Healthy Living in Connecticut Blog

Anyone up to the challenge or at the very least investigating the different methods of losing weight know well that there are hundreds of different diets and variations.  High protein, high carb, low carb, balanced, Mediterranean, pills, points systems, calorie counting, see food diet (wait that one makes you gain weight)... the list goes on and on.

Today, I'd like to think people are more health savvy and realize that diets do not really work for the long term goals of living a healthy life. It takes a lifestyle change. What does that really mean?  "Lifestyle change" sounds so scary and burdensome!  It really isn't.  Only your brains addiction to sugar makes you feel that way.

I mentioned before New Years that I would post a picture of my progress. Click on the image above to see the full image.  In the first segment you will see what I was at 264.6 lbs when I started the weight-loss challenge. In the other two panels you will see me 40lbs lighter on New Years eve.  You can see the same orange shirt I wore fits much more loosley and is no longer pushing out from my body by my stomach. (Middle panel I pulled the shirt tight against my body to show the waistline of my old pants.)  My old pants were extremely tight on me (44's) I was just about to move up to 46's and then decided to join the weight-loss challenge.

I will post my eating regime, as promised in my last post, when I get another free moment to do so.

You know how it is near the holidays.  Life overwhelms you to the point that everything becomes a fire fight and somethings fall by the wayside. I've neglected my weight-loss updates so here we go!

In my last post... about a month ago I had announced that I won the weight-loss challenge held at the Torrington YMCA from mid September through mid November.  In that time I lost nearly 30 pounds in 8 weeks.  As of today I am down an additional 12lbs.  That is a total of 40lbs since mid september when the challenge started.  The holidays have made it tough with my new eating habits as I find myself indulging frequently.  But I am still losing.  I will fall back into my routine after the holidays are over and hope to see some more aggressive weight-loss as I still have 44lbs to go until I reach my goal.

The final results are in and I'm the biggest loser of the bunch for the Northwestern YMCA's Fall Corporate Wellness Challenge... First time in my life being a loser helped me to win something!

I won the challenge by losing just shy of 30lbs in 8 weeks. The week following the end of the challenge I broke the 30lb mark and I am still losing. Currently I have 50 more pounds to lose to reach my goal.  Seeing my goal is set for the end of march I am on schedule to reach that goal in the time allotted.

Look at how kids react when they think their Halloween candy was eaten by their parents.  Funny but sad!  Look at how we are programmed from a young age to become addicted to candy and sugar.  Look at the reactions when they think it was taken from them.  I know some adults who show the same behavior.  What do you think?  Comment below!