Week 38 - Day 1

 Weight this am - 138.8

YES!   I met my 3 goals this week.   I stayed in the 130's, I did not gain, and I actually lost this week.   This is exactly what I needed.   

Walk again this morning.  Another 3 miles.    Perfect.   I've definitely missed this.    

Walk in the Park - Last Day of Week 37

 Weight this am - 139.6

Still under the 140's.    Just 0.6lbs away from last week's check in.     If I can just get at least that to drop.   

I need tomorrow to be at least under 140.   I would like it to be at least 139 so there is no gain.   I am holding out hope for anything under 139 so I can record a loss.    We'll see

Heading to Hermann Park again today.   Hopefully lots of steps and some more fun experiences.    I don't think I'll get to meet up with anyone today but we'll see.    If I don't, I don't.    I'll just enjoy the wandering. 

Back To Walking

 Weight this am - 139.8

Back up again.   At least it's in the 130's but I really need it to get back to 139 for Wednesday so I don' have a gain this week.   I'd really like to avoid that.   

Went for a walk this morning.   It was nice to get back to that.    Then we made up pasta salad and more homemade bread.    Tomorrow should be gazpacho day after we get back. 

Going downtown tomorrow to get more time in walking the park before it gets too ungodly hot.   I'd love to get more color as well...I miss being out in the sun.    I think I'll bring one of the blankets so I can sit on the grass.    That sounds lovely.   

Pool Party Day

 Weight this am - 138.8

Secular Women's Group has a Pool Party meet-up today.   This should be fun.   I do really need to go get a new swimsuit though...Mine are all pre-covid except for my one post-weight gain buy.   I need to get it as separates though because my bottom and top don't fit a set size (S, M, L) because my ribs are small but the boobs got huge.     I'll definitely need to go look.   

I need more sandals too.   

I'm not thrilled about the loose skin (definitely need to build muscle) but it is so much better than the extra weight.   I'll take it. 

Did get photos in my ultimate goal pants.     We'll see if I ever fit those LOL.   I got them in one of my *lower 120's* phases and they don't stretch so, again, I couldn't ever wear them   I'm hopeful that this time around I'll be able to finally get into them. 

Rebound Day

 Weight this am - 139.8

oooof.   That was a jump.   At least it isn't back to the 140's.    I have some exercise coming up later this week so hopefully this is an exception for the week.    My only goal is to not gain on weigh-in day.   If I lose that's awesome but I want to be at least at 139 or less.   

Cast Party tonight.   Tomorrow I get to go swim.   

Another New Low

 Weight this am - 138.2

Now this is awesome.   Another new low.   Another prior weight matched.  Another step closer to a normal BMI.   And I've been able to close out another entire year of matched weights.  

When I started this journey I had a completely untouched chart of all my prior weights organized by calendar year and date.   It was a map for my upcoming journey.    Now almost half of the prior years are filled in.    The "Before Wegovy" of 2024 (Jan - July), all of 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018.  There is one weight left to match in 2020 and then that year is complete.     I have the most data for 138 and under so there will be a LOT of little victories coming up but just GETTING to this point of the process required a lot of big steps.     I'm really there now, it feels like.   And this is a path I'm familiar with.   I know these steps. 

New Low

 Weight this am - 138.8

Lovely!   This makes me happy.    

Mammogram today and then I need to set up my new monthly and quarterly posts.   Still tired after yesterday.   

Day 1 Week 37 - A New Quarter

 Weight this am - 139

YES!   This is awesome.   I'm officially down 50 pounds!    Hopefully that's the last of the 140's

Went into town today.   Saw the Elephant Migration installation in the park.   So lovely.   Met up with three friends for lunch.   Got 13000 steps in.    Awesome workout.

Reflections Quarterly Summary - Month 7 - 9

Dosage: 2.4 

Weight:    

Month 7 - 01/29 - 02/26 - 151.0 to 147.4   - 3.6 lbs

Month 8 - 02/26 - 03/26 - 147.4 to 143.6   - 3.8 lbs

Month 9 - 03/26 - 04/23 - 143.6 to 139.0   - 4.6lbs

Quarterly Total - 12 Down 

Measurements:

Quarter Start:  
               Waist  - 35.5 
               Hips   - 42.5  
               Thigh - 20.75
               Bicep - 11.75

Quarter End:                            Change:
                Waist  - 33.5                         Waist  - 2.0
                Hips   - 40.5                          Hips  - 2.0
                Thigh - 19.75                        Thigh - 1.0
                Bicep - 11                             Bicep - 0.75

