As I've repeatedly stated, the motive behind this 40-Days of liquid is not my waist line, it is to better myself and my relationship with God. Lord knows that the weight will come back once I start eating normal. I must gain more than a smaller pant size to better myself as a person and to make the frustration and hardships of not eating worth it. All that being said, a slimmer midsection is a definite bonus and not something that I'm ashamed of enjoying.
For the first time since weighing more than 200 lbs, I started the day under 200 lbs, 199 to be exact. I've spent more than a decade wrestling competitively, which makes remembering how much I weighed at what point in my life easy. (At least during the winter months):
- 95 Lbs - 5th Grade (10 years old)
- 125 Lbs - 6th Grade (I was a chunky monkey) (11)
- 107 Lbs - 7th Grade (12)
- 121 Lbs - 8th Grade (13)
- 135 Lbs - 9th Grade (14)
- 135 Lbs - 10th Grade (15)
- 152 Lbs - 11th Grade (16)
- 160 Lbs - 12th Grade (17)
- 195 Lbs Freshmen 35 (didn't wrestle) at Bradley University (18)
- 157 Lbs - Sophomore Year at GVSU (19)
- 157 Lbs - Junior Year at GVSU (20)
- 157 Lbs - Junior Year at GVSU (21)
In regards to my years at GVSU, I actually weighed 180 lbs when I wasn't in season and 157 lbs was my weigh in weight. Even during wrestling season my natural weight was around 170 lbs. The last time I weighed 157 lbs was mid-January, 2004 at the Cleveland State Open.
The week following the Cleveland State Open, Beth and I sat down to pay our bills and realized that we were broke. No more Wrestling, Andy get's a job. I finished my degree in May, 2004 and the waist line never looked back. I worked as Political Director for the Kent County Republicans and by the time we had re-elected George W. Bush in November, 2004 I was 190 lbs. Starting in January 2005 I helped coach wrestling at Byron Center High School, for the State Meet, in March, I was holding firm at 195 lbs. Sometime in the Summer of 2005 I finally broke 200 lbs, though it would be 2006 before I admitted that I no longer weighed in the 190's.
During the past 6-years my weight has fluctuated within a 34 lbs range. I peaked in December, 2007 at 236 lbs, shortly after Daniel was born. Even after completing a full program of P90X my weight hit 202 lbs in December, 2009, still above 200 lbs. The past few years I've been happy with my weight / body - when I get towards and above 220 lbs I work to bring it back down to the 210-215 lbs range.
In the future, other than "Random Notes" I won't be posting specifically on my weight. To me, it is just kind of cool to be under 200 lbs for the first time since 2005. Even in October, 2008 when I ran a a full marathon my weight was 211 lbs. Pastor's preach because they are called to do so by the spirit of the Lord but a healthy collection plate is never frowned upon.
Random Notes: Started the day at 199 lbs, will finish around 1,900 calories. Had pureed soup for dinner thanks to a friend! Not that I'm done with Slim Fast but it is always nice to have a change of pace for the pallet - perhaps a pureed cheeseburger may happen before Day-40.
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