June to November

The last time I posted was in June, and the last time I posted my weight was in January. So I’ve decided to drop by and post an update!

Since January I have successfully lost 20lbs

This of course was not steady, my weight has gone up and down over the year to this point but I am currently on a downward trend!

I think this time my downward trend is because of a new sports group that I’ve joined. I saw it posted to Reddit and then found it on Meet Up. It’s a group called Lazy Sports which sounded pretty perfect to me!

I have always loved tennis, but haven’t been able to play it much for quite a few years. I don’t know anyone who really likes tennis, or knows how to play. So when I found this group of people who want to be active but wanted to prioritize fun while doing so I knew I finally found a way to play!

We started with one or two get-togethers in July and August then really started to find our stride in September. We would meet up every Thursday and alternate which sports we play, we’ve played tennis and basketball, soccer and kickball, and a few other different sports.

I can’t even begin to express how much I love this group, I love going out and meeting new people for the first time in two years! The pandemic has made hermits of us all and I finally feel like I’m getting out and connecting with the world.

It’s a really great group of people and it has really helped me with my fitness goals.

I actually have my weight recorded at the beginning of August as 252! Meaning that my nearly 20lbs has come from the past few months, In September I hit 248, and in October I hit 237. Now that it’s November I’m weighing in at 233. The last time I weighed anything close to this was in 2019 when I had complications from my gallbladder surgery, and before that was when I was living in Barcelona where I walked everywhere and ate much fresher food.

I’ve started recording my weight every day which I think is giving me a better understanding of how the foods I eat and the exercises I do affect my body. It has fluctuated a lot but it is definitely in a downward trend!

I’m kind of excited to see my weight in the 220s which I think is funny, I know a lot of people focus on Onederland and I would be excited about that but right now I’m really just interested right now in the 220s or even seeing 219 on my scale would be super super cool!

The only thing I’m worried about is winter.

Winter has been my downfall in the past, it’s dark and cold, and just so hard to make myself keep exercising when I want to just curl up with a blanket. My sports group is also having to pause because again, it’s cold and dark. The darkness is what is really a hindrance, the sun setting at 4:45 makes it nearly impossible for anyone to meet up after work.

But as I have been saying since I started this blog, I don’t want to give up. I’m going in the right direction and I am going to keep going. Here’s looking towards 219!