201 Merry Christmas!

3 days of Holiday eating, 6 pounds weight gain. I feel bloated, my joint ache. My husband is the worse condition I have seen him in many many months.  All for some bad food. It was "yummy", but in retrospect, not even close to being worth it!

That is ok. Today is another day and sticking to eating correctly, for me at least, will be easy. The food that I have loved to such high weights, is not even a little tempting.  My favorite, the pumpkin pie, is still sitting on the counter, two pies worth. Not interested.

The 6 pounds was totally worth having this feeling.  It is not so much about 3 days, although one would have been much better. It is about not doing that eating for a lifetime.

194.5

I actually hit 195 a couple days ago. About 3. But did not get around to posting it. Then it is exciting the first day, but not the 2nd and 3rd day. So today was 194.5 and made me smile. 4.5 pounds to go to hit my goal for this month. And today is the 19th.  A week and a half....may not quite get there.

I am finding the fudge that Ron makes quite difficult to resist. But I do manage to. I have not had a full piece. I have grabbed a couple crumbs, but not more than 3 total.  I guess getting through this season without gaining weight, let alone losing it, is quite an accomplishment!

195.5

Yea! A full pound today!

I find myself looking forward to all kinds of things that I did not before.  In my family, my kind, sweet, loving, talented husband has done all the cooking for years. In fact, going on 20 years.

For some reason, now after all these years, I am looking forward to finding healthy meal choices and making them.  This is a HUGE deal!

I also tried on pants today. Some of the larger ones are going out the door! There is only 1 pair left of pants too small for me to wear. The rest of my closet is beginning to  change too.

This feels great!  I have no doubt I will continue until I meet my goal.

1 day at a time

Today was 196.5.

It is always a bit of a surprise when the scale moves down a little, and so dissapointing when it stays put or moves up.

I am very happy with this eating plan. Not feeling hungry or deprived. Staying on track pretty darn good too.  I can see that 160 goal getting closer! (See December 3rd)

Really funny how much less 36.5 pounds seem to lose than 40 pounds! Also, just a very short time ago, at 221.5, it was 61.5 pounds and I could not even dare to think I could get there!  So 25 pounds since November 2nd. 58.5 from my highest weight of 255.  Pretty fantastic.

In the mean time, I am just living my life, as I should be. Just working and living and enjoying.

I watch Biggest Loser at times. One of my daughters is a big fan of Australia's Biggest Loser on Youtube.  I also have watched Extreme Weight Loss.  I am always a little shocked how they lose some weight and start wearing clothing that they would look much better not wearing.  So I am trying to be careful not to make the same mistake!

You just feel so good losing some weight! Being smaller than you were.  So in your eyes, WOW! You look great in those clothes!!!  But in reality, not yet.  But clothes are fitting better. Larger items are going to the thrift store. I don't need to buy clothes yet as I have plenty in my closet that "use to fit".

So 1 day at a time. Those days add up into weeks and months and years. Doing the right thing one day at a time will add up to a healthy weight. Just as doing the wrong thing added up to 255 pounds.

So who's day can you brighten today?

Plateau Broken!

197.0! OK, I was stuck at 198.5 for what seemed like FOREVER! But looking back at the last post, only 4 days.

Behaving myself and sticking to business. I was hoping to reach 190 by the end of the month. That is not that big of a deal unless you realize Christmas and company are between now and the end of the month.

Plus....FUDGE SEASON! Ron (husband) makes awesome fudge. It is our major deal we do at Christmas. And that works really well since he does all the work and I get some of the glory!  Well last year fudge season netted me a little more than +10 pounds with Christmas, Christmas parties and way too many goodies thrown in!

Today will not have any temptations. Seems we had an unwanted visitor recently.  A mouse came to stay. We do not know where the little stinker is. But evidence is way too plentiful. So I am cleaning and sanitizing my food cupboards today.  No food cravings today!

198.5 35 days

OK, 198.5 today. Started November 2nd. That is 35 days and 23 pounds. Not too shabby.  I have also lost about 2 inches on most areas I measure.

I have not been exercising. Wanted to wait till I adjusted to the eating habits and got under 200 pounds. So this next week I will start with just 5 minutes a day and add to it.

I was thinking, long ago I was at 255. That was several years ago, but I was still there. So being down to 198 is a pretty big deal. I have already lost 56.5 pounds.  My initial goal to reach is no longer the 180 I thought about a year or two ago, but is now 160. And I may even change that to 150 as I get closer.

I am not kidding myself. 23 pounds in 35 days will not be repeated in the next 30 days. But I am counting on maybe 12-15. The closer I get to the goal, the slower it will go.  But that is where the exercise comes in. It starts putting my body back in the healthy shape it needs. It gives me more energy and more drive to make the goal.

Fudge season is upon us. Ron makes incredible fudge. It is usually worth gaining 10-15 pounds.  Next 30 days will be interesting!

Goodbye forever 200's!

199.5!

Hello "One-derfuls"!  And that is with two Christmas parties this week!

Here We Go Again

200 even. Got clear up to 221.5 again. That was November 2nd. Today is December 3rd and I am 200.  This time I am going all the way. My initial goal was met today, 200. My goal for next month is 190. I should surpass it. My ultimate goal is 160. Right now that seems not possible. I know it is, but not all the way! At 255, it seemed impossible.  

It is so funny, if it were not for the health part, weight is so much about perception! I am sure I seem huge, even 55 pounds lighter to most people. But to me, I feel, well, skinny!  I know I am not. But compared to where I was, skinny.

The health part is really the number one priority. Extra weight kills. It also makes life a lot less fun. I have less energy. Feel worse about myself. Hate the way I look in or out of clothes! At this point, I am really surprised (again) at how much more energy I have.

How am I doing it? Medifast is what is working for me. One of the biggest issues I had was not having time to eat. So I would have breakfast, and either get hungry during the day and eat something bad. Or I would go all day and get home and just binge! Even taking a lunch rarely helped because of all the running around I do.

With this, I eat 5 meals a day that consist of something from Medifast. Then one meal of a lean protein and veggies. I can have that meal whenever I want.  I don't get hungry at all!  The meals available are quite varied, from shakes and granola type bars to soups, main course type meals and even brownies and cookies! The deal is, the right food to start with and controlled portions.  What really works for me is the bars I can carry in my purse and no matter what is going on, I can grab one and have one of those 5 meals.

As I have written before, I am sure I have a "bad" carb addiction. When I have one, I am in big trouble and it triggers binge eating that can last for months.  Healthy carbs do not cause that.

We even went to a Christmas party last night and I still lost a pound today! I just ate the protein and the salads. It was awesome! I did not even feel deprived and really enjoyed the meal.

Medifast was at one time Dr. supervised. Now you can do it on your own. You still get a Health Coach, no additional charge. They are awesome with help, hints and answering any questions.  Mine are Gary and Deon Fisher. The website is www.exfatty.tsfl.com .