Around this time last year, we had returned from Jose and Nancy’s wedding. Thanks to the food, booze, fun and general laziness, I weighed 243 pounds! Course, the few days in Orlando weren’t the exclusive reason. My weight had be gradually creeping up several pounds a year ever since I recovered from my immune system being crippled in 1999; boy, I miss weighing under 190 then!
I took a more aggressive stance through exercise and cutting back my intake. The blood test really put more emphasis on less red meat and mayo. Then the Wii Fit (which I will get back into come November) helped put me at under 224 today. Another 40 should do. However, I made a bet with Somara on not eating red meat for the month of October; this includes pork, she says it’s technically red, not white despite the ad campaign. I’m going to pull it off but you can count on me being at Outback this Saturday evening, then I’ll probably stay away for around a week.
Keep it up! Congrats!