12/14/2019 Weigh In

210.5. No change from 12/12.

The TRX exercise system has not yet arrived; it's scheduled to get here on 12/18, which is this coming Wednesday. Just in time for Christmas!

I'm doing well this holiday season. I've not eaten any Christmas cookies or made any Christmas goodies. That will change for four days when Tess and Kraig get here; they will want Christmas sugar. I will make ONE (count it, ONE) eggnog cheesecake, and I will make pie crust cookies (I'll bring a plate of those to the neighbors next door). Then I will toss the rest of the wheat flour, since that's a BIG evil food for me; pie crust dough is about my favorite food on the freaking PLANET. Horrible for me, of course, but I do love the stuff. Always have. But I can't eat it if I don't have the ingredients around to make it. That's called "removing opportunity." It works.

Today's Plan:

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, strawberries, water
10:00 am: Personal trainer, water
Lunch: Chicken/Fish, salad, water
2 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack, water
Dinner: Bran pancake, strawberries, water
7 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack, water
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt

10/24/2019 Weigh In

219.25. No change from yesterday.

That's not a huge surprise, given that I ate sushi last night. It was good sushi, too, but it's not on the Approved Foods List at all (well, the fish is, but rice? Not!!). At least I didn't gain.

So. 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

I'll skip the yogurt tonight unless I'm really hungry at 9:30 pm.

I go to the gym for a personal training session today. That's a Good Thing.

10/19/2019 Weigh In

220.0, down nothing from yesterday. That's not a surprise, but...

I have lost 9 pounds in two weeks! WIN!!

Today’s Plan
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 a.m.: Strawberries, water
Lunch: Fish, salad, water
2 p.m.: Wasa, water
4 p.m.: Wasa, water
Dinner: Chicken, salad, water
7:30 p.m.: Apple, water
9:30 p.m.: Yogurt

Personal training this morning, and I'm running late. Of course.

10/12/2019 Weigh In

223.0, down from yesterday's 223.75 (no change yesterday from 10/10).

0.75 lb gone. Last Saturday, I weighed 229.0, so there is now six pounds less of me this week! I'm happy about that!

No time to ruminate on it, though; gotta get ready to go to my personal training session this morning. And the traffic will be horrid, I think.

Today's Plan is the same as every day's Plan. It works well for me.

Pre-breakfast: lemon juice, vitamins

Breakfast: Bran pancake, water

10 a.m.: Apple (in the car), water

Lunch: Chicken salad, water

2 pm: Wasa, water

4 pm: Wasa, water

Dinner: Fish salad, water

7:30 pm: Pear, water

9:30 pm: Yogurt

Weighing In 11/1/2018

201.5,  down 1 lb from 202.5 on 10/27.

And it's Measurements Day:

	3/14/17	1-Oct	1-Nov	Month's Difference	TOTAL   Difference	Month % Lost
Weight	256	209.75	201.5	-8.25	-54.5	3.70%
Bust	49.5	44	43	-1	-6.5	2.27%
Waist	51	45	43	-2	-8	4.44%
Hips	48	43.5	41	-2.5	-7	5.75%
Upper Arm L	15	13	12.75	-0.25	-2.25	1.92%
Upper Arm R	15	13.125	12.75	-0.375	-2.25	2.86%
Mid-Thigh L	23	19.5	19	-0.5	-4	2.56%
Mid-Thigh R	25	19.5	19	-0.5	-6	2.56%
Calf L	16	14.75	14.5	-0.25	-1.5	1.69%
Calf R	16	14.75	14.5	-0.25	-1.5	1.69%
Total Body Inches	258.5	227.125	219.5	-7.625	-39	3.36%
Inches Lost		-31.375	-39	-7.625	-39

I'd say I'm doing okay here. I seem to be losing about 8 lb per month, which is a good, healthy rate. Inches started peeling off this month because of the Callanetics and the gym and my personal trainer, all of which, given these results, I shall definitely keep doing.

