After 22 weeks I am now 87 lbs. lighter!
I had an unbelievable weigh-in yesterday! Walking into the doctor's office, my weight from last week was 330.5 lbs. I knew I had a good week of workouts. The night before around 12:30 a.m. I did a Last Chance Workout again. I did the 25-minute and 10-minute workouts. Talk about major sweat going on. I think that really helped out. And it did! When I left the doctor's office my new weight was 323! I lost another 7.5 lbs. in one week! I think that is the most in one week so far!
Over the last few weeks I have had some amazing numbers come up. Four weeks ago I lost 6.5 lbs., followed by 7 lbs., then zero one week, then 4 lbs. last week. When I didn't lose any two weeks ago I was disappointed but not discouraged. I knew it was not a big deal. I've seen it plenty of times on The Biggest Loser where a contestant loses huge numbers one week and loses zero to two pounds the next week. It's just my body trying to recover from that dramatic change. So I got back on track and worked out hard. The following week I was back with a 4 lb. weight loss.
I kept on going and working out hard. I monitored my diet and ate healthy. I did have a splurge day where I have something not usually on my menu. I had some tacos for lunch one day with my mom. It has been a while since I've had tacos from that restaurant. They were so good but full of grease. Later that day, and all through the night, I could still feel those tacos and the grease running rampant throughout my body. It has been so long that my body was not used to it. This caught me completely off guard! My stomach was hurting. My skin felt greasy the rest of the day. I just did not feel good. As much as I loved them before, they will never touch my lips again.
I am now closer to my goal than ever before. When I first started this I weighed around 410 lbs.* My goal is to lose 100 lbs. by my birthday. That day is four weeks away with only 13 lbs. left! It is within my grasp and I want it now more than ever! I need this! I want this! I will accomplish my goal! When I reach the century mark, my next goal is to be under 300 lbs. THAT goal is becoming more and more of a reality. I am only 24 lbs. away from accomplishing what seems to be a lifelong goal. I have no recent memory of EVER being under 300 lbs. The lowest I can remember being was hanging steady at 330 lbs. and dropping down to 310 lbs. where I plateaued and gained it all back. I get emotional thinking about how close I am to breaking the 300 barrier. I KNOW I can do it and I know HOW to do it.
The feedback and support from family and friends has been unbelievable. I am always getting compliments at work about how I am "wasting away" and "the belly is just gone!" My network of friends on facebook has really been an inspiration to me. Reading the comments and e-mails really pushes me to keep going. Without that support I don't know if I would be pushing myself this hard. The one thing I did not expect at all was how much I have become a source of inspiration for others. I always knew I wanted to help others but to actually be doing it is another thing. They are coming to me for advice. I really don't have any pearls of wisdom except to get up and start doing it. I am doing it for my own personal reasons: to be healthier and feel better about myself. You need to find your own reasons why you want to lose weight. When you find the motivation, grab onto it with both hands and hold on tight.
One of the best pieces of advice I've heard came from The Biggest Loser during week one. Ashley, who is now in the finale, asked Sherry, her mother and her teammate, "What if I go in there and I can't do it." Sherry paused for a moment, looked Ashley in the eyes and said, "What if you go in there and you can." Now Ashley is one of the top two finalists. Sherry had the confidence in Ashley before she ever did. That is how I have often felt when I first started.
"What if I start this workout regiment and I give up after a couple of weeks?"
"But what if you start working out and just stick with it?"
Well, it is now Week 23 and I am STILL going strong!