Total Inches - 5.75

Symptoms/Side Effects:

Headache, Dry Mouth, Light Fatigue

Exercise:

Rehearsal, Audition, Swordwork, Walking

Labwork:

TPO: 78 to 79
Antibody: 10.7 to 10.9
FT4: 1.12 to  1.24
FT3: 3.9 to 3.6
            (New Script 60/60 - switching after current runs out (90/45)

HDL: 66 to 74
Trig: 88 to 76
LDL: 81 to 71
VLDL: 16 to 14
Total Cholesterol: 163 to 159
Ratio - 2.47 to 2.15<Total Chol divided by HDL>

Glucose: 105 to 92
A1C: 5.4 to 5.2

AST: 17 to 18
ALT: 23 to 26

Blood Pressure: 125/88 to 122/82 (4/15)
            (Any BP med change here)

Heart Rate: 76 to 69 (4/15)

Dr Office weight: 150 to 141 Down - 9lbs

Reflections - Month 9

Looking Back on Month 9 : (weeks 33 - 36)  2.4

Weight:  

3/26 - 4/02  - 143.6 to 140.8 - 2.8lbs

4/02 - 4/09  - 140.8 to 141.0 + 0.2lbs

4/09 - 4/16  - 141.0 to 141.4 + 0.4lbs

4/16 - 4/23  - 141.4 to 139.0 - 2.4lbs

Month Total - 4.6 Down

Measurements:

Month Start:  
               Waist  - 34.0 
               Hips   - 41.0  
               Thigh - 19.75
               Bicep - 11.25

Month End:                            Change:
               Waist  - 33.5                 Waist  - 0.5
               Hips   - 40.5                 Hips   - 0.5
               Thigh - 19.75               Thigh - 0
               Bicep -  11                   Bicep - 0.25

NSV: Goal Pants Fit

Symptoms/Side Effects:

3/26 - 4/02 - fatigue, dry mouth, occasional hiccups

4/02 - 4/09 - fatigue, dry mouth

4/09 - 4/16 - fatigue, dry mouth

4/16 - 4/23 - fatigue, dry mouth

Exercise:

3/26 - 4/02 - Rehearsal, swordwork

4/02 - 4/09 - Rehearsal, show, swordwork

4/09 - 4/16 - Rehearsal, show, swordwork

4/16 - 4/23 - Hike (4/21)

Last Day of Week 36 - Let The Cleaning Begin

 Weight this am - 139.2

One more weigh-in.   Need to keep the nutrition light today.  Tomorrow I start my 4th Quarter on Wegovy.   It's been a full 3/4's of a year and 50lbs down.   That's an average of 5.5lbs a month.   Depending on the day I have 19-ish pounds left to lose to hit 120.   I'm so thankful to be back within a weight range that is familiar and I cannot wait to get closer to 'normal' for me.   Let's get fully stuck in to the 130's and leave the other decades behind.  

Going to get started moving some things upstairs while Rowan works on their old room.   I'm still debating downtown tomorrow.   I think I just need to wait on the weather. 

Daughter Day - Brunch and a Hike

 Weight this am - 139.4

Now just STAY THERE for two more day.   Took Rowan for her bloodwork and then we had brunch in Old Town at Wunche.   Then we decided to go for a hike up at Pundt.   Collected a full bag of trash plus and had some outside time.    It was lovely.   

Two more weigh-ins til I close out the 'month'.    I'm really hoping it stays in the 130's for this one.   I need to be done with the 40's.    

Happy Easter If You Celebrate It

 Weight this am - 139.6

As long as it stays here or goes down from here, I'm content.   Two more days so the focus is on maintaining.   

Today is my day of resting.   I think I want to start on the new office as well...soon.   Just not sure if that's a 'today' thing.   

Coming up on the end of a 'month' so I need to go organize data etc. 

New Low - 50 Pounds Down

 Weight this am - 139.0

It's a new low and I am officially 50 pounds down!    That's a big one.   Now it needs to stay in the 130's for weigh-in day and I'll be happy.  Going to rest up this weekend and then start powering in on things Monday.    

Get out for walks, even if I have to drag Rowan with me.   Start working on cleaning and organizing the house.    Get things set up for exercising again.   I'm ready.

Frustrating

 Weight this am 140.6

I need to be done with the 140's.   Seriously.  Everything else in the world is feeling rather shitty so I need something positive.    I've been in the 140's since Feb 2nd so it's over 2 months now.   At least when I hit the 140's I stayed there....I didn't bounce back up like I've done since I hit the 130's.   It needs to go to the next weight decade and stay there.   

