7/2/2020 Weighing In - With Measurements

Well. It's been awhile. And, of course, I've gained weight in that while.

Today, which would have been Jim's and my 9th wedding anniversary, I weigh in at 227.75. My stats are (in inches and pounds):

	07/02/20
Weight	227.75
Neck	16.75
Bust	47
Waist	48
Hips	47.125
Upper Arm L	14
Upper Arm R	14.75
Mid-Thigh L	21.5
Mid-Thigh R	22.5
Calf L	15.25
Calf R	15

And that is my new starting point.

I'm trying something new: psych support and group support with a program called Optavia; it uses a regimented 800-1000 calorie-per-day food plan. Diet Center has worked for me for a long time, but I find I need the active support of others to keep me on the straight and narrow. So here we go again. Let's hope this is the last time. My 9th wedding anniversary seems like a good day to start this journey. Jim would want me to get and stay healthy.

At least I didn't yoyo back up to my 3/17/17 starting weight of 256!! But I was on the way; my clothes are starting to not fit well, and that will NOT do.

Oh ... goals. I need to lower my LDL and to get to 150 lb. Preferably within the next year.

10/27/2019 Weigh In

219! Down 0.25 from yesterday! Ten pounds gone from the start of this phase of losing the tonnage, three weeks ago! HUGE win!! Time for a REWARD!! Mama needs a new pair of yoga pants!

Today's Plan

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 am: Strawberries, water
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
2 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
Dinner: Fish, salad, water
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt

Weighing In 10/1/2018

209.25, down from 9/29's 210.

Since I started on 9/1/2018 at 218 lb, I've lost 8.75 lb. That's not too shabby. It's had its ups and downs, and I traveled some in September (always a Problem for weight loss), but I show a net loss, which I'm happy about.

The stuff I'm doing at the gym doesn't hurt. That challenge has me doing Callanetics four days this week (today will be the fourth) and has me feeling pretty good. I still can't do a squat-thrust, but I'll get there; it's a 10-week challenge with Darryl (my personal trainer, who is magnificent at kicking butt) and that can't help but get me closer to where I want to be!

Here are today's measurements. I didn't measure last month until 9/9, so it's only 21 days' worth of loss this month. That problem is remedied; today's the first of the month, and I measure on the first of the month.

Since starting on 3/14/2017, I have lost a total of 78.125 inches and 46.75 lb!! No wonder my clothes are falling off of me!! Percentage-wise, I've lost 18.06% of my body mass since 3/14/2017, and 3.78% of my body mass since 1 September (when I weighed in at 218). 

This past month, I lost a total of 3.875 inches, which also isn't too shabby. I've lost, percentage-wise, 15.18% (!!!) of my body measurement since 3/14/2017 and 4.0% of my body measurement since 9/9/2018.

I'm stoked!!

	3/14/17	9-Sep	1-Oct	Month's Difference	TOTAL Difference
Weight	256	210.5	209.25	-1.25	46.75
Bust	49.5	45	44	-1	5.5
Waist	51	45	45	0	6
Hips	48	43	43.5	0.5	4.5
Upper Arm L	15	13	13	0	2
Upper Arm R	15	13.125	13.125	0	1.875
Mid-Thigh L	23	20	19.5	-0.5	3.5
Mid-Thigh R	25	20.5	19.5	-1	5.5
Calf L	16	15.125	14.75	-0.375	1.25
Calf R	16	15	14.75	-0.25	1.25
Inches Lost	514.5	440.25	436.375	3.875	78.125

Weighing In 8/30/2017

Yesterday was 212.75, today is 212.75. This is down 0.75 lb from Monday's 213.5.

It's coming off.

And I'm exercising. At the end of July, I joined a gym and I've actually been using it. I have a weekly personal training session with a guy who broke his leg so badly that it needed amputation below the knee; he kicks my butt (which needs kicking). I'm taking a Water Walking class on Mondays at 10:30 (I missed this past week, but I'll not do that on a regular basis). I've taken a few Zumba classes. I'm enjoying myself while my body develops actual muscles and my clothes fall off me. It doesn't hurt to move as much as it did, either. Life is good!!

Oh ... and my gentleman caller is pleased with the changes, too!

Weighing In 7/11/2017

218.25, no change from yesterday.

I am becoming visibly (to me) thinner. My arms and legs are showing actual definition (unlike my midsection, but I'm working on that). This pleases me no end; I'm SOOOO looking forward to NOT being bigger than life!

My daughter gave me a lovely winter suit yesterday; she's moving south and the suit doesn't fit her and it would be too warm for her new climate, she thinks. She's actually not moving to the subtropics; only to North Carolina where, yes, it does get cold on occasion. But the suit is too small for her. It's still too small for me, but I will shrink into it by fall/winter, which is perfect timing! Red jacket, black pants ... a really nice Evan Picone suit.

I will NEVER lecture her about this, not say a word (I remember all too well the effect of my mother's lecturing and badgering me about it), but my daughter needs to do what I'm doing and lose her excess tonnage. She weighed in at the doctor's office at 270 ... and that's too much for a 27-year-old. She's headed down a bad path that she needs to fix NOW, not when she's 60 like her mother. She's going to an amusement park this week; it's possible that she won't fit in the roller coaster car and THAT should shock her into doing something about the weight problem. I won't hear about it, of course, and that's okay, as long as it works.

Weighing In 7/4/2017

219.5, no change from yesterday.

Well, it's time to even it out. I've dropped over a pound per day for the last couple of days; that could not have continued. As long as I keep eating healthy and moving more, the weight will continue to peel off at a goodly rate. I would like, though, to rev it up to 10 lb per month. That, of course, means exercising more, which would be good for me anyway. June was abysmal, as I lost only 4.75 lb in 30 days. That shows that I didn't follow the program well at all. I've done much better so far in July, which is good.

From the start on 14 March 2017, I've lost 36.5 lb and none of my clothes fit me anymore. I need a whole new wardrobe! I won't buy new, of course. Maybe this is the time to do the clothes-renting thing until I reach my goal weight.

Happy Fourth of July! Truly this is Independence Day indeed, for I am FINALLY breaking the fatty ties that bound me for so very long!!

Weighing In 6/6/2017

I missed blogging, though not weighing myself, yesterday.

Yesterday I weighed in at 224.25, down 0.25 from 4 June's 224.5.

Today I weighed in at 224, down 0.25 from yesterday's 224.25.

Those little quarter-pound days do add up to about 2 pounds per week, which is where I need to be. Indeed, on 1 June I was at 226, so I have lost two pounds this week. That's just about ideal.

I put on one of Jim's belts yesterday. I needed to; my pants are falling down! Soon it will be time to take in, then get rid of, all the clothes that fit my larger body. Salvation Army is in for some lovely, lovely suits!

Weighing In 5/23/2017

228.75, down from 229.25 yesterday.

Well. It's about time that plateau broke a little.

Eleven weeks ago today, I started this journey. At that time, I weighed 256 lb. In eleven weeks, I've lost 27.25 lb.

There are some intended-but-not-this-soon consequences of this. I was trying to dress in a lawyerly fashion (as defined by Fred Gwynne's character in My Cousin Vinny) yesterday. I put on a suit. The pants won't stay up. So I tried another suit. Same problem. I ended up wearing a (cloth) boho skirt and a jacket to court yesterday. I must take my pants in!!

There will come a time when it gets ridiculous to take in the pants (and the jackets). At that point, I will sell my lovely suits in a consignment shop (or donate them and take the tax write-off) and get cheap clothes from Salvation Army until I reach my final goal, at which point I shall splurge on a brand new wardrobe.