5 weeks 15 lbs

So 5 weeks have gone by. 15 lbs total loss.

This week has been tough, but the nice and smooth, gradual loss has been very satisfying. Struggling to find the time for regular workouts now that I am back to 12 hr days.

Back to reality

OK, it's been a little while since I have blogged, I had a little girl on 5/20 and have been a little busy!

But I've been a good boy in the meantime and continued on my course of eating healthy and exercising more.

It was very difficult right around the birth. I had to plan and budget my calorie intake and exercise. I knew we were inducing on Thursday the 20th so I was sure to exercise harder on the 18th and 19th. I also prepared simple foods at home for the 20th and 21st anticipating I would be running back and forth. On the day of the birth, I brought fruit and nuts, but found I wasn't hungry until evening because of the excitement so my calorie count for the day stayed low. Knowing that I had decent food at home gave me all the will-power I needed to avoid the fast food places on trips back and forth from the hospital.

So this is where I am now.

Here are my weigh ins:

5/8 - 270 lbs

5/15 - 262 lbs

5/22 - 258 lbs

5/29 - 258 lbs

6/5 - 257 lbs

Why the plateau you may ask? I got sick shortly after the baby was born and didn't exercise for a whole week. I think it just held me in limbo. As soon as I started exercising again, another lb came off.

I'm feeling very optimistic that I can continue on this track and reach my goal of 200lbs by Jan 1st. It's very aggressive, but I can do it.