Naked Saturday: 300.4 (-54.2)
Celebrating: Crossing over from BMI’s “Severly Obese” into just “Obese.” Yay! Grateful for: I wrote earlier about an increase in [otherwise healthy] carbs and my trepidation over weight fluctuations this week. Well, the mystery seems to have been solved when I experienced another ovarian cyst rupture yesterday at work. Thankfully, this one was only about half as severe and debilitating as the one linked above, and that is what I’m grateful for this week — that I was able to ride it out with my office door locked, get home safely, and rest. (And,...
Read MoreThe price of free food
With a recent personal budget crisis and no choice but to become very frugal, I must report that I am now in week 3 of not eating out nor purchasing groceries. I have no doubt that this contributed to my 5+ pound loss in the last week. Fortunately, I had a few things stockpiled (many of which I had forgotten about) which have seen me through these lean times, including dried beans, frozen veggies, and a $5 grocery store gift card. I’m grateful for the resourcefulness, creativity, and determination which were passed down to me from my farmer grandparents. It’s very tricky, after...
Read MoreNaked Saturday: 301.6 (-53.0)
Celebrating: 50 POUNDS GONE!!! Grateful for: I’m sorry — maybe you didn’t hear me. I’VE LOST OVER 50 POUNDS! (Okay, also I’m grateful to have broken past 40 BMI points.) Starting weight: 354.6 pounds Last week: 306.8 This week: 301.6 Change this week: -5.2 Total change: -53.0 Next milestone: 55 pounds gone This week’s mantra: Hold on tight and enjoy the ride.
Read MoreSomething to think about
How much of my current success with weight-loss efforts is linked to my current financial difficulties? I simply don’t have the funds to eat the way I used to. I am forced to regulate my money and this has assisted me in regulating my food spending and consumption as well. I want to be clear about something: I was able to really get a handle on my Binge Eating Disorder long before I went broke, but still. It’s pretty hard to get excited about bingeing on beans and rice, or frozen brussel sprouts. The money just isn’t there for eating fancy French desserts and tripling up on...
Read MoreCourse correction
In my efforts to break past the 300-pound mark without totally freaking out, it occurs to me that I might need to adjust my big-picture goals a bit. Originally, my goal for evading weight-loss surgery was to weigh under 300 pounds by the end of 2008. There it is again — the big three-oh-oh. With so much riding on those three digits, it’s understandable that my mind and body connection could fabricate a metaphysical traffic jam and, once again, prevent me from crossing into a new century. Well, yes. My goal was to get there by the end of 2008 but guess what? If my graphs and...
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