December 16, 2003
UPDATE: WEIGHT LOSS / 40 BY 40 / HEALTH
It's been a while since I last posted an update on the 40 X 40 plan, so here goes. Drum Roll Please...
- As of last night's weigh-in, I've lost a total of 44.2 pounds.
- When I started this quest I weighed 230.6 pounds.
- Right now, with my boxers, pants, T-shirt, and socks on, I weigh 186.4 pounds.
- I feel great!
Over the last few weeks I've truly come to realize and accept that the program I'm in is more than just a weight loss program. What I'm really enrolled in is a program designed to aid in the improvement of my overall health AND well being. Weight management is just one part of my program, and so far I'm really pleased with how things are going. I continue to exercise around 5 days per week (burning on average around 800 calories per session), and despite being occasionally bored by the format of my mandatory Monday evening class, I am learning a great deal about just how unrealistic I allowed myself to get with respect to the choices I was making around diet and exercise (or lack there of).
Over the next few weeks I'll start to slowly transition away from the Meal Replacements (MRs) I've previously written about by introducing the following into my diet:
Week of December 22nd: In addition to 5 MRs per day... one 6-8 oz. potato or sweet potato per day.
Week of December 29th: In addition to 5 MRs per day... one 6-8 oz. potato or sweet potato per day, AND 1 cup of cooked vegetables per day.
Week of January 5th: In addition to 5 MRs per day... one 6-8 oz. potato or sweet potato per day, 1 cup of cooked vegetables per day, AND 1 cup of fruit per day.
Week of January 12th: In addition to 4 MRs per day... one 6-8 oz. potato or sweet potato per day, 2 cups of cooked vegetables per day, and 2 cups of fruit per day.
The idea here is to slow down the number of pounds I'm losing on a weekly basis (which right now is around 5) to the point where I gradually ease into my goal weight of 175 lbs. As always, to everyone who has supported me with words and actions of encouragement and understanding, thanks yo! A new me has emerged... in more ways than just being a few pant sizes smaller (okay... 6 pant sizes smaller, but hey -- whose counting, right!).
Posted by Mikal at December 16, 2003 4:57 AM
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You are amazing MB. You truly are an inspiration and I am so very proud of you!
I hope you let yourself appreciate what youíve accomplished, and can now see in the mirror what I have always been able to see in you (both inside and out my friend)! YRMW2
It's not a new you - it's just the same old you - revised. You, me, all of us - we constantly evolve, sometimes for the better, sometimes as a setback. You are inspirational, sir!
