This year has been an amazing year. I have accomplished so much over the past eleven months. I lost over 30 lbs. in two months. I got below 400 lbs. I got down to 310 and have managed to stay around that weight for quite some time. Yes, I did plateau at around 310 but I have not gone back up past 315. So getting down to this weight and maintain it has been quite an accomplishment. I have lost over 100 lbs, my pants size went from a 54" waist down to a 46" - 48" waist, and I dropped an "X" from my shirt size to a 2XL. Internally, I lowered my cholesterol considerably. My insulin production has gone down which took me out of risk of becoming diabetic. My vitamin D has gone up to within a normal range. I tell you I feel better about my weight and my physical appearance now than I ever have in quite some time. I can see the difference from how I look like now to how I looked like a year ago.
But there is still more that can be done. That is why I am putting together the final BIG challenge for 2010. My one year anniversary of weight loss is coming up on December 14. There is still one more milestone I have yet to cross. The one thing that I have not done in a long, long time. I have yet to get under 300 lbs.
So here is the challenge: I will be under 300 lbs. by January 1, 2011. I have eight weeks to accomplish this goal and only about 10 - 15 lbs. to lose. I know how to do it. I know what has to be done. I know I can do it. I need to get back into that rhythm of daily exercise and healthy eating. "Eight weeks to lose 10 lbs? No problem.", you say. Well, I am doing this challenge just before the two major food holidays of the year, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I started just before Christmas last year and was still able to lose weight. I know I can do it again. If I intend to indulge in the holiday festivities, then I need to compensate by either smaller meals or more exercise beforehand. Pictures will be coming soon with a new shirt that will help motivate me along the way.
The gauntlet has been thrown down! This is what I have to do!
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
