One Year Later......

Well I started on my health/fitness journey on February 24, 2013 in the hopes of losing weight, getting off my medications and changing my health for the better. I started going to the gym the first week of March, started an outdoor fitness program through a trainer friend 3 days a week the first week of April, and started a new gym that is geared for so much including body building and transformation the first of October.

I was on 8 meds (5 for diabetes, 2 for HBP and 1 for cholesterol) and my BP was usually anywhere from 140-148/90-110 and for the first time my BP is now 110/76 and am off all meds but 1/2 of the one BP pill which may be gone soon. I started out at 262 lbs and am now down to 169.6 and am down 92.4 lbs in a year (minus one day). I was hoping to hit 100 by the year anniversary but my body has been at a plateau since January 21st and finally got over the hump this week.

I go to the gym 6-7 days a week, doing boot camp 4 days and strength training/cardio/weights (working with a trainer now on a routine) the off days and go Mon-Fri in the am for about 30-40 of strictly cardio before work. I've made drastic changes to my diet cutting out ALL red meat only eating fish, chicken or turkey and lots of veggies and some fruits. I weigh and measure everything to be sure I'm getting enough protein and eat 5-6 small meals every day that always have a protein and veggie, only eating carbs for breakfast and for my preworkout meal.

I have gone from a BMI of 36.9 down to 25 and my body fat has gone from 35% down to 22%, went from a size 26 down to a size 12. I'm looking forward to what this next year will bring. I have lots of small goals to set but feel fantastic about where I am now compared to where I was.