2012 - Week Nine: Need Coffee ...

Forgot to weigh in on Monday. Oops! Catching up now. I've done okay this week! Can't talk ... need coffee ...

254.6

Weekly Loss: 2.2 lb.

Total 2012 Loss: 8.6 lb.

I'm only half a pound higher than the milestone goals I set. I hope to catch up and be on-track or ahead by this time next week!

2012 - Week Eight: Post-Convention Win

The Monday morning after a convention is always one in which I stagger around, growing incoherently, and craving human brains. It's also one in which I usually pay for the sins of the weekend on a morning weigh-in. But I did okay in Tennessee, and even tried to balance out the HUGE meal that my friends and I shared at City Cafe in Chattanooga. So I did okay -- more than okay! This morning the scale said:

256.8 lb.

Weekly Loss: 3.2 lb.

Net 2012 Weight Loss: 6.4 lb.

I'm less than a pound away from being back on track (according to the progress goals I've set for myself). Hmm ... I may even get ahead of the curve next week!

2012 - Week Seven: Gold Star

Sweet! Despite my mother stuffing me with pasta and Mississippi Mud Cake last night, I still managed to make a good showing for the week. If I gain a little ground this week I'll be matching the expected progress I've set for myself.

275.2

Weekly Loss: 2.8 lb.

Net Weight Loss This Year: 6.0 lb.

Only twenty-seven more pounds to go ...

Week Six: Grr!!!

I often do "unofficial" weigh-ins during the week but they don't count. But if they did, I would have been down a few more pounds. But I managed to gain it back just in time for weigh-in day.

260.0

Weekly Loss: 0.2 lb.

2012 So Far: 3.2 lb.

We'll see how the week goes!

2012 - Week Five: Oh yeah, I'm doing this!

Forgive me, Internet, for I have sinned. It has been four weeks since my last weight update. I could tell you that my birthday gave me an excuse to ignore sensible eating and drinking, or that I've been distracted by all kinds of crazy-exciting professional things going on my life. But that's no excuse and we both know. I mean to do this, dammit, and I'm going to do it.

Here I am. Back to weekly updates and back to my naked-on-the-scale Monday morning weigh-ins. (And you're welcome for that image.) Here is where we are:

260.2 lb.

Since Last Weigh-In: 3.0 lb.

So that's good! I'm at least moving in the right direction in the past month, even if it's not nearly as far as I should be after this many weeks into the new year. Keep me going, people. My goal weight is 225 lb. and I mean to get there by mid-summer. Thanks for your friendship and support!

2012 - Week One: Day One

It's a new year. I'm starting over. I did good last year, though I slipped a bit once I got to the holidays. I'm ignoring it all. Today is Day One. I'm starting weekly tracking and watching my intake and activity all as if this were brand new. Long-term, I want to get down to 225 lb. My first short-term milestone is to lose the first five pounds.

Here's what the scale reported this morning:

263.2 lb.

Happy New Year, folks! See you next week.

Week B8: Sick & Thinner

I've been nasty-sick for several days -- which may or may not have helped me lose a couple of extra pounds. Either way, I'm back on track! Just a couple of pounds down from my lowest weight on this whole journey ... just in time for the holidays. *GULP*

248.0 lb.

Weekly Loss: 4.4 lb.

Total Net Loss Since March 1, 2011: 45.6 lb.

See you next week! Hopefully down closer to where I want to be.