DAY 25: Check-In Friday!

Ugh! I wanted more exciting things to post today, but I'm totally plateaued weight-loss wise. I'm yo-yoing between 228 and 226. And I'm in a complete Fibro & Arthritis flare which has left me unable to even stand up fully, or walk not hunched over a bit. Therefore, exercise has been non-existent. I have tried everything to get past this flare so I can keep moving and nothing has worked. More activity just makes it worse, so I've been hesitate to do more than I already have to do errand-wise. I've had to go back on all my pain meds & muscle relaxers, something I really did NOT want to do.

So here's were I stand progress-wise.

WEIGHT:

Starting weight: 236.4
Starting BMI: 40.6

Current Weight: 228
Current BMI: 39.1

Total Weight Loss: 8.4 lbs

MEASUREMENTS: 

Starting Waist: 34.2
Starting Hips: 54.5
Starting Left Arm: 15.5
Starting Right Arm: 15
Starting Left Calf: 18.8
Starting Right Calf: 19
Starting Left Thigh: 32.8
Starting Right Thigh: 33
Starting Chest: 44

Current Waist: 33.8 ( -.4)
Current Hips: 52.5 ( -2)
Current Left Arm: 15.5 (no loss)
Current Right Arm: 15 (no loss)
Current Left Calf: 18.2 ( -.6)
Current Right Calf: 18.5 ( -.5)
Current Left Thigh: 32 ( -.8)
Current Right Thigh: 32.2 ( -.8)
Current Chest: 42 ( -2)

Total Inches Lost: 7.1 inches lost

I don't know how many inches are a good amount for 25 days, but overall I'm happy with this. Also, I'm okay with it going slow... I don't want to loose all this weight overnight, and I definitely don't want the saggy, loose skin that tends to come with that. But I was hoping to be farther along weight loss wise at this point. I have a goal of being below 200 by our 6 Yr Anniversary on Nov 7, and at this rate I probably won't hit that. We're 18 weeks ago from that deadline, and I've been plateaued at this weight for over a week. If I can get over this road block, I could still do it... so here's hoping for that :)

I'm still doing my IdealShape shakes 2x a day, and small snacks in between. I'm struggling with going about my day and eating every 3 hours, and getting in all my water. And I know that water is MY key ingredient, so I have to find a way to do better with that. This upcoming week my focus is going to be my water intake... we'll see!

Thanks for all the love and support I'm getting with this... there have been a few days I thought I'd throw in the towel because I'm the type that has to see changes on the scale, but then I realized I'd have to confess that defeat to all of you and I knew I couldn't do that, so I stayed committed. Thanks for that :)