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Week 10: Weigh-in Results

April 1, 2009 | Weigh-in Results

289poundsToday is a fantastic day.

April 01 weight: 289.6
Mar 25 weight: 296.2
Mar 18 weight: 302.6
Mar 11 weight: 306.6
Mar 04 weight: 312.0
Feb 25 weight: 320.2
Feb 18 weight: 324.0
Feb 11 weight: 328.2
Feb 04 weight: 333.0
Jan 28 weight: 338.2
Starting weight (Jan 21): 344.2

6.6 pounds lost in the past 7 days, 54.6 pounds total in 10 weeks!

I’ve gone from a size 48 waist to a relaxed 42, probably 40 if I tried.  I’m also comfortably fitting into 2XL shirts, down from 4XL, and in another couple months will probably be considering 1XL.  I haven’t worn 1XL shirts since middle school.

In the next few days I’m going to post before and after pictures from “in the wild,” family events, around the house, etc.  The videos don’t show the entire story even though you can see drastic differences from the first video and today’s video.

Stay tuned!

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Jason April 1, 2009 at 8:43 AM

That’s incredible! 6+ pounds a week STILL? You’re a rockstar man, keep it up.

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MellisaBEESquare April 1, 2009 at 8:45 AM

I am so proud of you… i’m sure your wife is as well, just like your daughter will be when she gets old enough to know what you did for her.

Keep up the good work!! you’re in my prayers.

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Megan April 1, 2009 at 9:33 AM

Way to go! You’re doing an amazing job.

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Coryad April 1, 2009 at 11:58 AM

Fantastic!! Keep it up :)

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uberman April 1, 2009 at 2:34 PM

Roll on Dude. That treadmill rocks, you will burn calories faster on that thing. Keep it up, you’ll pass my weight soon. Maybe I should challenge myself to see if you get to my goal before I do? (210)

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Chris Clarke April 2, 2009 at 8:32 AM

Over 50 pounds in 10 weeks? Amazing. Some people say things like “keep it up!” to encourage – I’ll say “Never forget how it feels to have achieved this,” because it’s a feeling you can’t get from being complacent.

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Ben Timmins April 3, 2009 at 4:40 PM

I have to confess, I’ve never needed to lose weight (yes, I’m one of those tall skinny people whose BMI’s say “underweight”- thank you, good genes) which makes it odd that I read this blog, but I’m amazed by your progress.

Seeing your intensity and determination certainly helps me with my own workout. You want to lose 100 pounds, and I want to run 26.2 miles. You’re working hard and seeing (frankly awesome) results, so it’s time for me to step it up.

Great work and good luck!

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Jimbob April 4, 2009 at 8:36 AM

Congratulations on your weight loss. That is amazing you are losing 5.5lb/wk. I better get off my ass and try harder as I am only losing 0.7 lb/wk.

Did you try to go with a little weight training? I hear it burns calories pretty eficiently, but it might cut into your weight loss as you will gain muscle mass.

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planemechanic April 4, 2009 at 2:47 PM

That’s just awesome! I just did my first physical in years at age 45 and need to loose weight as well. Maybe I will give you a run for your money. I am actually already down about 30 pounds from my high of 354 pounds, just 114 pounds to go to get to my goal of 210. Plan to be there within a year.

Good luck on the rest of the weight loss!

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Joe April 5, 2009 at 9:51 AM

Look at the change in the curvature in your spine from the first week to this week. It’s remarkable.

You’re getting other health benefits besides losing weight and feeling better – you’re reorganizing your body and eliminating bad habits that you didn’t even realize were taking place! Good for you.

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Valermeow April 5, 2009 at 8:07 PM

You look great! You are doing a really cool thing!

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