Eight months. Really?
I seriously can’t believe that 8 months have passed since I started working out at Workshop Fitness. To think that I have only 4 more months of this training before the next part of the journey starts has its own set of emotions, but for right now I am feeling fantastic about where I am at today.
January 25th
Neck - 16.25
Chest - 44.5
Arm - 16.75
Waist (Smallest part) - 44.5
Waist (Belly Button) - 49
Hip - 49
Thigh - 24.5
Calf - 17.5
Weight: 280
March 11th
Neck - 16.25
Chest - 44.5
Arm - 16.5
Waist (Smallest part) - 43
Waist (Belly Button) - 48
Hip - 47.5
Thigh - 22
Calf - 17.5
Weight: 263
Total Inches: 6.75 inches lost
Total weight loss: 17 pounds
So far I have lost approximately 69 inches off my body and 107 pounds. There is some good and bad news that comes with my results.
The good news is that I am still losing weight and inches. The bad news is that I am not losing them at the pace needed to reach the goal I put for myself of 180 pounds in one year. I am trying to figure out how I am going to lose 18.25 pounds a month from here on out to reach 180 pounds. All I can do is put in the hours at the gym, and if I don’t hit the goal weight I will at least know that I tried my hardest to achieve it. If the worst thing that happens to me in this process is that I lose 160 pounds instead of 180 pounds, I think I will live.
Why am I okay with not hitting the biggest goal I have set for myself this entire time? The reason is that I have come to the conclusion that I would rather have a lifestyle change than a diet that limits my food intake so much that when I get off of it I just gain all my weight back. I also am able to do so many things that I wasn’t able to do before. Just this weekend I spent a large portion of the day outside hiking with friends and playing basketball. Then the next day I went to play more basketball with friends. I was completely sore, could barely walk afterwards but I could still do it. For me at this time that is what matters, being active and being able to be happy with myself.
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And I know who you went hiking and basketballing with! I was invited but my lazy ass went shopping instead. Not that I would have played basketball. But hiking, I could have done. I've been telling JTone we need to go kayaking at town lake - if we do it some weekend, you should come! It's good for your arms!
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