Left for vacation at 300 lbs with a goal to maintain for a week

metalhead_1982

I went on vacation to my in-laws' for 8 days including a total of 3 days driving. We ate out most every night except the one night I made dinner. I didn't have access to a scale all week and I was 300.8 lbs the day we left. I logged everything and I was a "good kid" on the trip, mostly. We did a lot of walking and sightseeing on our trip and accourding to my smartwatch, my steps averaged around 18000/day for the week. I also spent several hours playing in the pool with my kids instead of just sitting around. I must have burned off a lot of extra calories. I expected to have maintained or at most put on a pound or two. The morning after we got back, I weighed in at 291! I was waiting to mark when I was under 300 for the first time in about 17 years and I blew right past it! I started this journey nearly a year ago and if I can drop 4 more pounds by 7/22, I will have lost an average of 10 pounds per month for an entire year. I don't really have an end goal in mind, mostly just "get healthy". It is working and I have never felt better!

stephenson2012

Congratulations!!!! You found part of the secret. Just move. Playing in the pool and walking count. Keep up the great job.

MidModJenn

WHOA!!!!! Congratulations, that's fantastic!

missysippy930

Very inspiring accomplishment! Congratulations! To lose weight while on vacation is an exceptionally, amazing feat!
Very well done for the past year OP!

turnitaroundat40

Yay for you! Maybe an excuse for more holidays