The 200 Lbs. Challenge - Update No. 1

Nick Before ...

Nick Now!

So, we've really been working on The 200 lbs. Challenge for about five weeks now and I am happy to report progress! Nick, who started at 237 lbs., sent me a text yesterday morning after his workout to happily report that he weighed in at 218! That's a 19 pound difference in 5 weeks! As you can see from the before picture (taken at Thanksgiving) to the now picture (taken last night as he was celebrating his progress at a microbrew festival in Traverse City), Nick is looking and feeling great! He took his one night off to celebrate and enjoy before getting back on the wagon for the final 18-pound push to 200 lbs.

We are pushing each other every day - I've worked out seven days straight for at least 45 minutes at a time and most of the time about an hour. I've been religiously tracking what I've been eating and staying within my calorie allotment for the week. I weighed in yesterday at just a shade over 220. I'm down about six pounds, but I feel amazingly better.

Now here is where it gets tough ... Starting on Wednesday, the NASCAR season officially starts. I will be on the road for about a month straight in Daytona, Phoenix and Las Vegas. This will be my true test, can I keep pace while eating out for almost every meal and working out every day. It won't be easy ... but I got this.