DUDLEY AND BOB SPOT 4/22

9 Months

I have to first give a huge thanks to all my trainers and to the Dudley and Bob Morning Show for making this all possible.

Nine months down, three to go.

I always had a hard time picturing nine months. It’s the last leg of the race, yet I remember the day I met the trainers back in July, and the anxiety I'd built up wanting to get the process started. It seemed like so far off. Since Day One I have had the attitude that I am the only one that can slow this down and to this point I feel pretty happy with my success. So let's just see into the numbers.





I want to first show my July 23, 2009 numbers:

Neck: 17.75
Arm: 19.25
Chest: 58
Waist: 64
Hip: 63
Thigh: 28.5
Calf: 19
Weight: 370





And here are my numbers as of April 19,2010:

Neck: 15.75
Arm: 15.75
Chest: 44
Waist: 42.25
Hip: 46
Thigh: 25.25
Calf: 17.25
Weight: 254

Total inches: 63.25
Total Weight: 116

So I tweeted that I had lost 73 inches, but I forgot that we added the Waist at its smallest point about three months into the measurements.I don’t have a day one measurement for that, but I have lost 10 inches in that spot since the three-month mark.

I FEEL GREAT BY THE WAY!

Is this where I wanted to be at nine months? Not exactly, I thought I would be about 20 pounds lighter, but that number doesn’t define all the work I have done and I won’t let it hinder my progress going forward.





OTHER BIG NEWS!

I announced this on the Dudley and Bob show this morning, and now it's time to say something about it on the blog. For the past 3 months I have been playing with the idea to become a personal trainer, and I am happy to say that I will be in the next 3 months. I am currently studying for the CPT exam through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. In the next couple of weeks I will have more information about where I will be training, and how you guys can come work with me if you are interested. I am really excited about this whole new direction for my life and it would have never happened if it weren’t for the great people I have spent my life with these past months. They have guided me in becoming a much better person than I ever was and to them I am forever grateful. The trainers at Workshop Fitness gave me my life back and now I would like to return the favor helping others reach their fitness goals.

UPDATE

I am failing at my duties of keeping you guys up to date on what is going on with this weight loss journey, so let's catch everyone up to speed.

I am currently at 257 pounds, which is 113 pounds down from my original weight when I started July 23rd 2009. That equates to about 30.5 percent of my total body weight I have lost in a little over 8 months.

The first week in May I will be participating in Warrior Dash, a 4-mile obstacle course being held outside Dallas, Texas. My trainers Thomas and Jason will be in the race as well as my friends Monty and Todd. I have been preparing by doing at least an extra hour of cardio 3-5 times a week for the past month or so. I am hoping to be fewer than 250 by the time the race comes around. I am excited to see if my body can handle four miles of work, the farthest I have gone is 3 miles. It will be a great test of endurance and heart.

The diet is being tweaked on an almost week-to-week basis and it's honestly becoming almost too much to handle. Trying to keep up with how much protein, cabs and fat I am supposed to intake depending on the day can be very confusing with the workouts, actual work, and other obligations I have. I am trying to figure out what my food plan can be four months down the road. I don’t believe I can keep the regiment I am on now forever, but I feel if I modified it I could still see results-- just not as drastic as I have been seeing.

I have planned a trip to Colorado to see a good friend after the training is over to visit Fort Collins and to hike a 14,000-foot mountain. Will I make it up to the top? Not sure, but I am willing to try.

Sorry, guys, this so short but I will have more updates coming soon.