I feel like the running on adrenaline has stopped and I'm crashing hard right now.   I need a boost to my mood and the scale shifting would do that.    Just one pound, little scale, just one.   

Readjusting Focus

 Weight this am - 140.4

Where was this yesterday?   Dang.   Alright...I need a new low this week and a new low next Wednesday to round out the month on a positive.    I know I'm getting closer to goal but I am definitely not ready to have things level off yet so let's gooooo.   

I still overheat to easily when outside.   I still have some mobility/flexibility issues I want to work on.  And I have a goal of being in shape enough o do Puck the way I want to do Puck so if I don't get cast then it won't be about physical restraints holding me back.   

Apparently I'll have the time as well since Conroe isn't happening.   I'm wondering if there is even a point auditioning up there again.   It never seems to come to anything.   

Oh well....I'm done with my show and we are moving closer to summer...so it's time to put the focus back on THIS journey

Week 36 - Day 1 - Slight increase

 Weight this am - 141.4

Dammit.   WHY couldn't it have stayed at yesterday's weight.   Then I'd at least be back down.   But no.   This week instead of my lowest weight for the week falling on weigh-in day, it's almost my highest.    I wanted to be done with the 140's this week.   

This is when I'm glad that I weigh daily.   If I was only weighing once a week I might be panicking right about now.   But I can see my patterns and see my lows getting lower (even if it's not currently reflecting on Wednesday weigh-ins.  

I should hear back on the show this week.   I'm actually good either way.   I could use the break but I'd enjoy the show and getting to work in a different venue.   So it's all good either way. 

This needs to be the week I finish in the 130's though.   It's really overdue. 

Doctor - Lunch Date - Callbacks - Last Day of Week 35

 Weight this am - 140.8

Dammit.   I really didn't want to see the 140's again.   Crossing Fingers that tomorrow I'm back in the 3's.    I really want to see 139 on my official weigh-in day. 

Today is busy.   I scheduled my mammogram (next Thursday). I have a Dr appointment at 10.   I have Lunch and Book Shopping with Arietta at noon-ish.   I have callbacks at 7pm.    It's going to definitely be a day.   

I read through the whole play "Private Lives" last night.   It's actually really such a fun script.    Just one role I'm suitable for though.   Thank goodness the weight has come off or I wouldn't be in the running for this.   That unhealthy extra made me look older.   

Well, here's to enough coffee and a scale drop tomorrow. 

Audition Day

 Weight this am - 139.4

Up a wee but that's ok.   We're still in the 130's.  Still waiting on 139.0 and an official 50 pounds but I'm really happy.   

Auditions tonight.   Don't care so much about this production so I'm not really fashed either way.   

Still super tired but the run went great and it was such a fun show.   I am a bit annoyed at the people who could have come but didn't.   It's a FREE show so it only costs you gas and time.   Sigh.   People just sometimes suck.

Final Show

 Weight this am - 139.2

Last show of Twelfth Night today.   It will be sad to see this one go.  

Weight stayed the same.   Just 0.2 pounds until I officially hit 50(!!!) pounds down.   I'm looking forward to that milestone.    Maybe tomorrow.   That would be an awesome present.   

MINI-GOAL

 Weight this am - 139.2

I HIT MY MINI-GOAL!     

HELLO 130's!!

Show this afternoon as well but I am so stoked right now.   I've been waiting for this.   

Friday = Pick-up Day

 Weight this am - 141.0    

Getting back there.   I need a new low this week.   Still waiting on one.   140.8 was the prior low so I need to see the next one.   I'm so ready.

We have pick-up tonight for the show....then 2 performances this weekend.    Hopefully that will kick me over the edge into a new low.   Man, I'd love to see 139.    It feels like it's taunting me. 

He's to hitting my mini-goal and seeing the 130's...may it happen this week!

Another Sleepy Thursday

 Weight this am - 142.2

We're in the yo-yo again.   Sigh.     Hopefully this will be the highest I go this week and everything else will be lower.    I'm sooooo tired of the 140's.   I've been in this decade for over 2 months now.   I really need to see a 3.   Although I looked back and apparently I was in the 150's from Nov 11th through Feb 2nd.  So like 12 weeks.  We're just at 9 weeks now.   I just really need the win again.    I'm getting into that rut where it feels like wheels are spinning.   Especially since I don't have anything to check off.    I'm ready for another win to keep me motivated. 

