I'm back on track, 8 days in a row is making me very optimistic! Down #6 Gained almost that, partly due to lots of ham the week before, but in the right direction. Still 4#s to lose to get back to pre vaca, but moving in the right direction!

My birthday is Sunday, so will need a plan. I think it will include a few miles hiking in the woods!

6/26 Wk 1 - 8/14 Wk 8 total -10.6
Lose #10 Challenge 1 ✔️ 🎉

8/14 Wk 8 -10/9 Wk 16 total -20
Lose #10 Challenge 2 ✔️✔️🎉

10/16 Wk 17 - 01/29 Wk 31 - total -30.2
Lose #10 Challenge 3 ✔️✔️✔️🎉
Punta Cana
02/19 Wk 34 +2.0 total -28.2
02/26 Wk 35 -2.6 total -30.8
Lose #10 Challenge 3 ✔️✔️✔️🎉???
3/12 Wk 37 +2.2 total -28.6
3/19 Wk 38 +0.4 total -28.2
3/26 Wk 39 +2.4 total -25.8
4/02 Wk 40 -+0 total. -25.8
4/09 Wk 41 +5.8 total -20.0
4/16 Wk 42 -6.0 total -26.0

Down .6 at my Tuesday weigh in yesterday. Since I was expecting to either be up by .5 or at best be even after I stepped on my home scale I am fully stoked by that!

Well, I’ve lost weight for three of the past four weeks, and my weight right now is -0.6 pounds below what it was four weeks ago. I have one more weigh-in this month to get my 2 pounds a month objective. That’s the progress report. The challenge is that the current trend represents an average weekly loss of -0.15 pounds a week. At that rate, it would be 215 weeks to get back to my goal of 180 pounds. That’s about July 1st of 2025.

Of course, my assumption is that -0.15 is not my new normal rate of loss. There’s a gain of 5.2 and a loss of 5.4 in that four weeks, so it’s an odd time. We'll see what this week brings, but I’ve identified nuts (almonds and cashews rather than hex or castle) as one of those things I currently don’t manage well and therefore need to keep out of the house. What’s surprising (and a little rewarding) is that I’m fairly blasé about the current situation. I’m taking it seriously, but I’m not upset about what it means long term and I’m making small deliberate changes rather than a drastic swing.

Below are the numbers.

05/06/20 wk 1 to 06/24 wk 7 lose 10.6
Lose #10 Challenge 1 ✔️

06/24 wk 7 to 09/09 wk 18 lose 20.8
Lose #10 Challenge 2 ✔️

09/09/20 wk 18 to 1/13/21 wk 36 lose 30.2
Lose #10 Challenge 3 ✔️

1/12 wk 36 to 1/20 wk 37 -0.4 total 30.6
1/20 wk 37 to 1/27 wk 38 -0.8 total 31.4
1/27 wk 38 to 2/3 wk 39 -0.8 total 32.2
2/3 wk 39 to 2/10 wk 40 -2.0 total 34.2
2/10 wk 40 to 2/17 wk 41 -1.2 total 35.4
2/17 wk 41 to 2/24 wk 42 -0.2 total 35.6
2/24 wk 42 to 3/3 wk 43 +1.2 total 34.4
3/3 wk 43 to 3/10 wk 44 -0.4 total 34.8
3/10 wk 44 to 3/17 wk 45 +0.4 total 34.4
3/17 wk 45 to 3/24 wk 46 -3.2 total 37.6
3/24 wk 46 to 3/31 wk 47 +5.2 total 32.4
3/31 wk 47 to 4/7 wk 48 -5.4 total 37.8
4/8 wk 49 to 4/14 wk 49 -0.2 total 38.0
4/15 wk 49 to 4/21 wk 50 -0.2total 38.2

This ten pounds has been a bit more challenging, but “onward and downward”!

