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04 February 2019

Life stresses are getting in my way this morning so I am dedicating this journal entry to a statement of faith. If you are bothered by talk about faith in God, please stop here and move on.

For years (decades, actually), I used to pray that I would be blessed with a miraculous weight loss, that I would just wake up "normal" one day. Of course, what I had in mind was an instantaneous transformation, but then again, God and I don't always have the same plans in mind for me. I continued in this vein for years, believing that if I could just start over with a thinner body, I could keep it that way. Of course, I had no nutritional plan or history to prove that was the case, but that was my thinking anyway. I continued to pray.

Well, guess what. Today was that day that I "instantaneously" woke up normal. Yes, I weigh exactly the same as I did yesterday, and very little about today will differentiate it from the days surrounding it, except for this: Today, I woke up with the UNDERSTANDING that I am about the size I am supposed to be (plus a few xtra lbs). God answered my prayer AND He did it in such a way that I now KNOW that I am capable of maintaining this new smaller body because I went through the learning process to get it here.

In summary, today I praise God for answering my prayer and then some. He helped me find the path to health, led me down it and supported me all the way, and brought me to where I need to be, with the knowledge of how I got here (this was the bonus I didn't know to ask for). Why did He wait decades? Because that's how long it took for me to be willing to do my part to bring about my miracle.

Have a blessed day! I know I will :-)

Weigh-in: 156.4 lb

lost so far: 78.6 lb

still to go: 11.4 lb

Diet followed 100%

(4 comments) losing 0.6 lb a week

28 January 2019

Good Monday morning!

I made a new self-discovery this weekend. I realized that, for the first time in YEARS, I actually care about how I look as I go to work each day. Before I started this journey, I'd haul myself out of bed (quite a chore in itself), shower, and put on whatever was most comfortable, that quasi-matched, and was respectable enough for the office. I had 3 pairs of stretchy pants and a few tops. Nobody cared, least of all me.

Now, 77 lbs later, I find myself actually planning outfits and switching my clothes around a dozen times to achieve a "look". I've never been that person before! My hubs works second shift, so I put my clothes in the bathroom the night before (to avoid dressing in the dark) and it has become a rather complex routine. I'm not sure I have the morning prep time to be thin! LOL

Seriously, I have to admit to my friends that I'm really loving being me lately. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I feel like a "normal" person. I know that's silly, but the ability to do "regular things" like walk upstairs, bend over at the waist and pick something up, use a non-handicap stall in the ladies room, sit anywhere without checking the seat width first, etc... all these things that I was not able to do, made me feel disabled, in a way. And I guess, in a way, I was. I was seriously unable to do those things due to my physical condition, so I guess that's a form of disability. It should never be admitted as such, though, because I did that to myself. And I was able to UNDO it myself (through the grace of God and good food). So it's not a true "disability", I just temporarily (for half my life) disabled myself.

I have to thank God every day now for my new shape and vitality. I actually talked to my 6-year old granddaughter yesterday about what my relationship will be to HER children. Now that's positive thinking!

Have a blessed day and do something rewarding.

Weigh-in: 157.0 lb

lost so far: 78.0 lb

still to go: 12.0 lb

Diet followed 100%

(8 comments) losing 1.9 lb a week

22 January 2019

Boy the new year is proving tough. I've reached a point where I need a new mental attitude. I am actually quite happy with myself where I am now, but I'd also like to lose about 15-20 more lbs. That's my goal for 2019... those last few pounds. And I need to spark a new fire for my WOE. I'm in an eating rut and I need something new so I will be on a mission to find new foods for my repertoire.

I was thinking the other day of my Keto WOE vs my previous Deluxe American Standard Diet -- the one where you're out of control eating sugars. Over the past year, I've developed new favorites and abandoned many former stand-bys and I realized something. It's like moving to a new country and learning to enjoy the foods there where none of your previous favorites are even available any more. In the absence of the old go-to's, I've found new ones in this new "Ketoville".

So anyway, I like it here, I think I'll stay and if 77 lbs is all I'm going to lose, that's not so bad. I was (am) hoping for 90-100, but whatever :-). I got my health back and that was the most important goal. And I got a new understanding of food, of my body, and of my own willpower!

Weigh-in: 158.6 lb

lost so far: 76.4 lb

still to go: 13.6 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(7 comments) losing 0.5 lb a week

07 January 2019

So, off to the new year! I'm having a little struggle getting back into swing after being lax for the holidays. I was not rampant with carb consumption, but I did allow myself more of a relaxed approach to snacks and carbs. I only gained about a lb. and I know how to make that go away... matter of fact, it's on the way out now :-)

I was organizing my desk and computer files, as I typically do this time of year and I came across a picture of myself from January 2018. I blew it up on my monitor and took a selfie with the old me. The contrast absolutely blew my mind! Since I see it every day, I was aware of the change in my appearance, but it was so gradual that I missed the astonishing difference.

So this is what a year looks like for me. I started Keto in March of 2018.

Weigh-in: 159.6 lb

lost so far: 75.4 lb

still to go: 14.6 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(29 comments) losing 0.4 lb a week

02 January 2019

NSV of the day:

Back in September, I bought the first belt I've had in 20+ years. When I bought it, I could barely fit the prong through the first hole, and could not breathe when I did so, but I bought the belt in faith anyway. I was smart going into this venture and bought a belt with holes spaces all the way around (1" from hole center to hold center).

Today, I cut 7 inches off that belt and STILL have the prong through the 6th hole from the end. Total subjective loss: 13 inches! Actually, with the belt ratcheted to the 6th hole, it is still not as tight as it was on the first hole when I bought it, so the inch difference is probably even slightly more.

So that's a great way to start the New Year, eh?

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