Sandy701's Journal, 16 May 2012

My weight HELD this morning - YAY!! Again, it wasn't a fluke yesterday. In fact, I'm less than a half-pound away from the 150 mark....can't wait!!!

In preparation for slightly lower weights, it was time to take the plunge and get some size 10 shorts. My 12's are getting overly comfortable for walking which means they kind of begin to ride down a bit in the back. That's been my indication for dropping a size in the past. I found my favorite style on eBay and scarfed up 5 pair! So, I'd better drop a few more pounds!

I spent a lot of my walk today just thinking back about my "weight timeline," the various points in my life and what I weighed at those times. The first time I was in the 150's (up to about 153/154), was a few years after college. In retrospect, my life was just fine, but at the time, all I could see was how my life and career were NOT turning out the way I had mapped them out for myself. Anyway, I added weight beyond my more typical 130's and was embarrassed that I had gotten "so big" and had very little clothing that fit. I remember buying a very nice dress for work that was a super deal at just $4 on clearance! It was actually just a tad too big but I couldn't afford much more.

It was then that I discovered the book, "Lady Doctor's Diet for Women" or something close to that. I loved it! As I remember, it was a fairly low calorie book but the emphasis was toward the protein side. While low-carbing has actually been around a very, very long time, this book was perhaps one of the earlier books that tentatively ventured into that area for mass consumption. Anyway, following that book and beginning to work out at a gym for about 35-45 minutes 5x/week got the pounds off....I thought forever. Little did I know.

Funny how things change. I thought I was enormous weighing in the 150's and now, I've been one very happy camper weighing in the 150's! I carry myself so differently from when I was over 200. I walk like I'm 130. There's an attitude and carriage that is the real me now....like I'm supposed to be. It's more than just energy and physical ability, it's an entirely different way of approaching and taking on whatever the world brings my way...a different outlook.

You know, I never realized that any of that had changed on my way up to over 200 pounds...it just happened little by little, I guess.

Oh yeah.....walked 3.1 miles this morning AND yesterday too. Dogs along for 1.5 miles both days.

151.0 lb Lost so far: 84.0 lb.    Still to go: 6.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1283 kcal

Fat: 91.50g | Prot: 83.43g | Carb: 27.52g.   Breakfast: Jones cherrywood smoked bacon, Sorrento Colby Jack Sticksters. Lunch: chia seeds (bulk), Al Fresco chicken sausage, Pieces & Stems Mushrooms, egg. Dinner: salad toppins, chia seeds (bulk), Wishbone ranch dressing, romaine, Armenian cucumber, grape tomatoes. Snacks/Other: Jones cherrywood smoked bacon (10:30 PM), green beans, NY strip steak. more...

1846 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 53 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 7 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...