Well, it’s been a year. Shall we continue, or start anew? Thoughts?
Officially (WW) I’ve lost 8.0 pounds. At Home lost 10.8. The WW is now Wednesday’s meeting, so a bit off, as I’m down 1.6 since Wednesday, so a 9.6 loss? Still NOT the 10#.
Getting more serious, as I’m seeing goal nearby (220# at WW).

Up 0.8 this week for 213.0. That puts me down 5 pounds from the end of March, down 1.8 from the end of February, down 6 from the end of January, and down 9 from the end of 2020. That says (to me, and what I need to hear) is that I’ve kept up an average loss of two pounds per month or more in 2021. Glass half full, baby . . .

I’m struggling a bit at 26 daily points. It’s not that I can’t eat at that level, but rather that perhaps there's some psychological fear of being constrained by my number of points. I don’t feel I’m playing games with my points, but I don’t think I’m being conservative in my tracking. If I’m selecting the lower point option to track most of the time, I’ll be undercounting points more often than if I’m more conservative. I’m not running out of weekly points, so perhaps the theme for May should be more conservative tracking, a willingness to use more/most/all of my weekly points, and STOP thinking about those pesky blue dots.

On the NSV side, I replaced my size 40 khakis with waist 38 (a three, whoopee!) and my XL shirts with L, and both fit fine - not tight at all.

Below are the numbers.

05/06/20 wk 1 to 06/24 wk 7 lose 10.6
Lose #10 Challenge 1 ✔️

06/24 wk 7 to 09/09 wk 18 lose 20.8
Lose #10 Challenge 2 ✔️

09/09/20 wk 18 to 1/13/21 wk 36 lose 30.2
Lose #10 Challenge 3 ✔️

1/12 wk 36 to 1/20 wk 37 -0.4 total 30.6
1/20 wk 37 to 1/27 wk 38 -0.8 total 31.4
1/27 wk 38 to 2/3 wk 39 -0.8 total 32.2
2/3 wk 39 to 2/10 wk 40 -2.0 total 34.2
2/10 wk 40 to 2/17 wk 41 -1.2 total 35.4
2/17 wk 41 to 2/24 wk 42 -0.2 total 35.6
2/24 wk 42 to 3/3 wk 43 +1.2 total 34.4
3/3 wk 43 to 3/10 wk 44 -0.4 total 34.8
3/10 wk 44 to 3/17 wk 45 +0.4 total 34.4
3/17 wk 45 to 3/24 wk 46 -3.2 total 37.6
3/24 wk 46 to 3/31 wk 47 +5.2 total 32.4
3/31 wk 47 to 4/7 wk 48 -5.4 total 37.8
4/8 wk 49 to 4/14 wk 49 -0.2 total 38.0
4/15 wk 49 to 4/21 wk 50 -0.2total 38.2
4/22 wk 50 to 4/28 wk 51 +0.8.total 37.4

I've been doing well this week. 🔵 6 days. Sun was higher due to dinner being behind schedule resulting in hunger and grazing. I would have done things differently if I'd known how it would play out but 🤷🏼‍♀️. In the end I tracked accurately and was down to 1 WP. Worked to decrease portions and carry some WPs over. First time I've tracked when so deep into WPs. Usually decide I can't really remember or be accurate enough so I don't even try. I'll take this for the win!

Activity has been up, and I plan to continue that, along with smaller portions and 🔵s!

6/26 Wk 1 - 8/14 Wk 8 total -10.6
Lose #10 Challenge 1 ✔️ 🎉

8/14 Wk 8 -10/9 Wk 16 total -20
Lose #10 Challenge 2 ✔️✔️🎉

10/16 Wk 17 - 01/29 Wk 31 - total -30.2
Lose #10 Challenge 3 ✔️✔️✔️🎉
Punta Cana
02/19 Wk 34 +2.0 total -28.2
02/26 Wk 35 -2.6 total -30.8
Lose #10 Challenge 3 ✔️✔️✔️🎉???
3/12 Wk 37 +2.2 total -28.6
3/19 Wk 38 +0.4 total -28.2
3/26 Wk 39 +2.4 total -25.8
4/02 Wk 40 -+0 total. -25.8
4/09 Wk 41 +5.8 total -20.0
4/16 Wk 42 -6.0 total -26.0
4/23 Wk 43 +1.2 total -24.8
4/30 Wk 44 -1.0 total 25.8

Down -0.8 this week, effectively losing what I gained the prior week. I think I did a better job tracking, so I’m pleased to see a result. Not a lot of insight this week; just waiting to see if it continues.

