This post is a little late, but with a rambunctious and impatient 7 month old, I can’t always stick to my own schedule. I weighed in yesterday, and I’m down two more pounds for the week. That brings my grand progress total to 24 gloriously gone pounds.
I also took my measurements yesterday, and they made me want to weep. I’ll preface this by saying that I went shopping with my mother as a Mother’s Day outing, and I couldn’t believe I was wearing clothing that was two sizes smaller in shirts and three sizes smaller in pants. I didn’t think my weight loss had been so profound. I quantified that loss yesterday to the tune of 27″ in 6 weeks. It really makes me wish I took measurements at the beginning of the year when I started losing weight.
Let’s review the individual changes:
Weight: 284 lbs —> 260 lbs —> headed towards a goal of 175 lbs (5′ 9″ / 135lbs of lean muscle mass)
Chest: 48.9″ —> 44.1″
Bicep: 16.6″ —> 13.6″
Thigh: 31.7″ —> 27.6″
Waist: 45.2″ —> 42.3″
Calf: 18.7″ —> 15.7″
Hips: 54.2″ —> 50.1″
Shoulders: 52.2 —>49.6
Neck: 16.2″ —>13.6
Not to mention, I’ve defeated pre-diabetes. I haven’t had a blood sugar over 100 mg/dl in over two weeks!It is embarrassing to put these figures out to the world to see even though I feel I have a lot to be proud of so far. However, I think embarrassment can be a fabulous motivator. It’s just one more thing sending me sailing towards my goal.
The Thrown Stone 