Weighing in this morning at a svelte (sarcasm) 217.0 pounds (a statistically insignificant [well within the range of fluctuation] negative change of 0.8 pounds from five weeks ago), I'm recharged and feel ready to crash through a brick wall... with my head. I'm disappointed that I didn't lose any weight over the past five weeks, but I'm extremely excited that I didn't gain any. I didn't count calories; I just used common sense and followed the principle of, "If you want to be small, order small." I learned that I know how to maintain my weight while on vacation. Now it's time to get back to losing weight each and every week, starting now. Daily calorie totals will be posted here with weekly weigh-ins occurring on Wednesdays, just as they did previously.
The thing that changes now is I'm starting from scratch. I'm no longer claiming a 15-pound loss. I'm claiming a zero pound loss and we're starting from 217.0. I would like to use 52 pounds within the next nine months. My previous goal was 175, but considering that 15 pounds didn't change my look at all, I'm not sure that 40 more pounds will change my look completely. So, I'm going for 50 (52).
So, I weigh 217 pounds, and I would like to weigh 165 by July of next year. The magic number? 1.3 pounds/week. NIH tells me to aim for 2,050 calories/day, but I will shoot for less than that.
I just realized that I wrote "I would like to use 52 pounds...". I was going to correct it, but then thought that this actually makes sense. I want to use up all the weight!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! I have to admit I was nervous about what the weigh-in would show, not because of any deficiency on your part, but just because the past 35 days have, as you've noted, put a lot of obstacles in your path. Normally, someone would gain weight under such circumstances. The fact that you kept it off is an extremely good sign I think, and should give you a solid foundation for losing even more.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, sir!
ReplyDeleteWednesday: 1,800
ReplyDeleteThursday: 1,650
ReplyDeleteFriday: 2,100
ReplyDeleteSaturday: 1,970
ReplyDeleteMonday: 1,770
ReplyDeleteTuesday: 1,890
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