The great get in shape adventure - update

You may recall (or you may not) that in December I started, "The great get in shape adventure" and posted here to help keep me accountable. Along the way I set monthly goals and got an extra push by joining the, "I Lost It at the Club" challenge. I was able to meet my monthly goals on my way to the final goal which was to return to 215 pounds. Then I would decide how I wanted to proceed from there.

Due to the challenge, I revised the ultimate goal. The new target was to be below 210 by the end of February with an eye on losing a little more for the final weigh-in on March 4th. I am very excited to report that Thursday, February 26th, the scale reported that I weighed 207.4 lbs!!!!! 37.6 pounds lost! I had to punch a new hole in my belt, my pants are falling off me, and I just feel better overall.

The new goal is now to continue the cardio workouts until I am below 200 pounds. Seeing a "1" in front of my weight for the first time since the mid 90's will be a terrific feeling. Once I achieve this, I will shift my focus from body weight to body fat percentage and begin lifting weights along with the cardio workouts. The new ultimate goal will be to get my body fat percentage somewhere into the 15-18 range as reported by my body fat monitoring scale.

I will keep you posted on the progress and let you know how the, "I Lost It at the Club" challenge plays out.