It's a New Phil, Week 24

By | June 19, 2006
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The Big Five Oh

As of last Friday, I was still weighing in at the stubborn one-pound-to-go weight of 248 pounds. However, I knew I would get a second shot this week because I had my every-two-months appointment with Dr. Harris this morning to check on my progress.

Bingo.

Down two more pounds to 246, providing for a total weight loss of 51 pounds! (So the above should really read “the big five one,” but that doesn’t seem as dramatic.)

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A gala celebration! Party hats for everyone! From left to right we see Dr. Harris, who initiated this project by telling me that, hey, I need to lose some weight; Amanda, whose skillful operation of the scale confirmed the new milestone; Weight Loss Boy; and Jan, who wasn’t really as surprised by my losing 50 pounds as the picture indicates. Thanks to Marcia for operating the camera and extra special thanks to my daughter, Hannah, for making the beautiful sign! Above all, thanks to my wonderful wife, Suraya, who has supported me every step of the way.

  • https://www.blog.speculist.com Stephen Gordon

    A big congrats man! Have you reached your goal? From the picture it looks like you have.

    And the best thing is that you did it in a way that you can maintain the weight loss – sensible changes with no starvation.

    What we need now is a refresher course on exactly what you did (and didn’t do) to lose the weight.

  • Phil Bowermaster

    Thanks, buddy.

    No, I haven’t quite reached it yet. If I lose 50 more pounds I’ll be at 197, which might actually be thinner than I want to be. I have a large frame and I’ve been trying to build muscle mass. So my immediate goal is to lose 30 more pounds and then assess where I need to go from there.

    Great idea on the refresher. I’ll do a review of the first six months in my next installment.

  • http://beyondwordsworth.com Kathy

    Wow, what an accomplishment. And you look amazing. It’s very inspiring!