Week Twelve

Boy, when I said this was an up and down journey, I didn't know what I was in for! My weight this week - after a very good week with eating and exercise - was UP 1.4 lbs. 179.8!

This is especially difficult for me to deal with, because it is right before my vacation (where I'm pretty much guaranteed to gain weight) and my weight is teetering on the edge of 180, which I have worked so hard to get past.

I'm a little sad, but not defeated. I have a lovely vacation coming up, and I will have fun. I'll be back online in two weeks.

188.2/179.8/165

Week Eleven

This is surely an up and down weight loss journey. 178.4, down 1.2 lb this week, but still haven't hit that elusive 10 lb mark.

Losing weight is very different after age 50/menopause. It's a much slower process. But I keep telling myself that I need to eat this way and exercise even if I wasn't trying to lose weight. So I just keep going. Doing what I should be doing anyway. If it takes me a year to lose 20 lbs, it was a year well spent.

188.2/178.4/165

Week Ten

I need to come up with a catchier title for my posts!

My weight this week was down just a bit. 179.6 (4/10 of a pound). Total of 8.6 lost in ten weeks. Nothing to cheer about, but it's better than gaining. The further I get below 180, the happier I will be. I ran into a bag of jelly beans over the weekend, and it wasn't pretty. Plus, my back started hurting again, and I used that as an excuse to stop exercising.

So, beginning again. Again. Been eating right the past two days. Got on my treadmill this morning. Planning to go to the gym tonight.

188.2/179.6/165