lose 43 pounds

I’ve started this again. I didn’t weigh when I started my diet two weeks ago, but I know I’ve lost seven between the first time I did weigh and today. I’m nine down from when I posted this goal many moons ago.

What has spurred me to do this is the chronic pain in my back. I can grab my stomach and pull it up in such a way that the weight is born by my arms instead of my back, and my back feels so much better.

That’s what I need to remember when those cravings hit.

That’s a 3 pound gain from last week, but it’s understandable. Wednesday, I blew the diet at lunch and had lots of carbs and Tiramisu for lunch. Then Friday I allowed myself a non-diet day because I got off work early and did some touristy things around town. It was like a 4 hours vacation. This week, I hope I can avoid temptation.

Eighteen to go.

Sunday is official weigh-in day. I usually weigh every day even though “they” say you’re not supposed to. But Sunday will be the real results day.

Today, I’m twenty-three down from when I started this goal. Twenty to go.

I’m 7 down from when I started dieting again last Sunday.

Last time I started dieting in earnest, I was 11 pounds down from my high weight. That was a year ago.

This time, I started at 16 pounds down, so I’m happy to report I didn’t gain back *all* the weight I lost before.

I’m trying again. I lost 3 pounds since Sunday, so at this point I’m nineteen down. Twenty-four to go.

I get so close with this goal, and then I mess it all up. The first time, I was one pound away. The second time, two pounds away. Today, I’m 19 pounds away. I don’t want to change my eating habits. I do want to drink more water and exercise more. I’ll work on those habits. At the very least, that should slow down or stop the weight gain.

Due to a virus or some bad food, I lost 3 pounds in the last 24 hours. I’ll take it. Two more to go.

Either the gravity at my new house is “lighter” or all this moving has burned off another pound. Five more to go!

Wow… I wasn’t expecting to lose another pound this morning, much less two. Now I can taste achieving this goal. Only six more pounds to go. Small milestones list re-visited:

1. complete the 43T Weight Loss Sprint
2. comfortably wear an extra large t-shirt
3. get below 200 lbs
4. be able to slip on that ring one last time before I throw it into the ocean (or bury it or whatever you do with rings that have lost their meaning)
5. wear those jeans that kinda fit without my stomach bulging out over them
6. see my collarbone in the mirror
7. fit comfortably into my size 13 Levi 501 jeans (Damn… I love those things)
8. have a well-defined jawbone and only one chin
9. fit into that pair of leopard print panties I have
10. feel OK wearing a one-piece bathing suit
11. fit into a little black dress with straps and cleavage
12. feel OK wearing a bikini
13. go to the doctor for once without him giving me a lecture
14. have someone I haven’t seen in a while not recognize me
15. get below the obese level on the BMI calculator
16. get below the obese level on body fat percentage
17. get below the overweight level on the BMI calculator
18. find pants or a skirt or a dress that fit from the regular section of the store (not the fat lady section)
19. have someone I see regularly not recognize me for a second
20. fit into those sexy bras that don’t fit because I didn’t try them on at the store.
21. be able to wear the ring my grandma gave me

Now it’s the final sprint. Eight more pounds. I almost didn’t weight this morning because I didn’t have faith. Ya gotta have faith.