218.5, down 0.5 from yesterday's 219! Hurray!! I'm working on the next 10 pounds!! 9.5 pounds to go .... It's so much easier for me to put it on than it is to take it off, so I'm really quite proud of myself for losing the 10 pounds in three weeks; it will probably take a bit longer than that to lose the next 10, though; it's coming off in fits and starts, little bit by little bit. Well, 2 lb per week is a healthy rate. Frustrating, but healthy.
The Plan with the NordicTrack ... yeah, that didn't work out. I did 5 minutes on the machine yesterday. But I ate right and will work up my time on the machine. So let's be a bit more realistic today.
My Reward comes today; I ordered these red yoga pants from Amazon. They should really be quite stunning! And they give me something other than shorts and the black yoga pants to wear to the gym ... which is good!
I have to modify the Plan today; I have a dentist's appointment at 11 (for fillings; I hope to God he uses his laser drill and not novocaine) and a client coming in at 2. But it still works!
Today's Plan
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, strawberries, water
9:30 am: 5 minutes on NordicTrack, water
11 am: dentist
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
1:45 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Dinner: Fish, salad, water
7 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019
10/28/2019 Weigh In
219.0. Again no change.
I rewarded myself for the 10 pounds lost yesterday with a new pair of RED yoga pants. They should arrive from Amazon tomorrow.
I didn't go badly off my Plan yesterday, but I did eat an extra bread serving. For whatever reason, I was HUNGRY last night. I don't know why; usually, I'm not hungry on this new lifestyle. Maybe I was just bored.
Y'know, I bet that if I climb on my NordicTrack for half an hour each day, the numbers might go down faster. What do you think? I'll give that a whirl this week and see what happens.
Today's Plan
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
9 am: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
10 am: Strawberries, water
11 am: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
1 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
2 pm: Wasa, water
3 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
4 pm: Wasa, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Dinner: Fish, salad, water
7 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt
I rewarded myself for the 10 pounds lost yesterday with a new pair of RED yoga pants. They should arrive from Amazon tomorrow.
I didn't go badly off my Plan yesterday, but I did eat an extra bread serving. For whatever reason, I was HUNGRY last night. I don't know why; usually, I'm not hungry on this new lifestyle. Maybe I was just bored.
Y'know, I bet that if I climb on my NordicTrack for half an hour each day, the numbers might go down faster. What do you think? I'll give that a whirl this week and see what happens.
Today's Plan
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
9 am: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
10 am: Strawberries, water
11 am: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
1 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
2 pm: Wasa, water
3 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
4 pm: Wasa, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Dinner: Fish, salad, water
7 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt
Sunday, October 27, 2019
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
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
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Weighing In 9/12/2018
209.75, down from Monday’s 210.5. Hey, I broke a 10s digit!! Reward time!! I’m going to my 15th FPLC reunion and will enjoy that this weekend, so this weekend is my reward. All that walking up and down the hill between the hotel and the school!!
I didn’t get on the scales yesterday here, but the fancy fat-measuring scales at my Official Weigh-in for the challenge at the gym said 212.4 after a breakfast and 20 oz H2O and a half-hour workout with my personal trainer, Darryl. That counts for there, but it’s an inconsistent number for here so I don’t count it.
I was hungry last night, having eaten all I was supposed to eat. So I had 2 extra breads, some extra H2O, and an extra apple. That filled the bill quite nicely. And it didn’t do any damage!
I didn’t get on the scales yesterday here, but the fancy fat-measuring scales at my Official Weigh-in for the challenge at the gym said 212.4 after a breakfast and 20 oz H2O and a half-hour workout with my personal trainer, Darryl. That counts for there, but it’s an inconsistent number for here so I don’t count it.
I was hungry last night, having eaten all I was supposed to eat. So I had 2 extra breads, some extra H2O, and an extra apple. That filled the bill quite nicely. And it didn’t do any damage!
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Weighing In 7/26/2017
215.5, down 0.75 from yesterday's 216.25.
