Band on the Run

Well, last time I posted, my blog title was almost valid--I was at 274 pounds, almost back DOWN to my "top" weight of 270 that is in the title of the blog.  Well, I'm pleased to say that I am now WELL below that.  As of my last weigh-in this morning, I am at 258 pounds!  This is the third day in a row that I've weighed in below 260, so I'm calling it official.  My next goal is to reach the weight that I was when I got out of the Air Force in 2007--250 pounds.  I figure at a pound or two a week, it should take one or two months, but it's going to happen.

Over the last six years of my airline career, I've had to get a physical every year.  I keep the medical certificates from previous years in a file.  Since each one shows my weight at that physical, I can compare my current weight to my weight over the years.  I had a physical yesterday, and my current weight is the second lowest of any I've had yet! Only my first airline medical from 2006 (the one I had to have before my interview) was lower--247 pounds.  And when I got that one I had just completed a triathlon!  (OK,a short one, but it was still a triathlon...)  So I feel pretty good about how things are going.

As I have spoken about in my last couple of posts, I have a new tool in my weight loss journey-- the Jawbone UP.  You can see the details in the other posts, but basically, it is a wristband pedometer.  It was really good for my motivation--for a while. Unfortunately, I walked it to death!  It gave up the ghost about a month and a half ago.  I applied for warranty replacement, and they say they are going to do it, but of course MY size and color is on back-order.  SO--I've had to do without it for a while.  My pace of weight loss has definitely slowed.  Since I'm not logging my walking, I don't think to log my EATING, and I'm quite sure I'm taking in more calories than I was when I first got the UP.  (Still less than before I started this, but not as MUCH less...)  Hopefully, my band will come home soon, and I can get back to this in earnest.

Having said that, I'm still walking a lot--three to six miles a day about six days a week. (Sunday, too, if I can work it into my schedule, but that's rare...)

Keep walking!