My next official weigh in isn’t until tomorrow but I jumped on the scale today and I was a little bit under 275. Tomorrow it could be above or below that mark…it can vary day to day. But today it was something like 274.8.
Early on I set 275 as one of my arbitrary goals. At that time I couldn’t really imagine being there but I thought it was a good number after going under 300.
My next goals are:
- 275 – Officially 🙂
- 254 – 1/2 of my body weight lost (having started at 508)
- 250 – Even though it’s not my target weight, I consider anything 250 and under to be a success
- 225 – My target-ish weight.
After talking with my doctor 220-225 seems like a good target weight for me. If you go by a BMI scale it should be around 185-190 but that doesn’t account for my excess skin, nor my build which is barrel chested and broad shouldered.
Every time I hit one of my goals I am a bit amazed. I could see hitting 400 when I hit that. I was pretty hopeful that I’d hit 350. When I started I couldn’t really see 300…but as it got closer I started realizing it might just be possible I can get down to a goal weight.
And here I am at 275. Weight comes off a little slower than it did in the beginning but it’s still steady. I continue to feel better and have more energy than I have in years…probably decades. DECADES.
It’s been 25+ years but I’m pretty sure I’m wearing the same size shirts I was when I was married in 1999. I remember in high school I wore a 34 waist pants…and I was always one of the biggest guys in my class. These days I’m wearing a 40 and I think I could honestly wear a 38 or maybe a relaxed 36.
When it comes to food, sometimes I miss the old me. Yesterday was Labor Day. I grilled up a bunch of burgers and they came out perfectly. I ate about 1/2 of a burger and had to be done. It was kind of a bummer in the moment…but it didn’t take long to refocus and remember the bigger picture, the bigger goals.
I still have a ways to go but now it’s only 50 pounds where it once was 250. Onward and upward (downward)!