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183.4 to 179.6 this week. Almost 4 pounds. Not sure why. I haven't really changed anything except I didn't have any beer this week (I think), but I did have a few glasses of wine and a few meals out. I've also been eating a lot of almonds. Way more than what is supposed to be allowed after induction. I've also been having quite a bit of peanut butter. Maybe my body is just contrary and does the opposite of what it's supposed to do. It wouldn't surprise me one bit. I haven't had much dairy though so maybe that's it. My mom sent me a big box of gourmet cheeses for my birthday which is tomorrow so I'm sure I'll be digging into those soon so we will see what happens. Also, birthday weekend. Could spell trouble. I'm going to spring training baseball games over the weekend which is what I do every year for my birthday. I don't get to see the Cardinals during the regular season, but I live about an hour away from where they have spring training so I try to get to a few games while I can. I know beer will be consumed and maybe a hotdog or bratwurst or big soft pretzel. I really don't think I'm strong enough to resist.
Several years ago when I still lived in St Louis, I went to a baseball game and couldn't resist the smell of bratwurst so I ate one. You wouldn't think that was a big deal normally, but I had been a vegetarian for 7 years prior to that day. Much beer drinking preceded the feasting, but on that day I started eating meat again. Not only did I have that bratwurst I followed it up with a hot dog and then after the game we went for the best burgers in St Louis at O'Connell's. Needless to say I was sick for nearly a week. Some things you should ease yourself into, such as eating meat for the first time in 7 years.
My hubster took the day off work tomorrow so we can go out for a day on the water. We've got a boat rented and will probably go to a restaurant with a dock for lunch and then there really isn't a plan after that for my actual birthday day. It's funny that we're going out on a boat on our day off since we both work on boats every (working) day.
So here are the numbers on the day before my 42nd birthday:
-------starting (1-24)/current(3-24)---------
Weight--194lbs/179lbs
Chest--41"/38"
Waist--36.5"/32.5"
Hips (ugh)--45.5" /43"
Left Thigh--27"/25.5"
Left Upper Arm (the guns)--13"/12"
My upper body seems to be more accepting of weight loss. Even after 15 pounds my clothes aren't fitting all that differently. Maybe not bursting at the seems, but not really loose. Maybe in 2 more months I'll have lost 30 pounds and my clothes will see fit to loosen up.
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