This morning, I lost another pound. I probably lost it in steam (it was COLD out this morning!) We weigh in every two weeks. After eight weeks into fall PLS session, I’m down nine pounds. Not the gaudy 50 lbs. I lost the first time I went through the program, but I’ll take it. It’s nine pounds my heart doesn’t have to support. It’s nine pounds my knees don’t have to carry. It’s nine pounds I really didn’t need. And I’ve added muscle — so I am leaner. At the beginning of 2011, I wore a size 42 waist. I now wear a 34. (For comparison, I weighed 165 in high school and wore a size 34. I now weigh 205 now and wear a size 34.) That’s lean weight right there.
And it’s progress.
Congratulations to my teammate Adam who crossed the 100 lb. barrier. He wore the 65-lb. vest today and had his teammates help him with the 35 lb. weight. He made radical change in his life. And I’m very proud of him.