I have to send a big shout to my friend J. Travis, Zach Hyman and everyone at New York Health & Racquet Club! They found out about my goal of getting into a bikini by the 4th of July and wanted to help me reach that goal! So this past Thursday, I paid them a visit to get the ball rolling.

The 1st step was to talk to Zach about my goals, assess my current health situation and get me on a workout plan. In the picture above, I’m holding a machine that measures body fat percentage. I’ve never seen a machine like this, so I was blown away that it could measure my body fat just by me holding it!

And there’s the truth right there…although I lost 30 pounds on my weight loss journey last year, I still have a long way to go in getting my health to it’s optimal level. My current body fat percentage is double what it should be. And although my goal is to get into a bikini by the 4th of July, the true reason for my weight loss journey is to become as healthy as I possibly can. But setting a goal like getting into a bikini by a certain time helps keep me focused on weight loss in a certain time frame…just another way to keep me motivated. Zach figures that if I work out at least 4 times a week, I could lose around 81 pounds of fat in 170 days. He says that he’s more focused on fat loss for me than actual pounds. He also says that by the end of the 170 days, I could lose around 27.5 % of body fat.

Next up, I took a BEFORE picture. As you can see, I’ve lost weight since last year, but I’ve still got lots of work ahead of me. You’ll be seeing this picture quite a bit over the next 6 months or so because I’ll be posting it next to pictures of my weight loss progress. I’ll probably take a new picture once a month or so. I’ll be working out with a trainer twice a week.

Aside from training, I’ll also be taking part in New York Health & Racquet Club’s numerous group classes like spinning, Pilates, boot camp and yoga. I’m also super excited to learn how to play racquetball!

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