Healthy Living in Connecticut Blog

A while ago, I wrote about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's decision to have lap band surgery to aid him in losing weight. I thought it was time to update the story.

I'm happy to hear that Governor Christie is half way toward his goal. That being said, I still find it hard to accept any kind of surgery to lose weight. I know it's difficult to lose weight as I've been there. Being over a hundred pounds overweight can discourage anybody, but I'm living proof that you can lose weight without surgery.

This past Tuesday I weighed in for my 6th week of the YMCA's wellness challenge.  I lost 4 additional pounds since the previous weigh-in.  That leaves me at a weight of 241.5 lbs.  Since the start of the challenge I have lost a total of 23 lbs in six weeks.  Lets see if I can lose enough to break the 30lb mark by the end of the challenge.  That gives me 2 more weeks to lose 7 lbs.

I've gone from a 46 inch pant size down to 42's.  My target goal weight is still 66 lbs away at 175 lbs. I'm shooting for the end of March (my birthday) and I am confident I will reach my goal by then.

A brief update:  I weighed in this past Tuesday at 245.5 lbs. That is another 2.5 lbs dropped since last week!

Wow. That's all I have to say. Look at this before picture! I can't believe I was this heavy less than two years ago.

When I look at this picture, it makes me wonder what's going through my mind. This was taken in a restaurant, although I can't make out which one. I can only imagine the kind of food I ordered then.

I had my 4th week weigh-in and lost an additional 2 lbs. So currently I am down 16 lbs overall since the beginning of the challenge.

My weight came in at 248.0  Technically I think I am a bit lighter than that but I had a big lunch before weigh-in this past Tuesday. Either way I am progressing as planned and still losing.  I find my pants are starting to fit loser as well as some shirts that were tight now fit well. I wish I could fast forward 3 months from now as I am still tired of looking in the mirror and seeing that gut of mine.  All in good time however.