My 100 in 1: My 100 in 1 Week 34, It's Been Too Long

Vacation 2016 OC, MD

Greetings friends, It has been far too long since I made any entries in this blog and to those who have been waiting, I apologize. It's been a very busy summer and I really just neglected to sit down and make regular entries. Of course the other reason that I have been lax in posting is that I finally hit the dreaded plateau at right around 75 lbs. lost.

I have just returned from vacation at the beach with my family and stepped on the scale to find that I had gained about 10 lbs. Now some of that is likely water weight, but I'm sure most of it is over indulgence while on vacation. I found myself snacking and eating meals that I would not have looked at at home. I even drank several regular sodas which I never do, because they were there. I of course rationalized it all with the "I'm on vacation". I will say that I very much enjoyed my vacation and many of the things I ate, like the biscuits and gravy, and BIG sandwiches. Now I'm back to reality and am back to my more sensible diet.

I said before that I have reached a plateau and have been stuck for the last couple of months. If I am to be entirely honest, (and why not, the only one I'm cheating is myself) I also have not been putting in the exercise like I did all spring. While I did get lots of steps in on vacation, I have been very lax about getting in exercise every day. That is changing today. I have come too far to turn back now.

New Baby 2016 Indian Roadmaster

It's been an eventful summer and I have to say, it has been wonderful being more physically able to do so many things that were very difficult in the past. I have gotten to put a lot of miles on the motorcycle this season, participating in an Iron Butt Run (1000+ miles in under 24 hours), a motorcycle trip with my brothers, a 5k walk/run, and a lot of miles of walking at the beach. I purchased a new motorcycle (first new one in 12 years) and have enjoyed breaking that in very much. All in all it has been a great summer in large part to the fact that I have begun to reclaim my health.

I will try to be more diligent at posting this journey going forward. I still have a long way to go to reach my goal of 100 lbs in a year and even further to reach my ultimate goal of 150 lbs lost total. I know I can do it. It's just a matter of keeping my eyes on the prize. I was going to post new progress pics, but my remote trigger for the camera needs a battery so I will do that later. In the mean time, here are some vacation pics.