Striving for 100 - Part 4

 What a week! 

We had to go to a wedding down in South Carolina. My wife flew down early to help, since it was her daughter getting married. The other kids and I drove down on Wednesday. We arrived at 2am on Thursday morning after 11 and a half hours in the car. We got some sleep, and headed to the wedding venue to help set up. After set up and rehearsal we had a bite to eat and headed back to hotel. Got some more sleep and were up for a Friday wedding. After the wedding and clean up, we were back at the hotel to pack and sleep. Up Saturday and out of the hotel by 9am, we were on our way. We finally reached home after dropping off the first kid in Novi and the second kid in East Lansing.....at 11pm. Right to bed. Sunday we unpacking, cleaning, groceries, and recovery. 

I got on the bike Sunday night because the car time makes me nervous. Being prone to blood clots isn't great when sitting in a car for long periods of time. I had a nice 20 mile ride to just get things moving again. 

I stepped on the scale Monday morning.

I figured with a lot of car time, a wedding, and a lot of bad food that I would probably gain some weight. To my surprise I was down. I have officially lost over 90 pounds Since last August.

That's WILD....

That is what 90 pounds of flour looks like. Now, pick that up and carry it around with you. Your whole body will hurt. You will feel tired. You will want to quit. You will want to put them down. 

I carried that around with me for a long time.......again....WILD.

The best part....I am now only 2 of those bags away from being down 100 lbs. 

I am only 4 of those bags away from being under 200 pounds.

When I stepped on the scale I was 218.6 pounds. I can remember years ago when I was that size and I had a weight loss competition at work to get shredded down to 180. That is the lightest I remember being and that was 26 years ago. My ultimate goal is not that low, but my main goal is sub 200. Being under 19 pounds away is crazy to think about. 

I know it won't be easy. I know I have work to do. But if I keep striving to get there....I know I can. To see a 1xx on the scale is going to be one of my greatest personal accomplishments. Hitting 100 pounds down will be another one. I am less than 10 pounds away from that goal.

Yes I got some assistance. But this journey has been far from easy. I have had pain. I have had suffering. I have had lifestyle changes. I have had physical changes. I have had more blood clots. I have had setbacks. I have survived. In the end, it was a difficult decision and one that I would make again. I knew I couldn't do it on my own. I had been trying for too many years. With that assistance, I have been forced to make changes. I am thankful for those changes.

I am far from perfect, but I keep learning and keep moving towards my goals. Stay tuned to see what happens next.

Until then....keep striving!