madaboutmoose's Journal, 08 August 2009

Greetings!! Looks like perhaps a few showers here today! At least there is some cloud cover and the temperature feels a little cooler! I'm still up early and maybe I can sneak a nap in later today. I'm inching closer to the "blue line" with my weigh in today. I still weigh in daily, I just don't record daily weights. This week I've been as high as 185.2 and then as low as today, 178.6!! That is quite a range, isn't it??? I had two nights of snacking ... but other than that it was an okay week food wise. I suppose I ought to be used to the way my numbers fluctuate by now. Seems like I have an almost 10 pound fluctuation range where others only have 2-3 pounds in their fluctuation range. Maybe in my delusional state I'm just making all this up!! LOL!!! What really matters is continuing the journey, paying attention to the "sides" of the mountain and not only focused on the top!! I'm glad I appear to be finished with my snack-a-mania for now ... that was just a little scary!!!

Today is an at home, catch up on the house, maybe read a little, take a nap, maybe chat with an old college friend online, hang out with the dogs sort of day. Mom will be gone most of the day, hanging out with her "miniature" friends (no her friends aren't actually miniature sized, she and her friends make miniature things!!!). Bob is at work until at least 5 pm tonight. Oh, yes, of course, there will be the standard elliptical workout too ... oh how I love to sweat!! LOL!!!

I'm hoping to push the numbers a little lower ... I'd love to be able to have 165-170 the low end of my range ... but it might take some time. I'll remind myself not to be in a hurry and to soak in all the progress I've made!! I'll also remind myself that the joy is not in the destination but in the journey ... and that I have been in a healthy range now for quite a little bit of time!!! Hooray for me!!!!

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend!! Have fun!! Enjoy!! Be good to yourselves!! And remember .... we cannot change what we do not own!!!
178.6 lb Lost so far: 80.6 lb.    Still to go: 0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

Diet Calendar Entries for 08 August 2009:
1431 kcal Fat: 27.12g | Prot: 99.06g | Carb: 206.65g.   Breakfast: water, medifast cocoa. Lunch: Diced Peaches no sugar, 2% cottage cheese, Select Harvest Light Vegetable Beef Barley. Dinner: Shrimp, Brown Minute Rice, Perrier. Snacks/Other: Miller 64, Ranch Cornnuts, Speical K Bar - Chocolately Pretzel, Special K Protein Bar Honey Almond, Fiber One. more...
3000 kcal Activities & Exercise: Elliptical - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
losing 19.6 lb a week

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You are doing so well. You may have peaks and valleys but are so well grounded that I know you WILL reach your goal of good health and find the weight you and your body can live with. As I have said so many times you are my hero. Without you to remind me to smell the flowers I think I would not be doing as well as I am. You are doing great Stay the Course. 
08 Aug 09 by member: judibird
Thanks mom!! I think actually I annoy you!!! With all my reminders to "smell the flowers"!! LOL!!! I noticed too that you are still BLUE!!!! Way to go!!! Maybe I'll see that blue color before Christmas!!!  
08 Aug 09 by member: madaboutmoose
Ahhhhh! That's swwet - a Fat Secret exchange between mother and daughter! How cool is that! I relate to the mountain analogy. That's an effective image. I agree. You DO seem to have a wide range and I ADMIRE you for giving yourself that much WIGGLE room. The kind of self-forgiveness you model is beneficial for a non-forgiving person like me. I have heavy grudges that I have been carrying for years. These grudges make my shoulders sag - quite literally! So much so - that my doctor seemed to think I might have early stages of osteoperosis! No - just the round shoulder effect from all those grudges! Sounds as if you have a great day liesure planned with some sexy sweating too! Enjoy.  
08 Aug 09 by member: poet-in-motion
I am truly impressed with you. You have stopped smoking and your weight is coming down again. Wow! 
08 Aug 09 by member: WECANDOTHIS
Good for you! Great to read that post. 
08 Aug 09 by member: erikag
LOL! It's not delusional at all, I think it implies that you are alive. ;-) 
08 Aug 09 by member: information

     
 

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