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A new milestone was hit. This is a big one!
I've had some pants I couldn't get into for a year sitting outside the closet. I didn't toss them out, but I was getting sick of pulling them out of the closet and realizing I couldn't button them anymore.
Lately I've been having trouble needing to hitch up my jeans all the time and tighten my belts. I went for a fresh pair yesterday and I was curious if I could fit in the smaller size. They buttoned right up! I was amazed!
Reality check time. I'm talking about going from a 46" in the waist to a 44". I can remember the first time I bought 44" pants. I used to call them my bozo pants because they fit me so loose. That is no longer the case and shows me how much further I have to go. Heck, I remember back a few decades ago thinking 38" was too damn big.
I've done a lot of letting myself go in my life. I wish I could have that time to do it over again. Living with the weight has been awful. Now that it's coming off easy, I can only wonder what took me so long.
The answer of course was finding something I could stick with. Going raw or vegan or juicing was never an option I seriously considered. That seemed way beyond what I could accomplish. Heck, I tried Atkins and failed at that because I couldn't maintain an all meat diet. And I LOVE meat. What chance would I have at an all veggie and fruit diet? The world is truly upside down at times. I'm now eating things I considered nasty a month ago and digging them. Tomatoes, cucumber, eggplant, TOFU! I had a friend ask the classic "What have you done with Chris!"
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272.0 lb
Lost so far: 25.0 lb.
Still to go: 82.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 21 July 2012:
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580 kcal
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Fat: 23.00g | Prot: 15.00g | Carb: 78.50g.
Breakfast: Mac-n-Mo's Pumpkin Cranberry Morsels. Lunch: Spicy Lentil Wrap. more...
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losing 9.1 lb a week
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