Movember

Well, if there's one thing I'm good at it, it's growing hair.  Ok, maybe not on the top of my head, but everywhere else it seems like I can just hold my breath and grow some hair.  This of course seemed like a natural fit for a Movember competition...

What is Movember you say??  Well, if you think about all the types of cancer and the different fundraising platforms, then Movember is one of those but for the guys.  In Movember we try to raise money for prostate cancer (the #1 cancer that men can get).  We do this by growing a lip curtain.  Yup... a cookie duster, soup strainer, pillow tickler, pushbroom, flavour savor, lip caterpillar, or less commonly referred to as the nose mullet.  Starting on November first and ending at the end of the month, men everywhere are growing a porn stache to raise money for prostate cancer.  


So with my secret super power of facial hair growth, I decided to raise some money for a good cause and have decided to participate in Movember.  If you would like to donate some money to the cause, then please visit my MoBro page at: http://mobro.co/jaicin  


As you can see form this picture I'm currently working on a "Horseshoe" or "Trucker 'Stache".  It'll be a 'beaut' when she's done.  So visit my MoBro page to follow my progress and see where I end up after all this wraps up! :o) 


Since this is a short update, I thought I would also let you know how I'm doing on the weight loss front.  Do you remember this guy on the left?  Yup.  If you guessed Fat Jason, then you'd be right.  I started my journey in June at the tender weight of 252 lbs.  This picture was actually taken in Vegas just before I started my goal to lose a bunch of weight.  


It's 5 months later and I've finally met the first part of my goal - which was to lose 30 lbs by the end of August.  Well it took a couple of extra months but I finally hit it!  Slow and steady wins the race right?  I'm now sitting at about 220 lbs and hope to lose another 20 before the end of December (which was my original long term goal).  Hopefully I can stay on track and get there.  


It hasn't been easy and I'm now finding that the weight isn't coming off as regularly as it was before.  I'm still doing the same things and I have added exercise but it seems like the body has quickly adapted to my routine.  I'll have to find some ways to shake it up a bit and stimulate  the metabolism again.  


If you have a weight loss journey that you'd like to share, feel free to post a comment or add a link to your blog.  I'd love to learn new tips and techniques!