Maybe the quest is what matters most, not the outcome.: My Weight Loss

1-17-09 (227 lbs) to 12-16-2009 (182 lbs) to 3-5-2010 (172 lbs) to 10-1-2010 (179 lbs)

227 (1st pic) to 172 pounds (3rd pic) (55 lbs in 13.5 months or about a pound a week)

I felt overweight since 1st grade when a girl in class called me fat. I was a healthy weight until middle school. I know in 5th grade I weighed 95 lbs and in 8th grade I was at 183. I hit 200 in 9th or 10th grade and by my Junior/Senior year I weighed 245.

5th Grade

My typical diet from 1996-1998

Breakfast: Brown Sugar Pop Tarts or Dunkin Sticks

Mid-morning snack: Dr. Pepper and Twix

Lunch: Chicken friend meat of the day, mashed potatoes, bread, and milk

Dinner: Cream of mushroom chicken, or hamburger helper, or spaghetti (2-3 helpings)

7th Grade

8th Grade

2001 (High School)
I gave up sodas in college but I got big and don't know how much I weighed.

I graduated from College December 2006

3-16-2007 Weight ?
The picture below was taken 8 months after I got my degree and I had given up fried food for 4 months but I still ate very poorly.

7-3-2007 Weight ?

On March 17th 2008 I started my current job weighing 255ish.
There is a subway restaurant close by and it was right about the same time they started the $5 footlongs. I lost 9 pounds eating subway for 3 months and no exercise. I have been focused on Health and Weight loss since June 2008. I joined a gym and ended up with a trainer. I weighed 246 and hit the ground running (actually I used the elliptical).

6-6-2008 (246)
I gave up all meat except fish and eggs in October 2008 and by the end of 2008 I was down to 229. On New Years Eve my family decided to start a Biggest Loser contest.

1-17-2009 (227)

5-22-2009 (207)
From Jan 1 to May 14, 2009 was round one. I lost 20 pounds down to 209. Then round 2 was from May 15 to Oct 1, 2009 and I lost 24 pounds and won round two at 185. I was no longer with a trainer and I moved to a new house. I had been reading articles online and found one by Scott LaPierre called How I Won the 2003 Body-for-Life Challenge.I researched BFL and started my challenge Dec. 14th

December 17, 2009 at 182 (I started eating chicken again).

March 6, 2010 at 172. I enjoyed it and finished (with some motivation issues)

BFL Challenge 1(12-16-09 to 3-5-10) Results

I started my second Challenge March 22, 2010 at 177. (After some inactive rest)
I made it 7 weeks the decided to restart.
I then did 9 weeks without any cardio.

Update 5-20-2010

Update 6-5-10

Update 7-3-2010 Gained 4.6 lbs of muscle and 6 lbs of fat since 3-6-2010 (182.6)

Update 7-16-10 Began new Challenge (Compared to end of BFL C1 3-5-10)

Update 7-23-2010 (179)

Update 9-1-2010 C2 Week 1 top (178 lbs 7-16-10) C2 Week 8 bottom (182 lbs 9-1-10)

Update 9-25-10 I ran my first 5K (30:58 mins)

Update 10-1-2010 Challnge 2 Week 12 (179lbs)

10-1-2009 (185 lbs 19.1%) End of Family Biggest Loser 10-1-2010 (179 lbs 17.2%) End of BFL C2

Update 10-25-10 I ran my second 5K (29:44 mins) 3rd Place Males 25-29 age groups

Update 12-7-10 I am in week 5 (halfway) in my 10K training. It was originally going to be 6 weeks but I had to push back my 10K date a month due to my busy holiday schedule. I am fluctuating between 184-192 these days depeding on water and sodium intake. Since January 1st I have gained 14.4 lbs (5.5 lbs of lean tissue and 8.9 lbs of fat)