I’m FIFTY!

When I stepped on the scale today, I was not expecting a milestone. At some point in life, you decide enough is enough. That point came to me when I stepped on the scale and it read 347. It was at that point that I decided to focus on myself. Today, the scale read 296.4. FIFTY pounds shed.

When you go day-by-day and lose one or two pounds a week, you don’t realize how much all those ones and twos add up. Mine have added up to 50 and I am kinda excited.

Photo by: Berkeley Robinson

The story of Jamil Macias, half the man he used to be

Man this guy, Jamil, reminds me of me when I was 17. My first year in college, I lost about 40 pounds and came home after my first year looking good. But I turned back to the processed foods and video games and started adding back the weight. I hope this guy keeps it off and is an inspiration to other people. It can be done, one day at a time, one hour at a time.

Macias pushed himself further each night, progressing from walking to running, in addition to eliminating fast food and replacing processed, sugary foods with fruits and vegetables.

Small Victories

Weight loss is about small victories. I have been ‘dieting’ (I need to find a new word) since October ‘11. To date, I have lost 45 lbs (20.411kgs). It’s been slow but steady. Last week I realized I could shop ‘off the rack’ at Target and yesterday, I tried on my old suit. The pants kept falling off so I took them into the tailor to have the waist brought in. That was my small victory for the week.

We have all put on cloths only to find that they no longer button and it makes us feel…sad/bad/defeated. But if you’ve ever had the opportunity to put on some pants, button them, and then watch them fall to the ground because they are too large. Well, let me tell you. That feels good.

HERE’S TO SMALL VICTORIES!

PHOTO BY: Mario Alberto Magallanes Trejo

Sugar-free or Surgery?

Study finds that weight loss surgery keeps the weight off better than dieting. However, if you take the time to learn about the foods you are eating, the results are equal to or better than getting weight loss surgery. So it turns out that learning how to ‘eat right’ is a great way to lose weight.