lose 100 pounds

Ok, so normally I would just round up, but when I weighed in today at 239.9 I got really excited simply because it’s technically in the 230s, so I felt I should post it that way. I am so close to being down 40 lbs, and I think if I’m diligent I can manage it before this school year is out in May. The only thing more exciting than that is I’m 1 lb away from my halfway point of this years goal, and it’s only April!
Starting weight: 277
Current weight 239.9
+/- : -2.1
Total lost: 37.1 (29.1/60 for the year)
-100 lbs goal weight: 177
UGW: 147>

I lost two pounds this past week and that brings me to a grand total of 35 lbs so far!
Best thing that happened this week: I was at work yesterday, and someone I know fairly well came in to talk to my boss. I hadn’t really noticed that she was there because I was listening to music and engrossed in my work. When my time was up I turned around to leave and she said “Oh, hi! Wow, I didn’t recognize you. You’re shrinking.” Then my boss, who hadn’t noticed up to this point, looked at me for a moment and then echoed the sentiment that I am shrinking. That felt really awesome. :)
Starting weight: 277
Current weight 242
+/- : -2
Total lost: 35 (27/60 for the year)
-100 lbs goal weight: 177
UGW: 147>

So Spring break I went home, had what ended up being a birthday week (not what I intended), stopped paying as much attention to what I was eating, and gained about 4.5 lbs. When I got back to school I lost what I had gained quickly and continued on my way. The moral of the story: When I go home this summer I can’t treat it as “vacation” and make excuses to overeat or eat the wrong things.
Anyway, the 40 lb mark is in sight now, and I want to be there so badly. I’m really happy to have come so far already, but there’s always that part that still wishes I was closer to my goal; I guess that’s the drive that keeps us going on this journey though. I’m moving at a nice pace right now and I hope I can keep it up for awhile.
Hope everyone else is doing well and going strong :)

Starting weight: 277
Current weight 244
Current weight watchers goal: 237.5
Total lost: 33 (25/60 for the year)
-100 lbs goal weight: 177
UGW: 147>

The pants in the picture did not fit at all when I started. I could hardly pull them up, much less zip or button them.

As of today I am down 31 lbs! It feels like what I’ve lost so far has come off really fast, so fast that I have a hard time believing I’m already down this far. I know that wont last forever, but it’s really nice for now. So I’m sitting at 31% of the way to this goal, and 24% of the way to my ultimate goal.

Starting weight: 277
Current weight 246
Current weight watchers goal: 237.5
Total lost: 31 (23/60 for the year)
-100 lbs goal weight: 177
UGW: 147>

First off, I’m down 2.5 more lbs. Second: I signed up for Weight Watchers online today. I’ve been doing the old plan on my own with free tools I found online and knowledge I have from when I did it before; but it’s so nice to actually be signed up and have access to the wealth of information on their website, and their tracking tools.

Starting weight: 277
Current weight 249.5
Current mini-goal: 237
Total lost: 27.5
-100 lbs goal weight: 177
UGW: 147>

So, I must have scared the plateau off because the scale moved today, and I have officially lost 25 lbs!
That is such an incredible feeling, and I’ve got the greatest reward I could possibly hope for; today I can see it and feel it, that doesn’t always happen.
To the 75 lbs that remain for this goal: Watch out, because you’re next!

Starting weight: 277
Current weight 252
Current mini-goal: 248
Overall goal for the year: 209
Total lost: 25
-100 lbs goal weight: 177
UGW: 140-145

It’s a stand-off, a battle of wills; between me and the scale.
It’s trying it’s best to derail my plans with this stupid plateau, but I’m not stopping no matter how tempting it seems to throw in the towel and just decide to not care.
Ok, that was somewhat mellow dramatic.
Anyway, I hit the 23 lb mark a little over a week ago… and have been bouncing between 21 and 23 down ever since. It truly is discouraging to stall out after being on such a roll, but it’s so close to 1/4 of this particular goal that I feel like I’ve already put too much into it to quit.

My food intake is not the problem, I’m sticking to my weight watchers points. I know that I basically need to “shock” my system by changing up my workout. I knew just swimming wouldn’t work forever. The problem with that is I’m currently nursing what I think is pulled or strained calf muscle. I would go to the doctor and find out which, but my medical insurance that is so wonderful when I’m in Washington does me very little good in Nebraska, and I can’t afford to pay for everything up front. Anyway, it really limits what I can do while I’m healing. Any suggestions for exercise outside of swimming that I can do without aggravating my injury?

H.W. 277
S.W. 269
C.W. 254
current mini-goal: 253
+/-: -15
Total lost: 23 lbs
UGW: 147>

I’ve lost 15 lbs since the beginning of the year, 1/4 of my original goal for the year; I’m pretty excited about that. Even with good progress it’s so easy for me to get discouraged by what looks like such a long road ahead. But I just try to remind myself of what I’ve already accomplished and focus the next step on the journey, rather than the entire thing all at once.

Starting weight: 277
Current weight 257
Total lost: 20 (12/60 for the year)
Current goal: 237
UGW: 145
Previous weights:
269 1/1/2012
267.2 1/3/2012
266.6 1/10/2012
265.1 1/12/2012
261.1 1/22/2012
260 1/28/2012

All I can say is it feels so good to be able to post that. You cannot go wrong with weight watchers and swimming. :)

That’s my goal for the year, I started it at 269, and I want to end it at 209 or less.
H.W. 277
S.W. 269
C.W. 265
+/-: -4
Total lost: 12 lbs

Previous weights:
269 1/1/2012
267.2 1/3/2012
266.6 1/10/2012

I’m keeping a blog about this journey, and it’s helping a lot.
That Fun Artsy Talented chick. Check it out if you want.