Results of first three weigh-ins

I will do one weigh-in per week throughout Operation 40. So far I have done three weigh-ins on Nov. 7, 15 and 21.

As a side note, I researched the accuracy of the Wii Balance Board and went with 236 as the official starting weight. The area I use to weigh has soft carpet and the risers for the board were sufficient in my view to bring back a valid weight. I also conducted the Balance Board test and everything checked out.

So ........................ the total weight loss to date is 12 pounds, leaving me at 224. Simple math tells you I have 28 pounds to go.

The first weigh-in yielded one pound and I was not surprised, nor was I disappointed. I was up-front in saying that if I didn't lose 40 pounds I wouldn't consider this a failure. And I figured if in the least I lost one pound a week then that would be 24 by the end.

 

The second weigh-in was the biggest surprise. I was down another seven pounds. I was quite pleased and pushed myself to one of my longest and best workouts to date.

The latest weigh-in, after not a lot of working out but still eating well, had me down another four pounds. This shows me that if I exercise more it can be even better.

Twelve pounds in three weeks is a lot, and is double the recommended number of two per week  However, this accelerated weight loss is OK and I'd rather have it this way than slowly for when I hit the wall, which I expect to happen about three months in.

It will be easier to push through if I've lost a lot of weight than if it wasn't much. The fact I've lost 12 pounds so far is tremendous motivation.