End of Weight Loss competition #2

Well, we started competition #2 on the 13th of September and it wrapped up today - roughly 12+ weeks later.  I managed to drop 22lbs during the competition and did well enough to take 3rd place.  Yaaaaay and there was much rejoicing.

For my efforts I received my entry fee back plus a couple bucks for coffee. So I'm pretty happy with the results.  If I had lost another 6 pounds during this time, I would have taken first place.  Crazy huh?  That's only 1/2 a pound more each week.  So instead of loosing 1.8 pounds a week, I would have been in the lead if I had been averaging 2.5 lbs per week and would have taken home $144 instead of $24.  *sigh*

Still I'm pleased that I was able to stick with it.  On the scale at work I weighed out at 215 lbs and at home it was 212 lbs - must be the difference in weight for the clothes I wore today. ;o)  I have about 12 - 15 lbs to go before I'm comfortably below 200 and then another 15lbs to hit my "hold" weight.  I'm getting there, slowly but surely.  It will be interesting to see the effect that the Christmas holidays has on my diet now. lol

At 2 lbs per week I hope to hit my hold weight in about 15 weeks, or sometime in late February - early March.  I was originally hoping to be down below 200 by the end of December, but I'll be closer to 206 or 207 by then I think.  I'll keep you posted.

By the way, how do you like my winter beard?  This pic was taken a week after I shaved off my Movember Mo'stache. :o)

Dec 7 2011

Here's something you'll get a kick out of.  This is a pic of me taken 10 years ago.

Oct 2001