I know ... I've been bad ... just busy with traveling, company, worry, yada yada ... OK, just lazy to be honest! Sorry about that!
Today I have lost 36 pounds and have under 13 to go ... unless I change my goal which depends on how I look and feel. I am not going to be perfect .. have let myself go too many times and the skin is just never going to go back where it belongs no matter what I do ... well, not no matter what ... if I have a few thousand $$$ to spend on tummy tucks and such, that would work, but at my age? Who am I kidding? OMGosh, I totally forgot to mention a great NSV (non scale victory) ... Last week I glanced in a mirror one afternoon and there they were ... right in front of me ... MY JAW/CHIN BONES ... wooooohooooo!
Just getting all this abnormal fat off and feeling better is enough of a reward for me. I can actually button the new size 10 pants I bought when Julia and I went shopping -- breathing is a little bit of a problem though, so I won't be wearing them for awhile yet! hahaha I wore a size 10 in high school, which as near as I can figure is a size 8 in today's fashion world. I wore that for a few months 9 years ago, but not really thinking I'll worry about getting there this time. Really going for the healthy BMI which is below 125.0 ... don't want to get 'skinny' as the last time I did that half the folks I knew thought I was gonna die at any moment!
This is day 26 of the vlcd in Rd2 ... feeling good, no cheats .. over all doing well!
Julia and Jesse moved to Hawaii on Wednesday .. I'm a weenie and cried most of the day. Have to start saving for a trip over. Can't wait! For those who don't know they were 9 days late leaving WA due to Jesse breaking his foot ... surgery, four pins and a screw ... yeah, nothing simple there. There are some not for the squeamish photos in an album on my Facebook photo page if you can't resist and have a strong tummy!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Getting closer every day ...
You know how you see skinny girls cross their legs and then tuck their foot behind the other ankle? Yesterday I couldn't do that ... today I CAN!! wooohoooo OK, I'm certainly not skinny, but sure a lot thinner than I was and on my way to healthy to boot!!
This is such an awesome journey with surprising results every single day. I have a few real life friends doing it as well .. not because of my journey, but they also found it on their own ... and I know one is doing very well! The other two don't stay in touch often, so not sure about their journey at all but hoping for great successes for them as well.
The temp has soared over 100 today after keeping us in early spring/late winter for so long .. it is quite a change with very little warning. Almost makes me happy my eye is not sunshine worthy and I must stay in the air conditioned confines of my home. HA .. good excuse! Healing ulcer and staph infection .. neither a lot of fun, both painful and difficult to deal with. Hopefully with the prayers of wonderful family and friends I will heal sooner rather than later!
Am on day 10 of the vlcd ... keeping it as close to 500 calories a day as is possible. The last couple of days I have lost over 1 pound so expect that to slow a lot soon. This is the 2nd week which notoriously is slow and sluggish, but since I have some experience with the reasoning behind that, I am hoping to plow my way through it ... I am actually enjoying the journey and hoping that these next 18 pounds will leave the building during this round. Wouldn't that be awesome?
This is such an awesome journey with surprising results every single day. I have a few real life friends doing it as well .. not because of my journey, but they also found it on their own ... and I know one is doing very well! The other two don't stay in touch often, so not sure about their journey at all but hoping for great successes for them as well.
The temp has soared over 100 today after keeping us in early spring/late winter for so long .. it is quite a change with very little warning. Almost makes me happy my eye is not sunshine worthy and I must stay in the air conditioned confines of my home. HA .. good excuse! Healing ulcer and staph infection .. neither a lot of fun, both painful and difficult to deal with. Hopefully with the prayers of wonderful family and friends I will heal sooner rather than later!
Am on day 10 of the vlcd ... keeping it as close to 500 calories a day as is possible. The last couple of days I have lost over 1 pound so expect that to slow a lot soon. This is the 2nd week which notoriously is slow and sluggish, but since I have some experience with the reasoning behind that, I am hoping to plow my way through it ... I am actually enjoying the journey and hoping that these next 18 pounds will leave the building during this round. Wouldn't that be awesome?
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