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I rejoined the gym just before Christmas as the bowflex I inherited wasn't really working for me and I wasn't getting my cardio like I used to. Really watched myself over the holidays and ended up continuing to lose weight rather than the usual holiday fat pack that people usually end up putting on. Had a wicked fever last week that's still kicking my ass 3 ways from Sunday but hit back to the gym last night.

We'll see what happens but my goal is 250 by June and by Sept I'd like to try for 225 to 230 but I'm building a lot of muscle with work and training with weights. If I hit that goal, that will be 100 lbs in about 2.5 yrs and I will be very happy.

I had a moment 2 weeks ago now when I went shopping with Amanda and bought a pair of size 40 jeans and needed the xxl shirt for the shoulders not the gut. I can imagine some of you thinking that size 40 isn't such a big deal but when a year and a half ago I was a tight 48 it's a bit of a deal. When I came out of the changeroom in the GAP wearing the jeans, she jumped on me and gave me a huge hug and we stood there crying, it looked kinda funny to other people who were standing there but then she told the 2 workers why we were so excited. That gave me huge motivation to keep going hard. I haven't fit a size 40 or smaller since I was about 21, so damn near 10yrs.