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Well this month I had an interesting plateau, where I didn't lose an ounce for over two weeks. After that I stopped weighing every day to get away from the disappointment. Then I got on the scale and had somehow dropped 5 lbs! Huh.

I know plateaus happen and are to be expected, but it still brings up a fear that I won't lose anymore.

A good thing that happened is I did Bay To Breakers (8 miles) in under 2 hours! I jogged/quick walked and kept up a decent pace the whole way. Being "only" 35 lbs overweight made the race a lot easier. I don't think I could've even finished if I had been +143 lbs heavier from 10 months ago.

Next goal... I want to try the X-Gym and start building more muscle. My body after this quick weight loss is quite different from before when I lost slowly and did weight training. I have gobs of loose skin. I hope it eventually gets better, but won't be surprised if that's that. First World problems!

;-)

At 223, I've now lost over 75% of my extra weight. Just 44lbs to go 'til I get to goal! Still on target to hit that sometime in October, but I wouldn't be surprised if my weight loss slowed down a bit as I get closer. Right now I'm averaging 2lbs/week, but who knows how long that'll hold? I'm doing fairly well at keeping my calories around 1,000/day and I try to walk every day. I'm hiking every weekend, so that helps too.

Only a few more weeks until Bay To Breakers (8 miles). I'll try to keep my pace up by jogging & fast walking and see how quickly I can get to the finish line. I'll have my iPhone with my beats, so hopefully can be done in 2 hours.

• 308: 50lbs lost [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 299: Under 300 / Third of the way to goal [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 279: Less than 100lbs to goal [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 269: Half way to goal [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 258: 100lbs lost [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 239: Two-thirds of the way to goal [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 224: Three-fourths of the way to goal [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 208: 150lbs lost
• 199: Onederland!
• 180: *** GOAL ***

Well I'm now 230, so just 50lbs away from my goal! Another win... last weekend I met my fitness goal of going skiing for the first time in 8 years. It was so wonderful I've already bought a season pass to Heavenly in Tahoe for Winter 2013. I'm so happy I was able to not only ski at an intermediate level, but I managed to keep it up until the early afternoon. I'll need to continue to work on endurance and leg strength so I can ski a full day without being too wiped out.

Next up... jogging the Bay To Breakers race (8 miles) in mid-May!

Gosh, time flies. It looks like I haven't updated in about a month! I've dropped a few more pounds and am at 238, but the rate of weight loss has definitely slowed. But I'm now working on-site on a client project (a large university campus), so this last week my walking has increased. I think that's helped a bit.

I'm still hoping to go skiing at the end of the month, but it will depend on the ski conditions. It's been pretty warm lately, even up in Tahoe, and I think the snow pack is swiftly melting. I do feel ready to ski though and fit in my old gear, so yay!

I can't believe I have less than 60lbs to go. Losing over 120lbs in under 8 months is crazy. If I can lose just 2 lbs/week, then I'll be at goal by October. 

• 308: 50lbs lost [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 299: Under 300 / Third of the way to goal [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 279: Less than 100lbs to goal [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 269: Half way to goal [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 258: 100lbs lost [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 239: Two-thirds of the way to goal [ ACHIEVED! ]
• 224: Three-fourths of the way to goal
• 208: 150lbs lost
• 199: Onederland!
• 180: *** GOAL ***

So after last week's plateau, this week I drop 5. (?!) Since I seem to have a great week after a plateau, I know that it's just my body needing some catch up time. If you look at my graph, overall I'm consistently losing over 3lbs/week. So yay!

I have just 66 to go. Wow! As I've been getting smaller, I'm now really flying through sizes. At the high end of my weight, I could have worn the same clothes for months. Now it seems I need a new wardrobe after a few weeks. I recently gave 4 huge bags of clothes to the Goodwill, with another pile waiting for me to sell on eBay. That'll help pay for my new stuff.

I've been hiking a lot and hoping that I'll gain the endurance to ski Tahoe in late March. Wish me luck!

:)