BFL in Hampton Roads

Slowly breaking through the plateau. Down 1.1 lbs this week.

Have hit a plateau.

Hopefully will be able to push through it this week.

Down a couple more pounds, on my way to “ONEderland” (where I’m under 200 lbs). What a journey! It’s not one I’m taking alone, however. There are many who are on this same path with me. To each of you, congratulations for making the effort — that’s the hardest part. I’m slowly getting back into the grove of thinking in “blog” mode — I used to be Hampton Roads’ most prolific blogger, back in the day. Then… I went silent. I decided it wasn’t worth the readership to “put myself out there without cause”. But … now… I have a cause. Join me on the journey!

I’m a bit remiss in posting this one: April 3, 2011. The end of Week 13. Not too bad, all things considered.  I’m going to try to come up with some more inspirational posts and get back to this .. life (in the form of a vacation away from work, but tending to things on the homefront — property ownership isn’t everything, folks. 🙂 ) has gotten in the way. But I’d have it no other way.

My goal is a 32″/33″ waist. Tonight, I went shopping for smaller clothes. It felt so good! I bought a pair of 35″ waist pants (who knew they made them in 35″s?), as well as a pair of 34″ relaxed fit jeans. These are the 34″s, and it goes to show I’ve not got too much of a “muffin top” to lose! Onward to better health!!

The difference 4 years can make. I started this journey in April 2007. I went from 298 to 209 then. In the following three years, my weight crept back up to 234, and so on January 2, 2011, I started the journey again. Now, I’m lighter, my waist has gone from a 38/39 to a 35 (I have 2-3 more inches to lose off my waist), and I think I’ve gotten myself in the mental frame of mind where I can say eating well and exercising is becoming more of a habit than just an exception to my daily life.

This is, by the way, the first time I’ve felt comfortable having a photo with my shirt OFF. I’ve still work to be done, and honestly wish I looked better, but that will come in time.

Now this is week 13 – it’s supposed to be an off week, so that you complete the cycle 4 times a year. I’m not sure I can be that “off”, however. LOL. We’ll see.

Week 11. March 20, 2011. I’d never let myself be photographed in elastic waistband shorts and a shirt with horizontal stripes before now. LOL. Perhaps I need to not allow it NOW. 🙂

Week 11, March 13, 2011

January 2, 2011 (Left) March 6, 2011 (Right)

February 27, 2011