I anticipate breaking that 100s digit VERY SOON!!!!

Weighing In 10/4/2018

207. No change from yesterday's 207.

The precipitous weight drop-off had to end eventually. I'm ok with it ending now.

Besides, I ate cookies yesterday when I gave blood. Give blood, get cookies. And I had all-you-can-eat sushi for lunch.

This morning, though, I have Darryl. He'll kick my weight-loss back into gear; not a problem. But maybe, just on principle, I'll do an egg-grapefruit day tomorrow. Especially since I'm going out for dinner tonight (I have a hot date) and will likely have a bleu cheese burger.

Weighing In 10/3/2018

207.0, down l pound from yesterday's 208.0.

I'll take it!

I'm pretty sure it's water weight lost; Darryl really, REALLY kicked butt last night at the gym, and I was dripping sweat; I couldn't even do some of the exercises (I simply modified a bit and stayed moving through the burpees (squat thrusts with a pushup in the middle and a jump at the end ... no way) and the rope climb).

Also, yesterday's food was pretty sparse. I ate my usual bran muffin for breakfast, had a smoothie (whey protein, apple, peanut butter, 1 Tbsp dark chocolate, water) for lunch, a protein bar (230 calories) to buck up for Darryl's class, then a pork chop and green beans stir fried in a capful of olive oil for dinner. Oh ... and two bowls of frozen strawberries for dessert!

He didn't give us homework, so I'll simply continue with the Callanetics (which I was going to do anyway).

Weighing In 10/2/2018

208, down 1.25 from yesterday's 209.25.

Love those 1-2-pound drops in a day!! Don't I wish they could happen every day....But that is not sustainable.

I have a Darryl workout tonight, so no Callanetics today. Tomorrow, yes, but not today.

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 9/28/2018

211.0, up 3.5 lb from Wednesday's 207.5

That's the wrong direction. And that is frustrating. Time for an egg-grapefruit day. But I don't have any grapefruit. I will buy a bag and do an egg-grapefruit day tomorrow.

However, there is reason. I am exercising significantly more, so am building muscle. That's a good thing. But 211.0 ... no. Also, I went to Friendly's after Toastmasters last night for dinner. I did not go hog-wild, but I did have a Happy Ending™ sundae after my grilled cheese sandwich and tomato basil soup.

Well, back to the boards, as they say. No Darryl workout today, so today I do Callanetics. This is the first time I've done that routine in eons. That'll tighten up my gut in no time flat.

Weighing In 9/26/2018

207.5, down 1.25 lb from Monday's 208.75.

This is the result of the Team Darryl workout last night at the gym. That workout was hell on earth, but if it gives this result, I will gladly go through hell on earth. Actually, I paid $90 to go through hell on earth ... this team challenge lasts until mid-November ... by which time I hope to be down 20 lb from that 208.75 starting point. Let's see ... that would put me at 188.75. It will be a Great Day when I crack the 200-lb mark!!

And Darryl gave us homework. We are to find one thing to do to make the team challenge worth it. Me, I'm doing the Callanetics workout from the DVD I have. At least four days this week. I'll get it up to seven days each week by Week 3.

Oh ... I hurt today. My hip is killing me.

Hey ... I've lost over 50 lb since I started this in March 2017!! New cross-trainers for me!!!!! Yay!!!

And food is easy; just keep on with the Diet Center Reducing Diet. Easy enough.

Weighing In 9/20/2018

I missed weighing in yesterday, but today is 209.5, down 1.75 lb from 9/18's 211.25.

That's better. That's what an egg-grapefruit day is supposed to do. This egg-grapefruit day just took a couple of days to kick in.

I've found the most wonderful thing to do with chicken and salad. Stir-fried chicken with apples and greens! Yum!

Gotta go to the gym today. My personal trainer is out for the week this week, but that should not give me a reason to avoid the gym. He even provided a workout!