positive comments and support. Keep them coming!!

SATURDAY JULY 21, 2012

STARTING WEIGHT: 334.8 pounds
GOAL WEIGHT: 270.0 pounds
TODAY’S WEIGHT: 273.8 pounds
WEIGHT LOSS: 61 POUNDS
WEIGHT LOSS PERCENTAGE: 18.2 %