A Year’s Worth of Weight Loss

Well, just like yesterday marked my one year anniversary of freedom, today marks my one year anniversary of the start of my weight loss.

A couple really good reasons for it:

#1, My Navy recruiter is not happy with me (especially when he sees my 96th percentile score on the ASVAB only to see that I’m not according to standard size).

#2, I suppose my life could be a lot longer and more gratifying being able to do things I love like soccer, hiking, climbing things, exploration, running without passing out, and of course waking up without diabetes.

#3, I use to be a thin sexy bitch, (so did David apparently) I’d kinda like to return to that, and for those who either don’t remember since it was so long ago, or just flat out didn’t know me back then… here you go:











Yup… that was me like about 60-70 pounds lighter.

So, how have I done over the last year?

15 Feb 2009
Neck: 19 inches
Waist: 52.25 inches
BMI: 33.25%
Weight: 313 lb

15 Feb 2010
Neck: 17.2 inches
Waist: 41.9 inches
BMI: 24.7%
Weight: 261 lb

Ya… DAMN is right. DAMN is right for both the optimist and the pessimist actually, yes, I was that heavy, and yes, I’ve lost that much.

Ten inches in a year.

And for those who doubted it would be any easier for me in Australia then back in the states (as many of you did).

The first five inches where in 10 months in California, the last five inches have been in the last 2 months here in Australia.

My goal: 37 inch waist or less (preferably less, but all that is needed is the 37)
That would leave me with a BMI of 20% which is the Navy standard for men in my age bracket.

Another three months to lose another five inches… at this rate, no problem.
I leave you with this:

“Our problem is NOT that we aim to high and FAIL,
It IS that we aim to low and SUCCEED.”
-Aristotle