Small Gain - Week 35 Day 1

 Weight this am - 141.0

I will take it.   Much better than I was expecting.   I'm thrilled.   That's only up by 0.2lbs this week...which means I'm still down 2.6lbs overall.   I really hope this means I hit my mini-goal this week.   Come on 140!    It's time.   It's past time.    I'm ready for the journey into the 130's.   

In other news....I can't have more than 2 drinks of hard alcohol in an evening.   sheesh.   LOL.  

That's it.   That's the extent of my other news...oh wait, no it isn't.   Mark starts Wegovy today as well so it's day one week one for him.   Yay

Visiting My Kid - Last Day of Week 34

 Weight this am - 142.2

Well it is definitely looking like I will NOT have a loss this week.   It will definitely be up from last week as well...the question is, how much.    

I did expect this.   It will definitely be down from 2 weeks ago though, the question is, how much...and what that averages.   This week has been hovering pretty consistently in the low 142's.   I'd love to see tomorrow be at 142 or even a high 141.    That would set the next week up to hopefully be my decade shift.     It's so close.   

Today we go visit Arietta.   We'll get to hang at their house, see Bellatrix, and grab dinner somewhere.  Then tomorrow Mark and I both do our shot.   So I need to set up his charts.   I'll probably work on that today. 

Beginning a Week Off.

 Weight this am 142.4

Grrr....still going up.  I'm really pulling for this to settle back down before Wed.    I know last week was an anomaly so I'm expecting to be up this week.   I do want to have it be as much of an overall loss as possible though.    The minimum that I will find acceptable is 142.6, that puts me down a full pound from 2 weeks ago...which equals a half a pound per week.    I would really love to be at 142 or less though...because that makes my 2 week average better.    If I could see 141.6 this Wednesday that would be ideal.     

Ah well...fingers crossed. 

Show Day Again

 Weight this am - 142.0

Wonder if that was the Chinese food.    I was hoping to not see that number again.   Ah well.   Hopefully we go back down again before weigh-in day.    

Another show today, outside this time.    Then I'm off for a week and need to get things set up outside of shows.   Things like my mammogram appointment.   Looking over other scripts.   Getting ready to work on the house.   All of that. 

Hopefully tomorrow I have a better check-in number. 

Another Opening - Another Show

 Weight this am - 141.2

Still creeping downwards.    Today we open.   I'm just trying to rest as much as possible before it's time to saddle everything up and head over.   Not sure there is much else to say today.   It always seems like the longest, most stretched out wait when a goal is so close.    If I could just see 140.0 I could check it off, do photos and reset my mini-goal.   It's time.   It actually feels like it's past time but you can't rush some things.    Always knew it would slow down as the final goal got closer.   I was just really hoping it would hold off on the slow down until I actually hit the 130's   LOL.  

Final Tech Day

 Weight this am - 141.8

Today was final tech for the show.   We worked some outside and then were moved to our indoor location for a cue to cue run.   Big storms expected tomorrow so it appears we are performing indoors.  It's actually not a bad deal, almost like a soft open.    And it's supposed to be very cool outside on Sunday so that helps too.

Scale is slowly moving on down.   Hopefully it won't bob back up before weigh in day.   We'll see.   I'm really looking forward to that 3.   The 130's are so close I can almost taste them. 

Back to the Grind

 Weight this am - 142.2

Knew it would go back up.   Now I'm just hoping for another dip that actually hits 140 even.   I'd really like to check of that mini-goal.   Still crossing fingers that this is the week.

Back to Rehearsal tonight and then it's a final location tech on Friday before we open Saturday.   It's almost "Another Opening - Another Show"

Holy Shit A New Low - First Day of Week 34

 Weight this am - 140.8

Holy Fuck.   A new low on weigh-in day is one thing but this is quite the drop.   

Wow.

I also have now checked off another box on my chart.   So now it's 0,4 to my next box - 0.8 to my next mini-goal and 1.8 to 50 Pounds Lost.   April is shaping up to be a good month.  Today we get a break and then tomorrow we are back on the grind for the show.   We'll see what the rebound on this one looks like but hopefully I can check off the mini-goal before that happens. 

Fool's Day - Last Day of Week 33

Weight this am - 142.6

A lot went on today.    Rehearsal again...the show is going well.   9 GOP House Reps broke ranks to vote with Dems - disrupting business in the House.    Crawford won the judicial race despite almost 30 million thrown at her opponent by Musk/47.   And Cory Booker filibustered for 25 hours 5 minutes on the Senate floor in opposition to 47's regime and the harm he is causing.   

I also found out my friend from Hawaii has some serious health issues.    A rollercoaster of a day.  

Weight did come back down so hopefully it's even better tomorrow.