Yaaay Joe!! Congratulations on finally breaking thru the fat ceiling, if i may call it that. I’m very very proud of you and impressed because that would have been the point I threw in my greasy-food smeared napkin and kicked this experiment to the curb! However, though I have been quiet now for a few weeks, much to your misguided hopes I am back. My plan to just eat less once i moved has been going well for me, in large part because “the home” serves items I dislike quite frequently and also because I REALLY feel like a hog asking for a second plate in front of all the old folks. I’m also reminded of when I was younger and had to eat just enough to prevent my folks from worrying about me, so I’d size up the plate placed before me and mentally decide to eat a quarter of the plate, or maybe half if I really liked it. So far I’m not usually entirely successful at doing that at 48 rather than 8 but I do eat less than the entire meal. I find I’m feeling better when I leave the table, instead of feeling like I need to be rolled away physically a la Violet Beauregard in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. And then I had to stay at my parents’ for a day and a half and I think I’ve completely undone all my good work! 🤦🏼♀️ Anyway, the results:
Starting weight 1/6/24: 145
Today’s weight 2/8/24: 141.5
I’m happy with that. Just under a pound a week without true exercise is awesome in my book!!
I have so many questions about weight loss, but I'm still plugging away at what I know. For example, I have a digital scale and weigh myself every day. Every day the weight is the same down to the ounce....and then one day it isn't. Why doesn't it show a few ounces every few days instead of the 1.2 that suddenly appeared today? I mean, I'll take it, but a couple ounces now and then show a little encouragement.
It has taken me eleven months since I began this latest journey, but I finally hit the 20 pound mark. I started at 168 after sitting around the house recuperating from rotator cuff surgery, to 147.5 this morning. My goal is 135 and it seems miles away....but hopefully I'm not going anywhere so I'll keep at it.
And we all seem to be obsessed with Violet Beauregard.
Congratulations and I hope to hear (read) more good news next week.
Keep it up! I am a huge Lose It fan and also own a food scale. I now aim to WEIGH EVERYTHING so I don't have to wash measuring cups. It is a game-changer. I love reading your writing and I love hearing about your progress. I'm on my own fitness journey to drop the Halloween-Thanksgiving-Christmas indulgences and ensure that I do not turn into a shriveld up old lady with no muscle on my bones. But I'm proud of you for not giving up. Way to go!
Yaaay Joe!! Congratulations on finally breaking thru the fat ceiling, if i may call it that. I’m very very proud of you and impressed because that would have been the point I threw in my greasy-food smeared napkin and kicked this experiment to the curb! However, though I have been quiet now for a few weeks, much to your misguided hopes I am back. My plan to just eat less once i moved has been going well for me, in large part because “the home” serves items I dislike quite frequently and also because I REALLY feel like a hog asking for a second plate in front of all the old folks. I’m also reminded of when I was younger and had to eat just enough to prevent my folks from worrying about me, so I’d size up the plate placed before me and mentally decide to eat a quarter of the plate, or maybe half if I really liked it. So far I’m not usually entirely successful at doing that at 48 rather than 8 but I do eat less than the entire meal. I find I’m feeling better when I leave the table, instead of feeling like I need to be rolled away physically a la Violet Beauregard in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. And then I had to stay at my parents’ for a day and a half and I think I’ve completely undone all my good work! 🤦🏼♀️ Anyway, the results:
Starting weight 1/6/24: 145
Today’s weight 2/8/24: 141.5
I’m happy with that. Just under a pound a week without true exercise is awesome in my book!!
Progress! Congrats.
I have so many questions about weight loss, but I'm still plugging away at what I know. For example, I have a digital scale and weigh myself every day. Every day the weight is the same down to the ounce....and then one day it isn't. Why doesn't it show a few ounces every few days instead of the 1.2 that suddenly appeared today? I mean, I'll take it, but a couple ounces now and then show a little encouragement.
It has taken me eleven months since I began this latest journey, but I finally hit the 20 pound mark. I started at 168 after sitting around the house recuperating from rotator cuff surgery, to 147.5 this morning. My goal is 135 and it seems miles away....but hopefully I'm not going anywhere so I'll keep at it.
And we all seem to be obsessed with Violet Beauregard.
Congratulations and I hope to hear (read) more good news next week.
I love that Violet has become a recurring theme. May have to write about that!
Keep it up! I am a huge Lose It fan and also own a food scale. I now aim to WEIGH EVERYTHING so I don't have to wash measuring cups. It is a game-changer. I love reading your writing and I love hearing about your progress. I'm on my own fitness journey to drop the Halloween-Thanksgiving-Christmas indulgences and ensure that I do not turn into a shriveld up old lady with no muscle on my bones. But I'm proud of you for not giving up. Way to go!
Thank you, Erin! #fighttheshrivel