And down 40.5 pounds from March 15.
Reward time!! 40 pounds is HUGE. I've lost the equivalent of a five-year-old child. I'm going to the opera with my gentleman caller on 4 August, and he's coming here before then, so I'm getting the furniture rearranged and the upstairs cleaned up. But that's preplanned, so that's not my reward. My reward will be ... hmmm.
I think I'd like to join Vent Fitness. They have swimming and rock-climbing, and I can use the Wellness debit card to join up. And they have a facility right on the way to work!! Getting good exercise. That's my reward.
And down 40.5 pounds from March 15.
Reward time!! 40 pounds is HUGE. I've lost the equivalent of a five-year-old child. I'm going to the opera with my gentleman caller on 4 August, and he's coming here before then, so I'm getting the furniture rearranged and the upstairs cleaned up. But that's preplanned, so that's not my reward. My reward will be ... hmmm.
I think I'd like to join Vent Fitness. They have swimming and rock-climbing, and I can use the Wellness debit card to join up. And they have a facility right on the way to work!! Getting good exercise. That's my reward.
Monday, May 15, 2017
Weighing In 5/15/2017
229.25, down 0.75 lb from yesterday.
I broke the 10's digit today! That's a magic number, and it entails a reward! My trip to Northampton is coming up!
I have a trip to Olana coming up this Friday, but that's business; it's the IEEE group that I want to network with, so that's not actually a "reward." It will be a lovely trip, though.
Just gotta keep on trucking here ... little bit by little bit, I'm losing all there is of it. 140 lb is within my sights. It's a long way off, and there will be many mini-goals and nice rewards between now and then, but that's the ultimate destination.
I broke the 10's digit today! That's a magic number, and it entails a reward! My trip to Northampton is coming up!
I have a trip to Olana coming up this Friday, but that's business; it's the IEEE group that I want to network with, so that's not actually a "reward." It will be a lovely trip, though.
Just gotta keep on trucking here ... little bit by little bit, I'm losing all there is of it. 140 lb is within my sights. It's a long way off, and there will be many mini-goals and nice rewards between now and then, but that's the ultimate destination.
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Weighing In 5/13/2017
230, down from yesterday's 230.25.
Little bit by little bit...
It can be frustrating, but that's the healthy way to do this.
Another 0.25 lb and I'm ready for that break-the-tens-digit reward of a day trip to Northampton! That will happen sometime AFTER 22 May (Commencement is 21 May, and all houses at Smith close at noon on 22 May). I've calendared it for 23 May; if the weather is good, I'll do it then, but if it's raining I'll postpone.
Life is good, and is getting better. My ceiling is progressing, my kitchen cabinets will soon be painted (once the freaking heat gun gets here ... it got "delayed" in the Post Office), and my gentleman caller seems more and more interested in me (which is good, since I'm more and more interested in him).
Little bit by little bit...
It can be frustrating, but that's the healthy way to do this.
Another 0.25 lb and I'm ready for that break-the-tens-digit reward of a day trip to Northampton! That will happen sometime AFTER 22 May (Commencement is 21 May, and all houses at Smith close at noon on 22 May). I've calendared it for 23 May; if the weather is good, I'll do it then, but if it's raining I'll postpone.
Life is good, and is getting better. My ceiling is progressing, my kitchen cabinets will soon be painted (once the freaking heat gun gets here ... it got "delayed" in the Post Office), and my gentleman caller seems more and more interested in me (which is good, since I'm more and more interested in him).
Monday, April 24, 2017
Weighing In 4/24/2017
236, down from yesterday's 236.75.
That's 20 pounds gone!!!!!!!!!! I've ordered new hiking boots (not cross-trainers) as my reward because my gentleman caller and I are talking about doing some hiking this summer.
We had some excitement in the 'hood last night. My friend and fellow crazy-cat-lady Moira's next-door neighbor's house burned to the ground. Fire in my neighborhood is a very scary thing; we all live in wood-frame houses of the 100-year-plus vintage, so when one goes up we worry about a neighborhood-wide conflagration. Lucky for us, so does the local fire department, which acted quickly to limit the destruction. Moira's house is reasonably intact; no one (including the fire department) quite understands how that is true.