Below are the numbers.

05/06/20 wk 1 to 06/24 wk 7 lose 10.6
Lose #10 Challenge 1 ✔️

06/24 wk 7 to 09/09 wk 18 lose 20.8
Lose #10 Challenge 2 ✔️

09/09/20 wk 18 to 1/13/21 wk 36 lose 30.2
Lose #10 Challenge 3 ✔️

1/12 wk 36 to 1/20 wk 37 -0.4 total 30.6
1/20 wk 37 to 1/27 wk 38 -0.8 total 31.4
1/27 wk 38 to 2/3 wk 39 -0.8 total 32.2
2/3 wk 39 to 2/10 wk 40 -2.0 total 34.2
2/10wk 40 to 2/17 wk 41 -1.2 total 35.4
2/17wk 41 to2/24 wk 42 -0.2 total 35.6
2/24 wk 42 to 3/3 wk 43 +1.2 total 34.4
3/3 wk 43 to 3/10 wk 44 -0.4 total 34.8
3/10 wk 44 to 3/17 wk 45 +0.4 total 34.4
3/17 wk 45 to 3/24 wk 46 -3.2 total 37.6
3/24 wk 46 to 3/31 wk 47 +5.2 total 32.4
3/31 wk 47 to 4/7 wk 48 -5.4 total 37.8
4/8 wk 49 to 4/14 wk 49 -0.2 total 38.0
4/15 wk 49 to 4/21 wk 50 -0.2total 38.2
4/22 wk 50 to 4/28 wk 51 +0.8.total 37.4
4/29 wk 51 to 5/5 wk 52 -0.8.total 38.2

Below are the numbers.

05/06/20 wk 1 to 06/24 wk 7 lose 10.6
Lose #10 Challenge 1 ✔️

06/24 wk 7 to 09/09 wk 18 lose 20.8
Lose #10 Challenge 2 ✔️

09/09/20 wk 18 to 1/13/21 wk 36 lose 30.2
Lose #10 Challenge 3 ✔️

1/12 wk 36 to 1/20 wk 37 -0.4 total 30.6
1/20 wk 37 to 1/27 wk 38 -0.8 total 31.4
1/27 wk 38 to 2/3 wk 39 -0.8 total 32.2
2/3 wk 39 to 2/10 wk 40 -2.0 total 34.2
2/10 wk 40 to 2/17wk 41 -1.2 total 35.4
2/17 wk 41 to 2/24 wk 42 -0.2 total 35.6
2/24 wk 42 to 3/3 wk 43 +1.2 total 34.4
3/3 wk 43 to 3/10 wk 44 -0.4 total 34.8
3/10 wk 44 to 3/17 wk 45 +0.4 total 34.4
3/17 wk 45 to 3/24 wk 46 -3.2 total 37.6
3/24 wk 46 to 3/31 wk 47 +5.2 total 32.4
3/31 wk 47 to 4/7 wk 48 -5.4 total 37.8
4/8 wk 49 to 4/14 wk 49 -0.2 total 38.0
4/15 wk 49 to 4/21 wk 50 -0.2total 38.2
4/22 wk 50 to 4/28 wk 51 +0.8.total 37.4
4/29 wk 51 to 5/5 wk 52 -0.8.total 38.2
5/8 wk 52 to 5/12 wk 53 -3.4 total 41.6 ✔️

Thanks, Lin. This was one of those “where did that come from?” losses. My objective now is to keep from gaining this week. I should be “okay” for this week, but m traveling to a niece’s graduation 5/21-5/5/24. There will be challenges . . .