A Stitch in Time, Day 49

A stitch in time saves nine. That maybe true. Eight stitches in your back however doesn't save anything... except for trips to the gym.

Last Tuesday I thought to myself "Hey, I haven't been cut up in awhile!" so I went to the doctor and had a few stitches put in my mid-back. Well there may have been other reasons for it, but the end result is I haven't been to the gym in a week unfortunately. I'm going to give cardio a try on Wednesday this week, but no stressful lifting for awhile more I think. The stitches come out next Tuesday, then after that I'll hopefully get back into full swing.

The important thing here, like in other diversions, is that I stay the course. Aside from being achey and craving comfort foods while recovering, I'm still doing great. Over the weekend I weighed in at 223.0 on two seperate occasions!

But some heavy celebrating on St. Patrick's Day & a lack of working out maybe causing some strange fluctuations. I'll try to get some more standard weight measurements in the morning this week to see where I'm really at. I'm coming up on the big TWO-OH mark though!

Oh, and another first. Last Friday at work, I got the first "Have you lost weight?" comment from someone who I haven't actually told that I'm losing weight. So it's officially noticable!

227.0 Pounds, Day 39

It took my brain a minute to realize what I was looking at on my scale. First thing that registered was the 7 at the end... I recognized it as a big number and for a second was confused... how could that have happened? Then I saw the 2 in the middle... and I was pleasantly suprised.

I'm officially into the 220's! Down 14.5 pounds in 39 days. I can see it in the mirror... I can feel it physically and mentally. And my eating habit changes aren't forced anymore. I went to lunch the other day and got a sandwich, it was served with a huge side of fries. I nibbled on a few, but after eating my sandwhich I felt full and I left most the fries on the plate... something I never would have done two months ago.

I don't crave fast food at all anymore. I'm rarely hungry but I eat on schedule and the smaller meals fill me up just fine. I still skip breakfast if I sleep in too long, which I need to stop doing.

230 Pounds, Day 37

Well actually I weighed myself yesterday... not this morning, today is the true Day 37. I need to give myself a little more time in my morning routine to take my weight & measure my body fat... but usually I over-sleep and rush out the door. I think I heard somewhere that for best measurements you should weigh yourself at the same time everyday, and that the morning is a good time.

Very happy with the results so far. A little over 11 pounds in a little over a month. No fad diets, no pills. I'm almost to the point now where I can go down a second notch on my belt since I started! I'm able to do much better at the gym and I can feel my muscles firming up nicely. Also my mental attitude is just so much better.

I'm definatley still chubby... by no means am I svelt... but to me, the improvements I feel... are miles away from where I started. It is more than enough motivation to keep doing the right thing.

Even if the weightloss slows down, I'm going to keep taking steps in the right direction. I can't wait until the first time I step on the scale and the first two numbers are 22 to show me that I've made it to the 220's... considering I started in the 240's its a big mental win.