Labor Day and Dragon*Con caused me to miss my weekly official weigh-in and report, but now that Monday con-holidays are over I'm back at it. I've been counting my WW points and taking my vitamins and following my doctorly advice, and it's paying off!
To recap, this is where I started about a month ago:
August 17th:
293.2 lb.
And here's what the scale told me this morning:
282.4 lb.
Weekly (x2) Loss: 7.6 lb.
Total Loss Since 8/17/2015: 10.8 lb.
So my first milestone — 10 pounds of lard shed — has been achieved within the first month! I have a full physical coming in the next few weeks (yay 40, can't wait for that prostate exam) and I'll keep talking to my doctor about how to keep up the progress in a way that's healthy.
The first part of this process has been through diet alone. Phase II begins this week by incorporating increased calorie-burning activity, including long walks and doing some much-needed yardwork as an excuse to get more physical. If I can prove to myself that I possess the discipline to do certain things daily I will eventually be joining a gym, taking advantage of my early-morning schedule to add some weight training. I want to tone and get in better overall shape in addition to just dropping pounds.
Thanks to all who support me as I try to reduce my waistline and accompanying health risks, so I can live to see my unborn son graduate from high school one day. Tune in next week to see how I do, same bat-day, same bat-blog.
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