A work a group of us have a little weight loss challenge going, and today is the final weigh in.. $10 to enter, the winner will walk away with $110 which is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. I'm 99% positive I'm not the winner, but I didn't do badly. The contest was 7 weeks and I've dropped 14 pounds since it started, which is in line with my initial goal of dropping 1-2 pounds a week.
I've felt this is a safe amount, and since my loss is about 80% diet driven, I've been doing my absolute best to keep it healthy and something I'm going to sustain once I reach my goal of 200 pounds.
So, as of now, since I started I've dropped 58 pounds and I'm looking forward to that 60 pound mark.
The great thing about the weight loss is how much better I feel, and how much better I feel about myself.
I'm sleeping better, my blood pressure's down, I'm dating a woman who says she thinks I'm handsome (and she's not blind :LOL2
My motorcycle riding gear fits like it should, I'm comfortable and I don't feel like the big guy everyone's cringing that I'll be sitting next to them on an airplane.
Luckily, I saved my thinner clothes, and have been able to start switching back to them. I've started a pile of my big clothes and they'll be going to Goodwill this weekend, as they're so big that they look almost funny on me. Pants that I haven't been able to wear for 3 years fit like they should, and pants that I've had sitting in a closet for 10 years are starting to make me smile again. I don't fit, but I will..
Motorcycle gear is an issue. A year ago it was too small, today, it's fitting well, or is a little big, but I have a hunch I'll need to consider new stuff at some point in time.
The driving force for my weight loss was me being absolutely pissed off!! It's what I needed to start, and it's the memory that drives me today. And I refuse to ever get back to the weight I am today, let along 50 pounds more. Like I was told by the friend who introduced me to the "diet" that it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle. Low carb in moderation.. I can have pasta, I just can't have it every day.
I can have ice cream, I just can't have it every day.
And when you don't have these things every day, they sure taste good!!
