20lbs. And Counting........
Heh, heh, heh........... :)
Just stepped off the scale. Today's milestone was 20lbs. Yep, I've lost 20lbs. in just 37 days!
I realize that getting sick had a minor role in this, but the BIGGEST reason is clearly the fact that my diet has changed a bit (actually, it's changed a $hitload) in the last few weeks. I'm holding steady at 1,800 calories a day, instead of 3,000 to 4,000 calories. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner right on schedule. A few healthy snacks in between, too.
Couple that with a bit of indoor exercise, and a very short walk everyday, and there it is. TWENTY POUNDS!!! GONE!!! That's over 3 points on the BMI scale. :) Just 11 more pounds to go, and I'll weigh as much as I did in 1985! (That's when I chained myself to a desk.)
Did I mention that I can wear my belt three notches tighter? :)
No more skipping meals or eating big late at night for THIS kid! No more large boxes of Cheez-It Crackers gone in one sitting. No more 2" thick peanut butter sandwiches. An 8oz. Ovaltine is almost as good as a 24 oz. Ovaltine. And a glass of V-8 can be almost as refreshing as a glass of Coke.
Yep, I've had a lobster roll or two in the last month. :innocent: But only one at a time, now, with much less mayo. And NO FRIES. I cut WAAAAAY back on the cheese, too. And the bacon as well. :innocent: And now it's a 6oz. tenderloin instead of one or two 16oz. tenderloins covered in Bernaise sauce. Did you know that a "portion" of almost anything is 4oz - not 16? :blushing:
Did I mention that I can now bend over and tie my shoes without groaning? :)
Two cups of coffee a day at most. Not six or eight cups. Two. I cut back on the sugar, and I now use non-fat half-and-half instead of light cream.
Did I mention that I can see my feet again? Without a mirror? :)
Now, the squirrels get ALL of the peanuts! I was able to head out for a sandwich with a friend this week. I ate half, and was full. I brought the other half home. That's the first "doggy bag" I've held in 25 years.... :innocent:
I think someone is breaking into my house at night for the sole purpose of stretching all of my sweatshirts. :sneaky2:
The doc says I can hit the swimming pool in another month. Summer's coming - where's my surfboard? :online2long:
Did I mention that I actually FEEL lighter?
The long-term game plan is........eat right during the week, pigout (in moderation :innocent:) one day every other weekend, and live long enough to read the obituaries of everyone who doesn't like me!
I'm hungry. Time for a cup of minestrone (with NO grated cheese on top) and a glass of water.
