I’m down to roughly 188lbs from :gasp: 205lbs back in late January.  It feels good fitting into clothes again — they’re no longer glued to my stomach.  There are several factors into how I lost the 15lbs or so thus far.  It’s mainly exercise.  I’ve been going roughly 5x a week.  Though, I’ll be the first to admit that I sometimes fall off the wagon from week to week — but I’ve been good with making sure I’m at the gym at least 3x a week plus hockey.

Still haven’t had meat in months.  It still feels great.  I’m not as groggy (aka need a nap) after I eat a large meal and I’ve forced myself to continually try new things when available.  I’ve missed having bacon with my eggs, hotdogs at Yankee Stadium, and cheeseburgers.  But besides that, I don’t really look for meat anymore.

Another thing that has helped with the weight: not eating anything later than 8/9ish at night.  I was always good for a snack at midnight right before I went to bed.  I’ve cut this behavior completely out of my diet.

My goal is to be around 175-180lbs by my wedding in October.  That’s just about 10ish more pounds in 5 months.  I was 173 after my broken femur (who the hell breaks the femur, I mean honestly?) — lets see if I can get back to that point.  Not a broken femur.  Back to that weight, I mean.

Posting on 24Hansen will resume, but everything marriage-related will be posted on www.timetoelope.com.  So, definitely check it out.