Because I have so much weight to lose, it generally takes a while before people visibly register the changes in my size and shape. Historically, it takes about 40 pounds (or, over 10% of my body weight) before people start to ask if I’ve changed my hair or bought a new blouse. What they really [...]
Celebrating: 5.6 BMI points and 12% of my “starting” weight gone!
Grateful for: always having room for improvement.
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 313.6
This week: 312.0
Change this week: -1.6
Total change: -42.6
Next milestone: 45 pounds gone
This week’s mantra: Losing weight is nice, sure, but let’s focus on fitness.
It occurs to me that the two thoughts that have been bouncing around my head may be more related than I am giving them credit for.
The first is a buzzing halo of “hmmm” circling around a story I heard on the local news this morning. Apparently, a man was found dead in a parked car, [...]
Celebrating: 40 pounds gone!
Grateful for: having my internet access back this week.
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 315.0
This week: 313.6
Change this week: -1.4
Total change: -41.0
Next milestone: 45 pounds gone
This week’s mantra: As silly as it sounds, this week I want to focus on FITNESS and FLOSSING. (Of course, this morning I had a little waxing-at-home [...]
Celebrating: Recovery from medical emergencies.
Grateful for: Eggs. I dunno, I just feel affectionate toward their protein-y, yellow-y, jiggle-y goodness today.
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 325.8
This week: 315.0
Change this week: -10.8
Total change: -39.6
Next milestone: 40 pounds gone (just 0.4 pounds away!)
This week’s mantra: 10 pounds? Man, that was a big cyst.
My favorite brother was in town this weekend to help me work on a video project. Naturally, I tried to stay with my “mostly right” line of food choices and accepted the fact that entertaining my brother would likely result in a small gain on the scale.
So, you can imagine my surprise when, on Saturday [...]