Weeks 17 & 18

I have never seen anyone look forward to getting weighed the way Briana does. On "weigh day" as we now call it, she is always in good spirits. It's like she knows she will be getting good news and can't wait to hear how good it really it is. Weigh in after weigh in, she is never disappointed. This week was no exception. After two weeks, Briana lost another four pounds! This brings her total weight loss to 26 pounds! Her starting weight was 227 pounds and her current weight is 201 pounds. At this rate, she is more than half way to our initial goal of a 50 pound weight loss.

Aside from successful weigh ins, Briana is doing great things in her workouts. She is now comfortable on the reformer and we are slowly adding in new exercises. I do my best to keep most of the exercises familiar so that she doesn't feel overwhelmed as I continue to challenge her and push her past her comfort zone. She is doing her strength work at home twice a day on the days I don't get to work with her. She even does them in the morning before she goes to her program on some weekdays. She seems to be dedicated and is always happy to tell me what she has done at home.

Briana is also making good food choices. She doesn't ask my permission for cake or treats anymore. Instead, she tells me "I'm not going to eat it anymore. I'm not."

Briana and I began this weight loss adventure with nothing more than will and desire. Neither of us knew how it would turn out. To be perfectly honest, I was more worried than confident when we had our first session. I believe she was, too. I had to work hard to gain her trust, to bring up her confidence and build her endurance. Now that she trusts me and has more strength, I believe there is nothing she can't do. In fact, I believe that by the end of the year, Briana will have surpassed her goal of 50 pounds. I believe she can get her weight down to 150 pounds, which is truly a healthy weight for her height. Call me crazy, but I have faith!