Nine month report

So here goes...On November 5, 2011, I did a health check at work and weighed in at 230lbs and I was a 46 year old male at 5ft 6 in. Needless to say my health screening didn't go well! I got my results about the 15th of November and my father passed away on the 28th of November. I needed to go buy a new shirt for the funeral because I didn't have any that fit my neck. In December 2011, I shared the health screening results with my doctor who told me that I was headed down a bad path that would likely lead to Type II diabetes and other problems. On the day after Christmas, I decided enough was enough and went cold turkey.

I decided that I wanted to weigh 185 lbs, without setting a date that I had to be completed. I needed to find time during the day to do the exercise which was difficult because I am a work aholic. I exercised for 21 straight days from 12/26/11 to make sure that I had the rrythym needed to succeed. No trainer help, I knew what I needed to do. My goal was to lose just a pound a week. I knew that I didn't put all of this weight on in a month, so it was silly logic to think it would come off so quickly. My daily routine changed to waking at 5.45am, looking up at the heavens and telling Dad that I was getting up. I tried to maintain a workout at least 6 of 7 days in a week for an average duration increasing from 35 min to 45 min+.

As you can imagine, results have been very positive! Although I hit several periods where the weight loss just wouldn't happen, I never stopped my routine workouts alternating swimming, biking and elliptical work, with weights added in recently. I am now weighing in at 199 lbs and just feel awesome. I just finished swimming a mile and a half in under 48 minutes.

I know I'm not there yet but I feel confident that I will get there...at some point soon. Dad would be proud. My family and coworkers are astonished. I have dropped 4 inches off my waist and comfortably fit into 36 in waist. I won't stop until I reach 34!

Thanks for reading...never give up