Remembering Where I Came From

On January 31st, I weighed 330 pounds.

Today, almost 7 months later, I sit at 283.5 pounds - that's 46.5 pounds lighter than I was back then. I went on a tear at that point, once I was able to break my 330 plateau. Edmund Burke once said, "those who don't know history are destined to repeat it". So, I did what I knew I should do - I surfed through posts from back in the day to see what was working, and this is what I found on January 31st:

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Circuit One
Squats - 3 sets, 15 reps. 115 pounds
Flat Bench Press - 3 sets, 10 reps, 110 pounds (no spotter)
Hammer Horizontal Row - 3 sets, 15 reps, 140 pounds

Circuit Two
Lunges - 2 sets, 10 reps.
Barbell Curl - 2 sets, 10 reps. 65 pounds
Tricep Extention - 2 sets, 15 reps, full stack (150 pounds).

Abs & Lower Back
Medicine Ball Crunches - 2 sets, 25 reps (these things are NO joke)
Quadruped (Yoga Stretch) - 2 sets, 20 seconds each
Child's Pose (Yoga Stretch) - 2 sets, 20 seconds each

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So, that's my workout tomorrow. I WILL warm up with a 15 minute warm up and stretches, and then off I go. You guys reminded me of one of the few truths that I've learned on this trip.

There's no better motivator for weight loss than weight loss itself.

In the past, I've always struggled through plateaus and then once a few pounds came off, I was the proverbial snowball rolling down the hill. I gain momentum. I mean, granted.. it takes a while for this big ball to get a rollin', but once I do, I pick up steam quickly. Reading comments today from both my blogs really helped today, so thanks for that.

Thanks for giving me that push that I needed. Now, the ball's rolling again.