At least one person died in that fire. I didn't know that person, but am sorry she had such a horrific death. No one deserves death by fire.
I have my friend's cats until the damage to her back door is repaired. The cops kicked the door in to make sure she got out in time, which she and the cats all did (one of these kitties owes his life to the firemen and policemen who corralled and . My cats are NOT happy about this; neither are hers, but hers are at least safe and able to express their Extreme Displeasure.
That's 20 pounds gone!!!!!!!!!! I've ordered new hiking boots (not cross-trainers) as my reward because my gentleman caller and I are talking about doing some hiking this summer.
We had some excitement in the 'hood last night. My friend and fellow crazy-cat-lady Moira's next-door neighbor's house burned to the ground. Fire in my neighborhood is a very scary thing; we all live in wood-frame houses of the 100-year-plus vintage, so when one goes up we worry about a neighborhood-wide conflagration. Lucky for us, so does the local fire department, which acted quickly to limit the destruction. Moira's house is reasonably intact; no one (including the fire department) quite understands how that is true.
At least one person died in that fire. I didn't know that person, but am sorry she had such a horrific death. No one deserves death by fire.
I have my friend's cats until the damage to her back door is repaired. The cops kicked the door in to make sure she got out in time, which she and the cats all did (one of these kitties owes his life to the firemen and policemen who corralled and . My cats are NOT happy about this; neither are hers, but hers are at least safe and able to express their Extreme Displeasure.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Weighing In 4/11/2017
239.75, down from yesterday's 241.25.
YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! All that recent plateauing has fallen off the cliff!!!!!!!
And I'm below 240!! It's time for my mani/pedi, and I've donated today to my husband's memorial fund at the American Lung Association!!
From the start, I've lost 16.5 lb, and in one week I'm down 3 lb. I'm doing well. Just gotta keep it up!
Actually, losing the weight isn't the hard part; it's keeping it off where things get really challenging. It's so easy to slide right back into the old habits. So I have a strategy for that. I'll give myself a 10-lb buffer zone; if I get above that 10-lb limit, I will go right back on the reducing diet and take it right off. In other words, this is the last time I'll work to lose 100+ lb at a stretch.
My goal is 139 lb. I started at 258 lb. That will be a total loss of 119 lb. I can obviously do that. If I ever get above 150 again, I'm back on the reducing diet. That's it.
And y'know ... this blog keeps me accountable. That's what is missing in the book-based diets out there: accountability. Everyone is so sensitive about their weight. We just need to plough through and go public and state the weight and fix it then keep it fixed. It's not that hard, and we food addicts, on the Diet Center program, can stay food addicts; we just change the tenor of the addiction.
YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! All that recent plateauing has fallen off the cliff!!!!!!!
And I'm below 240!! It's time for my mani/pedi, and I've donated today to my husband's memorial fund at the American Lung Association!!
From the start, I've lost 16.5 lb, and in one week I'm down 3 lb. I'm doing well. Just gotta keep it up!
Actually, losing the weight isn't the hard part; it's keeping it off where things get really challenging. It's so easy to slide right back into the old habits. So I have a strategy for that. I'll give myself a 10-lb buffer zone; if I get above that 10-lb limit, I will go right back on the reducing diet and take it right off. In other words, this is the last time I'll work to lose 100+ lb at a stretch.
My goal is 139 lb. I started at 258 lb. That will be a total loss of 119 lb. I can obviously do that. If I ever get above 150 again, I'm back on the reducing diet. That's it.
And y'know ... this blog keeps me accountable. That's what is missing in the book-based diets out there: accountability. Everyone is so sensitive about their weight. We just need to plough through and go public and state the weight and fix it then keep it fixed. It's not that hard, and we food addicts, on the Diet Center program, can stay food addicts; we just change the tenor of the addiction.
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