18 weeks

It's now eighteen weeks into my diet and I have another loss, albeit small.
Only 1.7 pound loss for the week but still a loss! I'm switching from
calorie counting to Weight Watchers points, still eating the same things but
counting them in a different way.

I'm still amazed at my increased energy and decreased pain. I've done all
the yardwork I can do for now (budget constraints) and am now redecorating
and reorganizing my home office. New paint, rerouting wires and cables,
sorting/organizing/tossing. Right now everything is in a state of disarray,
and the old me would have been discouraged because back then I wouldn't have
the energy to finish, but for me now it's exciting! Can't wait to finish
and then take on my next project.
--
Dewolla Stepon
268/218.1/199
154 at age 28
280 at age 53

As a matter of fact I do have several tomato plants in pots on the patio,
and I even have some tomatoes set already. I got started extra-early,
planting the seeds on January 3rd. I set the plants out on March 1st, I'm
in USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 15. There is nothing like a fresh, home-grown
tomato!

- Dewolla

"Ignoramus13397" wrote in message
...
Did you plant any food Dewolla? Your weight loss for the week is quite
respectable.

On Tue, 18 May 2004 14:27:34 GMT, "Dewolla Stepon"
wrote:

It's now eighteen weeks into my diet and I have another loss, albeit small.
Only 1.7 pound loss for the week but still a loss! I'm switching from
calorie counting to Weight Watchers points, still eating the same things but
counting them in a different way.

I'm still amazed at my increased energy and decreased pain. I've done all
the yardwork I can do for now (budget constraints) and am now redecorating
and reorganizing my home office. New paint, rerouting wires and cables,
sorting/organizing/tossing. Right now everything is in a state of disarray,
and the old me would have been discouraged because back then I wouldn't have
the energy to finish, but for me now it's exciting! Can't wait to finish
and then take on my next project.

Great going Dewolla. I feel your energy!
janice

Dewolla Stepon wrote:

Only 1.7 pound loss for the week but still a loss!

Drop the hurtfull "only" stuff. The ideal loss rate to keep it
off is 4 per month. Doesn't matter that every dieter in existance
wants to feel that is slow. Reality is just plain irritating at
times.

Celebrate the loss without wrapping it in words that discount the
impressive acheivement. No self deprecation!

"Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message news:q3pqc.73972$iF6.6216752@attbi_s02...
It's now eighteen weeks into my diet and I have another loss, albeit small.
Only 1.7 pound loss for the week but still a loss!

10 weeks to your goal, nothing wrong with that rate. Isn't it said the
slower you lose, the more likely you'll keep it off?

Heywood
232/203/182 (but the scale said 201 today woot)

"Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message
news:q3pqc.73972$iF6.6216752@attbi_s02...
It's now eighteen weeks into my diet and I have another loss, albeit
small.
Only 1.7 pound loss for the week but still a loss! I'm switching from
calorie counting to Weight Watchers points, still eating the same things
but
counting them in a different way.

Congratulations Dewolla! You're doing a fantastic job of losing at a steady
rate. 1.7 pounds is great for a week.

I attended my first WW at work meeting today. It's been quite sometime
since I counted points. I'm going to track the points but still enter food
into Fitday so I can see the carb/protein/fat ratio and watch the calories.

If you run out of projects around your house, I have plentyg I still need
to clear the raised vegetable garden and plant some tomatoes. I haven't
decided what else I'll plant this year. My daughter, son-in-law and two
granddaughters do most of the yard work for me. I get to play in the
flowers and small garden.

Beverly




I'm still amazed at my increased energy and decreased pain. I've done all
the yardwork I can do for now (budget constraints) and am now redecorating
and reorganizing my home office. New paint, rerouting wires and cables,
sorting/organizing/tossing. Right now everything is in a state of
disarray,
and the old me would have been discouraged because back then I wouldn't
have
the energy to finish, but for me now it's exciting! Can't wait to finish
and then take on my next project.
--
Dewolla Stepon
268/218.1/199
154 at age 28
280 at age 53

You are doing terrific! Is that 50 pounds? My math is sort of bad. If it
is fifty, go to the grocery store and consider ten of those five pound cans
of crisco. You have lost the equivalent. Good job.

j
"Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message
news:q3pqc.73972$iF6.6216752@attbi_s02...
It's now eighteen weeks into my diet and I have another loss, albeit
small.
Only 1.7 pound loss for the week but still a loss! I'm switching from
calorie counting to Weight Watchers points, still eating the same things
but
counting them in a different way.

I'm still amazed at my increased energy and decreased pain. I've done all
the yardwork I can do for now (budget constraints) and am now redecorating
and reorganizing my home office. New paint, rerouting wires and cables,
sorting/organizing/tossing. Right now everything is in a state of
disarray,
and the old me would have been discouraged because back then I wouldn't
have
the energy to finish, but for me now it's exciting! Can't wait to finish
and then take on my next project.
--
Dewolla Stepon
268/218.1/199
154 at age 28
280 at age 53

Just be happy that you are still losing. That is a great accomplishment!

"Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message
news:q3pqc.73972$iF6.6216752@attbi_s02...
It's now eighteen weeks into my diet and I have another loss, albeit
small.
Only 1.7 pound loss for the week but still a loss! I'm switching from
calorie counting to Weight Watchers points, still eating the same things
but
counting them in a different way.

I'm still amazed at my increased energy and decreased pain. I've done all
the yardwork I can do for now (budget constraints) and am now redecorating
and reorganizing my home office. New paint, rerouting wires and cables,
sorting/organizing/tossing. Right now everything is in a state of
disarray,
and the old me would have been discouraged because back then I wouldn't
have
the energy to finish, but for me now it's exciting! Can't wait to finish
and then take on my next project.
--
Dewolla Stepon
268/218.1/199
154 at age 28
280 at age 53

1.7lbs is a good loss. Keep up the good work
Michelle : Ozzie in Switzerland
69.8/???/61kg

On Tue, 18 May 2004 14:27:34 GMT, "Dewolla Stepon"
wrote:

It's now eighteen weeks into my diet and I have another loss, albeit small.
Only 1.7 pound loss for the week but still a loss! I'm switching from
calorie counting to Weight Watchers points, still eating the same things but
counting them in a different way.

I'm still amazed at my increased energy and decreased pain. I've done all
the yardwork I can do for now (budget constraints) and am now redecorating
and reorganizing my home office. New paint, rerouting wires and cables,
sorting/organizing/tossing. Right now everything is in a state of disarray,
and the old me would have been discouraged because back then I wouldn't have
the energy to finish, but for me now it's exciting! Can't wait to finish
and then take on my next project.

"julianne" wrote in message
news:06zqc.24710$Md.10349@lakeread05...
You are doing terrific! Is that 50 pounds? My math is sort of bad. If
it
is fifty, go to the grocery store and consider ten of those five pound
cans
of crisco. You have lost the equivalent. Good job.

Yep, just .1 pounds shy of fifty. I was a little lower weight a few days
ago but I only count my Tuesday weigh-ins. For a comparison I use the fifty
pound bags of sunflower seeds I feed my squirrels and birds. It seems
unreal that I've been lugging all that around for several years - no wonder
I've been achy!

Thanks for the encouragement!

- Dewolla