6 Week Challenge Is Over

Well today was officially the last day of my 6 week weight loss challenge. I weighed in today at 243 pounds. So overall I am down exactly TWENTY pounds since I started this whole crazy weight loss thing back in mid-January. It hasn't seemed like it since I lost the weight slowly, but 20 pounds is awesome! I didn't even realize it was that much until looking back today. And even though it's no where near where I want to end up, it is a good start. Especially considering how good I feel everyday now. More energetic, more mobile - and my jeans fit a heck of a lot better. I don't think that I will be entering another challenge anytime soon, but I will keep going with the weight loss. I will keep you posted! Hope everyone else is doing good with what they're doing!

Still Making Progress

Hey guys! Been awhile since I updated so I thought I would post. I weighed in this morning and was down to 245. So another pound or so down in the last couple of weeks. Progress has been slow, but I feel good about it because it has been REAL. For once I am losing weight by making healthy changes in my diet and routines, not by doing some crazy crash diet. It makes me feel like I will be able to keep this weight off for the long term instead of gaining it all right back as soon as I get off whatever I am doing. I think overall this makes me down 13 pounds in the last 9 weeks which is cool. I am down about 18 overall since I started trying to lose weight back in November. My start weight then was 263, so I am excited to be getting away from there. That felt really close to 300 which freaked me out. Anyway, I hope to be down to 240 or better by the end of April which I think is doable as long as I stay focused. Hope everybody else is still doing great! Let me know!