Day 99 of 103in365: Weigh-in Monday 35/103

Hey There!

So I came in at 283 LBS this morning! That is the lowest I have been yet! (which is the point, right?)

Last night I tried on a bunch of my clothes and made a pile of clothes to donate that fit too loose or look too baggy. It is a pretty big pile!

It turns out that I have been hanging out in the 44 waist size for some time. I have gotten as big as needing a 46 too. I am officially a size 40 today and I can feel and see the difference!

My goal is to feel really comfortable in a size 36. I have been a size 36 once in the last decade or so, so I know that it is a reasonable goal for me.

Gluten-Free January is going great! It is not easy, but I have not cooked or eaten this much "clean" and healthy food in ... I don't know how long. There is not a lot out there in restaurants (maybe specialty restaurants) or at convenience stores (maybe specialty convenience stores) that is gluten free, so I have forced myself to have a much higher investment in planning and preparing my meals. Here is the best news. I am having a blast!

I love cooking. I have just gotten lazy over the years and Gluten-Free January is helping me to get unlazy about cooking and cooking healthier! That's one result I'd hoped to have and it has been even more that I expected! I've been cooking so much this week and my amazing wife has been supporting me by cooking some fantastic food and putting together some sock-popping-off chicken salads!

I am certainly not going carb free! I am eating corn tortillas, gluten-free bread, brown rice etc. I am generally eating less carbs overall in the journey, but really not by a whole lot. I have been so curious how I would feel and how much weight I might lose going gluten-free. In one respect this seems like a big change, but really it does not seem that way to me. This is just challenging, but in all the right ways!

As I spoke about last week, I have two pictures in a less "fat hiding" t-shirt that my amazing wife took of me in the beginning of October. She took a few pics of me in that same shirt a two days ago. The picture quality is not very good, but I'll take better pics next time.  Here is what 35 LBS less looks like on me.

Before

 Now

Not bad! Its a start! I have a long way to go, but I am on my way and moving forward!

That reminds me of one of my favorite Simpson's quotes. It is from one of the aliens. Kang to be exact.

"Tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward; upward, not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!"

Don't forget to twirl!

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