Week 5: My First Goal!

I reached my first short term goal!  In case you were wondering, I am now officially under 300 pounds, which I have not been in two and a half years.  My actual weigh-in tonight was 295.9!  I lost another 5.3 pounds this week.  I am so thrilled with the progress that I have made so far.  I am exercising about three times per week for 30 minutes each.  I notice that it is becoming easier and easier to work out, the more time I go on.  I still have some problems with my knees and hips, but even they are doing better overall.  My next goal is 288 pounds.  That might seem like a strange number, but it is the initial weight that I was when I went to my first Weight Watchers meeting back in 2004.  Once I hit that goal, I will be smaller than I have been in 6 years!

Week 4:Wow!

So after one month on the HMR program, I am officially down 23.8 lbs!  I could not be more pleased with my progress!  This week I needed to eat 6 shakes per day due to some elevated liver enzymes, but I still managed a 4.1 lb loss for the week. I have a blood test again this weekend, and hopefully my sugar levels are still down.  I listed my new stats since they take them every month! Not much else to report!  See you all next week!

Weight: 325 - 301.2 = 23.8 lost

Breast: 54.25 inches - 53.5 = .75 inch

Waist: 53 inches - 51 = 2 inches

Hip: 61.25 inches - 59.25 = 2 inches

Neck: 17.75 inches - 17 = .75 inch

R. Thigh: 33.75 inches - 31.75 = 2 inches

Total inches lost = 7.5 inches!!!

Week 3: Blood-work

Part of my medically supervised weight loss program is to have blood-work done every other week for the first 6 weeks, and then every six weeks after that.  If you know me, you know that I hate this requirement!  I went last Saturday to have my blood drawn, and got my results yesterday at the meeting.  Overall, I look really good!  My fasting glucose levels are at 110, which is way down from the 160 that they were before starting the program.  This also begs to question if I really am diabetic, or if I just had a funny blood test before starting the program.  They only concern is my liver enzymes, which can shoot up with a drastic change in diet.  So this week, I have to drink another shake each day.  I can do that! I also lost another 3.8 pounds which brings my total loss to 17.3!  I am thrilled!

Week 2: Down Again!

Week 2 was better overall!  It was a very difficult weekend as the down time seems to send me to the edge. After getting over that hurdle, I'm happy to say that I lost another 7.2 pounds this week bringing my grand total to 13.5 in just two weeks!  I'm starting to notice that my clothes feel looser, which is really nice.  I really hope that I can keep this up!  For me it is such a mental game and I need to keep my focus!  It is such a blessing that Jason is going through the process with me.  It makes all the difference in the world!