Drum roll please..........

After only a few hours of sleep, I stumbled through getting dressed and hit auto-pilot to the gym for the fitness test. My legs were weary from 8 hours on my feet the night before and my overall energy level was mediocre at best. In spite of my lethargy, we proceeded as planned and I'm certainly glad that we did. Here are some highlights:

Pounds- The big news is that I lost 37 lbs. in the past 6 weeks dropping from 365 to 328. This is 10% of my total previous body weight. Though I had been monitoring weight on and off, the number ever surprised me. I guess that's the power of total body training, wholesome food, and plenty of water.
Inches- All together, I've lost 13.5 inches when you add the measurements in my chest, waist, hips, thigh, calf, arm, forearm, neck and shoulders. My chest and waist have shown the most change with 3.5 inches of shrinkage each.
Beats- If you'll remember, I got into this with a concern for my personal health and well-being so I'm most proud to share my heart rate changes. My resting heart rate has dropped 5 beats per minute. That's 7,200 fewer necessary beats per day! My recovering heart rate dropped 20 beats per minute after rigorous exercise showing that my heart is quickly building resiliency and stamina.
Strength and Stretch- With all the weight loss, you might think that it would be impossible gain strength. Thanks to my trainers, that's certainly not the case for me. My set of five on bench press jumped 40 pounds in the last six weeks from 185 to 225. In spite of my soreness, the sit-reach was also a big success with 3 inches of improvement.

Of course, there's more to write about what comes next. For long term readers, you know that we just blew the "30 by 30" goal out of the water. For tonight though, I'm just going to celebrate how far things have come in such a short time. Again, my deepest appreciation to all of you who are supporting me in so many different ways. Stick with me, there's more to come.