PAV8888 wrote: »

Well I just had two days in a row where the scale showed 155 which I hadn't seen since the late summer of 2022 in the early days of the parental's move towards the coast.

I admit to not being unhappy about that. That being the 155, of course🤣😇

Woohoo Mr. PAV! Time to bust out the skinny pants. This just proves you CAN maintain weight loss if you stay in the game.

Might change my online name to Sparky? Once had a dog named Sparky. 😂

But seriously- I think what you do is maintenance. It’s allowing for life changes and not totally forgetting the need to manage weight.

My weight is still higher than I’d like. In the past I’d have just moved on and continued to eat too much and buy larger clothes. I may not be in total control right now but am AWARE. I’m not gaining more.

Congrats Nic! Wish I could be making progress too.

We’re having visitors from Florida in two weeks who must be fed and entertained. Daily salads won’t do. And the cruise to Alaska is looming in less than a month. I hope much walking will mitigate the inevitable gain?

I’ll comfort myself with the thought that I seem to do better when the chaos of summer and cooler weather arrives. Hope that holds true……

PAV8888 wrote: »

I know it's true for Yooly and you will do fine if you remember that you are eating because you're hungry and need nourishment not because you're trying this or that or are entertaining your taste buds or venting emotions. And you can always have more later if you're hungry

As to ms overweight: i also bet you have more muscle than your average overweight cat so I bet you're feeling pretty good about yourself!!!

I probably do, yeah.

At this point I can stand sidelong to the bathroom mirror and grab the amalgam of flabby fat and loose skin that is my belly/panniculus and see what my frame ought to look like.

199.8!


I haven't been in the 100s since I was 19, I believe!

You're in onederland both metric and imperial!

May the joys of onederland continue to make you fly!😎

Being stable without a huge struggle is a HUGE victory!

That’s amazing, Yooly!

nicsflyingcircus wrote: »

It's been 2+ weeks, but I'm down to 196. Given my caloric intake, there should be more loss than that. Who the heck knows, lol

Sometimes your body just needs a period of adjustment? But it is frustrating!

I really hate that the less I weigh, the less I can eat to maintain the loss. And my ravenous brain needs time to accept reality.

So I made the mistake of weighing in the minute I got home. Seven whopping pounds up in ten days. I’m assuming there’s a lot of processing in transit not to count my swollen feet and ankles! There will be mindful eating, lots of water to flush out salts and maybe a nap or two. Right now it’s mountains of laundry to do. 😩

Numbers going down. I think the real damage from the cruise is about three pounds. It’s doable but annoying!

After 2 weeks of bouncing between 192 and 196 (192.2 was my most recent low on September 9th), I finally got some loss.

190.6 yesterday, 186.8 yesterday. BMI 27.6

I am. It was so frustrating to watch my weight bounce around but not drop when by all the laws of physics and thermodynamics, it should be dropping. Ah well. I haven't been this small since high school.

Blah!
I'll have to figure out numbers sometime soon!

Especially because since August 30 Fitbit TDEE has stopped syncing correctly with crono. Looking through the numbers today, I think that I've determined that the discrepancy is a constant 578/579 Cal a day, in which case I should be able to adjust!

I had dipped back down to my "target" range of 155lbs by mid august but by mid September I was hitting the 158's.

Of course, I would never be silly enough to step on a scale the morning after a plane ride. But had I, perchance and accidently, stepped on one I am fairly sure it would have said 161lbs

So the chocolates and nuts I came back with will probably have to be managed a bit more aggressively than I would like!!!!!

Woot woot woohoo!!!! This is pure awesomeness for Nic!!!!!