3/31/2011 - I'm still fighting this fight. I think my story is pretty typical, I got married, had kids and gained weight. Through years of yo-yo dieting, I've made a pretty zig-zag line on the weight chart. I started a weight loss challenge with friends on 1/31/2011, two months ago. I've lost 17.6 pounds so far. There's 4 weeks left in the challenge and I am very motivated to finish strong. I'm a bit worried about what I'll do when the motivation of the challenge is over. I am hoping I've been at it long enough that I've made some new habits. My most recent weigh ins: 1/31/11 - 222 2/7 - 216 2/14 - 213.2 2/21 - 213 2/28 - 209.6 3/7 - 209.2 3/14 - 207.6 3/21 - 206.8 3/28 - 204.4 Four weeks to go, so I know I'll get under 200, haven't been there in about 3 years. I'm outta here to go get on the treadmill. I start out slow and gradually work up to a quick pace, pump my arms (and hit my knuckles on the bar, OUCH!) and put on a little incline. My Weigh-ins: 1-1-08: 215 (start) 1-13-08: 209 2-9-08: 200 2-14-08: 197.2 2-25-08: 194.6 3-3-08: 192.4 3-11-08: 190 3-23-08: 187.6 5-15-08: 190 12-29-08: 210 (start over) 3/22/09 - IDK!!! Afraid to look, but last time I looked it was 214, I will check in the morning & post it. (Update: it was 216.4) My Mini Goals: 4/22/09 - 202 5/22/09 - 197 6/22/09 - 192 7/22/09 - 185 8/22/09 - 179 9/22/09 - 173 10/22/09- 167 11/22/09- 161 12/22/09- 155

I need to lose at least 50 pounds, and I would like to be able to see my feet again. All of my clothes are tight and I would like to get away from the plus sizes.

I have a treadmill, a band resistance set-up, an ab lounge ultra and a DVR. The plan: walk on the treadmill daily while watching 30-60 min. of something I've recorded on the DVR. Use the ab lounge daily. Follow a low calorie diet of 1200-1550 calories a day.

I'm 42 years old, married for 20+ years and we have 2 teenage children. I am a real estate agent and I think I would be more confident if I was happy with my weight.



Add a Link 1-1-08: 215 3-23-08: 190 11-29-08: 207 12-30-08: 210 ack! going the wrong direction!
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