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24 July 2013
It's hard to change for the better, no matter what the change is -- losing weight, learning to exercise, giving up a destructive habit, practicing a good habit, whatever it is.
I feel very proud of the changes I've made so far. I'm down 20 pounds, I cleaned my cubicle at work, and I've packed up several boxes of clothes and other stuff to give away. All my clothes size 18 and over are going out!!! I vow I will never go back to being that size, even if I somehow miraculously get pregnant. (Some favorites are in there, though... I will miss my white sailor trousers, my khaki skirt, my bright coral-colored camp shirt... and I have to confess that I just can't get rid of a particular pair of black knit slacks I used to wear almost every time I gave a presentation at work!)
I've started putting my hair back in a clip instead of just letting it hang free. I wear earrings to work every day now, and sometimes a necklace or brooch. I guess the next thing to tackle in the personal appearance department will be makeup, which I've never worn regularly.
Speaking of earrings, my present to myself when I reach my goal weight will be to have my ears pierced, or rather re-pierced, by a dermatologist this time. I had them pierced in my 20s by a jeweler with an ear-piercing gun (not sure what it's really called). The holes never healed right, so I gave up wearing earrings. Now I wear clip earrings, and those suckers pinch like crazy!!!
I haven't started exercising regularly yet. I have a wild idea that I will run a 5K next year. Going from complete couch potato to 5K runner seems like one heck of a challenge. I don't know if it's a reasonable one. Will have to see.
Sending big waves of encouragement to everyone out there!
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22 July 2013
Weigh-in:
159.4 lb
lost so far:
40.6 lb
still to go:
39.4 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 2.1 lb a week
18 July 2013
Aaaaaarrrgh!!! Well, good news and bad news: I can get into size 12 pants now, if they have a little spandex. ;) On the spur of the moment, a friend and I went shopping at the local thrift shop last night. I came home with a couple of 14s and a 12 in pants, and a good half-dozen cute blouses, some of them even in size medium. (I am the queen of the thrift-store junkies. Almost my entire wardrobe is from second-hand stores. Except for panties -- that's where I draw the line! :) ) My friend is skinny as a rail and very health-conscious, and she's been very supportive of my efforts to lose weight.
Bad news: We went out to eat after shopping, to a nearby Italian restaurant that my friend likes. I can see why -- the food was great! -- but IMHO Italian food is the most carb-a-licious on the planet. What was the special? Swordfish ravioli in tomato cream sauce with crunchy fried kale on top. So I ordered it, of course. Kale -- that's healthy, right? ;-)
Argh, delicious pasta. Argh, fabulous cream sauce. Argh, a basket of wonderful bread with olive oil for dipping. Argh, I ate 150% of my calorie allowance, and that's assuming I accounted for the food correctly.
So today and tomorrow I'll be watching my calories like a hawk!!!
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16 July 2013
Weigh-in:
161.2 lb
lost so far:
38.8 lb
still to go:
41.2 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 3.1 lb a week
08 July 2013
I danced my feet off this weekend! Must have burned ten thousand calories at least. ;-)
Weigh-in:
164.8 lb
lost so far:
35.2 lb
still to go:
44.8 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 0.9 lb a week
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