My goal weight: 180 lbs.
My weight as of tonight's weigh-in: 180 lbs.
I did it! I have now lost 115.6 lbs and have officially arrived at my weight-loss goal! One week later than I had hoped, but that's ok. I still made it!
I have to give a HUGE thank you to my amazing wife, without whom I could never have even dreamed of accomplishing this. She has been by my side through the entire journey and is almost to her own goal herself. The encouragement and support I have received from her has helped me in so many ways.
Another huge thank you goes out to my wonderful daughter, who has supported me, assisted me, and yes, at times even chastized me.
I love you, girls!
Yet another thank you must go to my Weight Watchers meeting leader, Alice, who has meant so much to our journey, and to the entire group we have grown so close with through the last year.
Also, to the family, friends and co-workers who have been so uplifting and supportive, even if it did take losing the first 40 lbs before ANY of you noticed (except you, Steve K! :) )
Lastly, but certainly by no means least, I must thank my Lord Jesus, who has taken my heart-felt efforts in this process and blessed them ten-fold, granting success to my journey. I can do nothing apart from Him and through Him, I can do all things!
Now begins the next phase of my journey - maintenance. To be quite honest, I am more than just a bit nervous about tomorrow, when I add some more points to my plan. This will take some getting-used-to, to be sure, but I think I'm up for the challenge.
I did it. I really did it. How amazing is that?
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
What a difference a year makes!
September 6th, 2005. It was the first day of 2nd grade for my daughter. It was the first day of change for my wife and I.
We put her on the bus and sent her off to school. Then we went to our local Weight Watchers center and joined the program for the first time ever. We were obese. That's a rough statement, but it's true. I weighed in at 295.6 lbs, which was probably not quite my "all-time" highest weight. I knew I had well over 100 lbs to lose. My wife, who had already lost about 10-15 lbs over the summer on her own, was not quite that bad, but we were both in need of serious weight loss.
My expectations were that, maybe, perhaps, within one year, I might lose about 50 lbs. My wife was a bit more modest, hoping for about 25 lbs over the course of a year. My expectations were drastically altered the very first week when I lost 13 lbs! My wife did well, losing over 4 lbs. We've never looked back since!
By Christmas, I had already lost over 50 lbs and my wife was well on her way, too. By late spring, I had lost 100 lbs, which is when I made it a goal to get to my goal weight by my "anniversary" weigh-in, which will be tomorrow night. It's been a bit of a roller-coaster ride since then, with some vacation time and bad eating time cutting in to my progress, but I've still managed to lose some more over the last few months and I'm SOOOOOOO close. I would have to come in with a 2.8 lb loss to get to my 180lb goal weight, which is not likely, but I'm ok with that. It's not like it's never gonna happen...it will, and soon! If it happens tomorrow, all the better. My wife is within 7 lbs of her goal as well and has lost over 70lbs in the last year. What an amazing job she has done!
Can a year make a difference? You bet! I will NEVER return to my old self. I like the "thin and healthy" me much better! Here's hoping the next year will bring successes different in nature!
We put her on the bus and sent her off to school. Then we went to our local Weight Watchers center and joined the program for the first time ever. We were obese. That's a rough statement, but it's true. I weighed in at 295.6 lbs, which was probably not quite my "all-time" highest weight. I knew I had well over 100 lbs to lose. My wife, who had already lost about 10-15 lbs over the summer on her own, was not quite that bad, but we were both in need of serious weight loss.
My expectations were that, maybe, perhaps, within one year, I might lose about 50 lbs. My wife was a bit more modest, hoping for about 25 lbs over the course of a year. My expectations were drastically altered the very first week when I lost 13 lbs! My wife did well, losing over 4 lbs. We've never looked back since!
By Christmas, I had already lost over 50 lbs and my wife was well on her way, too. By late spring, I had lost 100 lbs, which is when I made it a goal to get to my goal weight by my "anniversary" weigh-in, which will be tomorrow night. It's been a bit of a roller-coaster ride since then, with some vacation time and bad eating time cutting in to my progress, but I've still managed to lose some more over the last few months and I'm SOOOOOOO close. I would have to come in with a 2.8 lb loss to get to my 180lb goal weight, which is not likely, but I'm ok with that. It's not like it's never gonna happen...it will, and soon! If it happens tomorrow, all the better. My wife is within 7 lbs of her goal as well and has lost over 70lbs in the last year. What an amazing job she has done!
Can a year make a difference? You bet! I will NEVER return to my old self. I like the "thin and healthy" me much better! Here's hoping the next year will bring successes different in nature!
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