Post-March Update

Hard to believe I haven't posted since the end of February, but in truth life has been very, very difficult as of late.  I've been dealing with the stress of school, jobs, parental illness, and a ton of other things that just haven't been very conducive to keeping up with blogging.

However, all of that said, I did want to write that despite seemingly everything else in life going absolutely wrong, I have kept up my commitment to losing weight and getting healthy.  My target weight still remains 225 pounds, and I have continued to march steadfastly and resolutely towards that goal.

In fact, I believe working out has been the only thing that has really helped me to maintain my sanity through all of this.  The only thing in life that I seem to be able to rely on with any type of regularity has been the fact that my gym will be open at 5am and that it will close at 11pm.  Therefore, it seems to be the one thing in life that I feel any type of control over - the doors open, I go to the gym.  The doors close, I leave the gym.  If I fail to go, there is no one else to blame but myself, and that is helpful in the midst of so much turmoil.

My clothes are starting to fit great.  My jeans are very loose, and my t-shirts no longer stretch across my belly in an attempt to fit.  My energy levels, despite my general depressed state in life, are higher than they have been in a long time, and my ankles and other joints are starting to feel much, much better.  All in all, I am probably healthier than I have been in a long time, and I am actually excited about getting on the scale again in a few days.

Stay tuned!