Bryan's Journey to Better Health

Just before New year's Day 2010 I decided that this would be the year that I lose the extra weight that is making me miserable and causing me to be on medications for acid reflux disease, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. I also suffer from a pinched nerve and sleep apnea. All this for the most part can be attributed to my weight.

So my journey began on January 1. I've told my doctor in the past that I just can't lose weight but I really believe that I wasn't seriously trying. The following is my account as I attempt to lose 56.6 pounds, going from 236.6 on January 1 to a healthier 180.0 by the end of July.

As of May 14, I have lost 57 pounds or 24 percent of my body weight. I am now off of all my presciption medicines and the CPAP machine is history. I feel like a new man and I have achieved my goal.

Your words of encouragement have been appreciated along the way. I will update you monthly as I attempt to maintain what I've accomplished. So now comes the great reveal... drum roll please.

Before

October 2009

After

October 2010

Date

Weight

Weekly
Net
Change

Weekly
Pct
Change

01-01

236.6

- - -

01-08

225.6

-11.0

-4.6%

01-15

221.0

-4.6

-1.9%

01-22

217.0

-4.0

-1.7%

01-29

213.4

-3.6

-1.5%

02-05

210.0

-3.4

-1.4%

02-12

206.8

-3.2

-1.4%

02-19

206.0

-0.8

-0.3%

02-26

203.2

-2.8

-1.2%

03-05

201.6

-1.6

-0.7%

03-12

198.4

-3.2

-1.4%

03-19

197.4

-1.0

-0.4%

03-26

195.0

-2.4

-1.0%

04-02

193.6

-1.4

-0.6%

04-09

191.2

-2.4

-1.0%

04-16

188.6

-2.6

-1.1%

04-23

186.6

-2.0

-0.8%

04-30

185.0

-1.6

-0.7%

05-07

181.8

-3.2

-1.4%

05-14

179.8

-2.0

-0.8%

Current

179.8

-56.8

-24.0%

Goal

180

-56.6

-24.0%

[Click here to see how I did it without drugs or an expensive weight loss program.]