Big finish!

Well, week 8 has arrived!

While the whole thing didn't go exactly as planned, I missed a few workouts and didn't eat as well as I could have, I'm overall pretty pleased with the results. I've definitely noticed a changed in my muscle definition and a few of my good friends have even noticed that I've leaned out quite a bit. It's a huge confidence booster when people actually notice the changes and it was great as a motivator to keep at it.

I even got a few messages from friends that said this blog has been helpful for them in their weight loss and it's been inspiring them. This is something that I was totally not expecting and it made me very glad that I decided to start this blog.

Just because the Belly Off! challenge is done, doesn't meant I'll stop posting. I will be taking a break until the new but I'll be back posting after that.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Dear Food...

Damn you for being so delicious.

I'm up a pound this week but I know exactly why. Kaley's work Christmas party was this past Friday and the food was awesome. I may have over indulged a little bit but at least it's only a pound and it should be completely manageable.

One thing that is pretty cool that I've noticed is clothes that were previously a little snug on me are now either loose or too big. While it is a pain having to buy new stuff to replace it, it's a great feeling.

I definitely keep control of the food stuffs over the holidays. I've got my work Christmas party coming up and then family gatherings galore. Constant vigilance will be needed. :)

I will see you next week and hopefully I'll be back in the 170's. I liked it there.

Well colour me pleased!

I reached a personal milestone today! This is the first time I've been under 180lbs in a very long time. I'm thinking the last time I was close to this weight must have been in grade 10 or 11. What is my weight you may be wondering? Well, I'm 179lbs and I must say, I'm pretty happy about it.

I won't be able to make the goal of 170 in the next 2 weeks but I figure if I can maintain between 174 and 179, I should be pretty good. I may even be hard pressed to lose 4 pounds in the next couple weeks but we'll see what happens. It's not like I'm going to stop working out in 2 weeks. My routine is just going to change. Plus, I won't be surprised if I gain a few pounds over the holidays because, lets be realistic here, who doesn't.

So, I'm going to be keeping my nose to the grindstone, or whatever other motivational cliche you can come up with.

Cheers!