My weight loss progress in the last 2 months

I lost approximately 2 lbs or so. Not quite the stellar progress. I am
approximately 7 lbs overweight at the moment. If I lose a little more
than that, I will be satisfied. Fortunately, I cleaned up my life a
little bit so that I have more time to exercise.

i

In a year you'll have it licked.

(However, my daily random variation can be well over 2 pounds.)


"Ignoramus27221" wrote in message
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I lost approximately 2 lbs or so. Not quite the stellar progress. I am
approximately 7 lbs overweight at the moment. If I lose a little more
than that, I will be satisfied. Fortunately, I cleaned up my life a
little bit so that I have more time to exercise.

i

That's good!!

Will~
"Ignoramus27221" wrote in message
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I lost approximately 2 lbs or so. Not quite the stellar progress. I am
approximately 7 lbs overweight at the moment. If I lose a little more
than that, I will be satisfied. Fortunately, I cleaned up my life a
little bit so that I have more time to exercise.

i

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:41:19 -0700, Willow Herself wrote:
That's good!!

Thanks... Hopefully I will lose some more in the coming months... All
it takes is eating less food...

i

"Ignoramus26157" wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:41:19 -0700, Willow Herself
wrote:
That's good!!

Thanks... Hopefully I will lose some more in the coming months... All
it takes is eating less food...

i

True, but if it was that simple, I wouldn't have had a job for the last 4
years... ;o)

The key is to remember why it is worth it I think.. that's where I am right
now.. re-evaluating what I'm working toward..

Will~

"Willow Herself" wrote in
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"Ignoramus26157" wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:41:19 -0700, Willow Herself
wrote:
That's good!!

Thanks... Hopefully I will lose some more in the coming months... All
it takes is eating less food...

i

True, but if it was that simple, I wouldn't have had a job for the last 4
years... ;o)

The key is to remember why it is worth it I think.. that's where I am
right now.. re-evaluating what I'm working toward..

That is very true. A re-evaluation is sometimes the best thing you can do.
I've spent the last to months treading water--not trying to lose, but making
sure I didn't gain more than a few pounds (waffle weight--the few pounds you
tend to go up and down anyway chuckle). It was a stressful time period
(end of the school year) and the benefits have been two-fold. First, I gave
myself permission to relax a little, and it worked out just fine--I didn't
betray myself. I maintained. Wow--I can trust me--and I don't have to be
perfect all the time. That's a nice piece of info to have!!

Second, I am now ready to move on, finish losing those last pounds. My body
has adjusted to my 90 pound weight loss, and is ready to keep going. As an
added bonus, my 2 teenage daughters have decided to come along on the
fitness journey. My Curves is letting teenage daughters work out free with
moms this summer, and we are swimming and doing water aerobics, too. It's
great to see their enthusiasm!

As for why I'm working toward it--I *want* to be in good shape--not just
according to the scale. I like the feeling of being healthy and active.
And I am not quite where I want to be yet. But I know I can get there. =c)

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:32:52 -0700, teachrmama wrote:
"Willow Herself" wrote in
The key is to remember why it is worth it I think.. that's where I am
right now.. re-evaluating what I'm working toward..

That is very true. A re-evaluation is sometimes the best thing you can do.
I've spent the last to months treading water--not trying to lose, but making
sure I didn't gain more than a few pounds (waffle weight--the few pounds you
tend to go up and down anyway chuckle).

Yes... My other issue is that I have a few things interfering with
exercise. I am not making excuses, I think that I should change
priorities and make time for exercise at the expense of other things,
but it is not very easy.

i

Ignoramus27221 wrote:

I lost approximately 2 lbs or so. Not quite the stellar progress. I am
approximately 7 lbs overweight at the moment.

Actually it is stellar. A lesson from Atkins that really applies
across the board -

The last ten pounds are supposed to be lost "very slowly".
Since Atkins defines a stall as 4+ weeks without a new low
he must mean almost that far between new lows when he
writes "very slowly". A pound a month in the last ten is
what he thought was supposed to happen.

You could further reduce portions to drive the rate faster,
but since you're losing those last few at the appropriate
rate I don't think you need to change anything at this point.

Victorious progress. Really.

If I lose a little more
than that, I will be satisfied. Fortunately, I cleaned up my life a
little bit so that I have more time to exercise.

Excellent.

"teachrmama" wrote in message
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That is very true. A re-evaluation is sometimes the best thing you can
do. I've spent the last to months treading water--not trying to lose, but
making sure I didn't gain more than a few pounds (waffle weight--the few
pounds you tend to go up and down anyway chuckle). It was a stressful
time period (end of the school year) and the benefits have been two-fold.
First, I gave myself permission to relax a little, and it worked out just
fine--I didn't betray myself. I maintained. Wow--I can trust me--and I
don't have to be perfect all the time. That's a nice piece of info to
have!!

Second, I am now ready to move on, finish losing those last pounds. My
body has adjusted to my 90 pound weight loss, and is ready to keep going.
As an added bonus, my 2 teenage daughters have decided to come along on
the fitness journey. My Curves is letting teenage daughters work out free
with moms this summer, and we are swimming and doing water aerobics, too.
It's great to see their enthusiasm!

As for why I'm working toward it--I *want* to be in good shape--not just
according to the scale. I like the feeling of being healthy and active.
And I am not quite where I want to be yet. But I know I can get there.
=c)

I think it's wonderful your daughters can workout with you at Curves. I
attended Curves for a year and loved it. It was a good starting point for
getting routine exercise into my life. I abandonded it for biking one
summer and just never returned...only because the biking took over my life

Beverly

"Beverly" wrote in message
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"teachrmama" wrote in message
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That is very true. A re-evaluation is sometimes the best thing you can
do. I've spent the last to months treading water--not trying to lose, but
making sure I didn't gain more than a few pounds (waffle weight--the few
pounds you tend to go up and down anyway chuckle). It was a stressful
time period (end of the school year) and the benefits have been two-fold.
First, I gave myself permission to relax a little, and it worked out just
fine--I didn't betray myself. I maintained. Wow--I can trust me--and I
don't have to be perfect all the time. That's a nice piece of info to
have!!

Second, I am now ready to move on, finish losing those last pounds. My
body has adjusted to my 90 pound weight loss, and is ready to keep going.
As an added bonus, my 2 teenage daughters have decided to come along on
the fitness journey. My Curves is letting teenage daughters work out
free with moms this summer, and we are swimming and doing water aerobics,
too. It's great to see their enthusiasm!

As for why I'm working toward it--I *want* to be in good shape--not just
according to the scale. I like the feeling of being healthy and active.
And I am not quite where I want to be yet. But I know I can get there.
=c)

I think it's wonderful your daughters can workout with you at Curves. I
attended Curves for a year and loved it. It was a good starting point for
getting routine exercise into my life. I abandonded it for biking one
summer and just never returned...only because the biking took over my
life

They are enjoying their workouts. And it keeps them from spending excessive
time at the computer, without my having to fuss at them. There is a
tendency toward obesity and high blood pressure in my family, and toward
high cholesterol on their father's side, so it is very important for them to
cement good habits now. And I am enjoying spending time with them, too.
smile

This evening we hooked up our at-home version of Dance Dance Revolution. It
is so much fun! And very good exercise, too.