Closing in on a Milestone

I do not remember the last time that I weighed 250 lbs. It had to be at least 12 years ago. Maybe in high school. I am not sure that I may have just been born at that weight. I started off large in life. I weighed 6.8 lbs at birth and weighed 18 lbs at only 6 weeks old. Not 6 months, but 6 weeks. I then trimmed down before school and stayed thin till high school. Then, well you know the story. So I am closing in on 250.

I weighed 251.8 lbs today. I am down another 2.2 lbs and have lost a total of 64.6 lbs. I will hit at least 249.8 lbs this week.

Becca and I went to Craighead Forrest park on Saturday morning to go running. Now, I could tell you that I ran around the 2.4 mile loop in 30 minutes flat. But, that would be a lie. Becca naturally finished before me, and that is great. She is wanting to run a 5 k coming up and is trying to train more when possible. However, I did run better than half of the loop and walked the rest. I finished in still about 40 minutes. I will keep shrinking that time as I keep shrinking myself. I want to run it before late fall.

I had a big day today. First was boot camp and that is always enjoyable. I have now graduated to an 8 lb dumbbell. You may think that is a paper weight, but try throwing it around for 45 minutes straight. It is tough and I am proud of myself. Second, Becca and I went to TCBY tonight. We had the nonfat, sugar free, peach yogurt. It is only 90 calories for a 1/2 cup. I had the peach and vanilla swirl and it was unbelievably good. (or it has been a long time since I had the good stuff) Regardless, you ought to try this one while it is 100 degrees outside.

I have three weeks left in boot camp and I already plan on signing up again. I want to meet my goals by Thanksgiving. And then, bring on the turkey.