Office Time Again

 Weight this am - 132.8  

Back up, as expected, but not too bad considering it's a bit earlier than my normal weigh-in and I ate heavier last night. 

I need to get taping in the office and possibly touch up the ceiling.   I think I DO want to do that before I get to the walls so I can hit the room corners.   I'll get the outside of Rowan's door at the same time.  I want to balance finishing the room walls with being able to start flooring.   Although I suppose I could sort and organize costumes while I wait. 

Hopefully the rains hold off and we can hit the pool as well today.   

Visiting A Friend

 Weight this am - 131.8

That's definitely a drop.   Quite a bit of a drop.   I doubt it will stay but hopefully the rebound stays lower.   I need to be in the low half of this 5 pound increments.   Actually, I really need to hit my next mini-goal.   Hopefully really soon.  I'd really like to start my birthday month back in the 120's again. 

Visited Lauren today.   She's recovering from a double mastectomy.   I'm making plans to go next week as well.  

Show tonight got rescheduled to Sunday...which is fine, my costume plot is set up so I'm all organized and ready. 

Working On My Office

 Weight this am - 133.2

Awesome.    Now it just needs to drop a bit before Wednesday.   

My new office closet is done  and I've started on the room itself.   The room is empty, the walls are wiped down and all the outlets are taped.    Next I want to touch up the ceiling and then finish taping the room.   THEN I can begin painting.   

Tomorrow I'm visiting my friend for a bit and then I have to prep costumes and props for the reading tomorrow night.    Which means I'll probably be pulling all the boxes out of Mark's office closet and stacking them in the game room.    Which is fine because I have to sort them anyway before putting them away. 

Week 46 - Day 1

 Weight this am - 133.2

That's better.   

What I really need to see is the lower half of this five pounds increment.   It's been a month since I hit 135 so it's really time to be much closer to the next mini-goal.   I was really really really hoping to touch the 120's this month but with only 5 days left that's not likely unless I see a real drop.

I am working on my office so hopefully that has some effect.   We'll see what the weekend brings. 

Doctor Appointment - Last Day of Week 45

 Weight this am - 134

It was 133.something at the doctor's office.   Couldn't sleep last night so it's a rather meh day.   Follow-up visit IS scheduled so we'll see where we are then.   

Hopefully tomorrow is a drop.   I could use that this month. 

Expected Rebound

 Weight this am - 133.8

Well, we knew that was coming.   Now let's see if it starts going down over the next couple of days.   I'd like that.   

Got the closet all painted.    Now I need to disassemble the futon and clean it (then post it for sale), move everything out of the room,  wash and then tape the walls, then I can start painting it.    Once that's done we should have the floor ordered and I can work on that.   

In the mean time, I need to plot out Heidi Chronicles and get ready for that reading.  Plus we need to mow and string trim the yard before more rains hit this week. 

That's What I Call A New Low

 Weight this am - 131.4

YES.    I've been needing a big drop.    I know it'll rebound but this is awesome.    

Oh and they called yesterday to reschedule my follow-up mammo.   Sooo last minute.   It's ridiculous. 

Solstice Party

 Weight this am - 133.4

Better

Heading to Roderick's tonight for a solstice gathering.    Which is apropos given the news on the way there that it is again "War in the Middle East"   - Ugh

Started real work on the office today.   Painting the closet has begun.   And we'll be able to get the floor tiles so that's awesome.   I'm excited to get going on this project. 

Road Trip

 Weight this am - 133.8

Up again.   Not too bad though.   

Road Trip today to Caddo Mounds.   Lots of walking.   Hopefully that helps.

NOW - It Drops

Weight this am - 133.0

NOW it drops.   LOL.   I couldn't have gotten a fraction of that yesterday though.   😆

After this I have a bunch of fractions to check off on the way to the next mini-goal.   I'm really looking forward to sailing through those and seeing more and more of my charts colored in.   It's so close to seeing the 120's again.   So close. 

Week 45 - Day 1

 Weight this am - 134.6

Not exactly where I wanted to start the month.   I was really expecting to be at or below last week's weight.  Damn.  

I'm still losing but it's down now to half a pound a week on average.   I'd really like that to bump back up.  

Obviously that means I need to get my ass in gear and start working for this.   Starting tomorrow I'm hopping back on the treadmill and getting my walk on.   

Today I'm resting though because I DID NOT sleep last night. 

Reflections - Month 11

Looking Back on Month 11: (weeks 41 - 44)  2.4

Weight:  

5/21 - 5/28 - 136.6 to 137.0 + 0.4lbs

5/28 - 6/04 - 137.0 to 134.8 - 2.2lbs

6/04 - 6/11 - 134.8 to 134.0 - 0.8lbs

6/11 - 6/18 - 134.0 to 134.6 + 0.6lbs

Month Total - 2.0lbs Down

Measurements:

Month Start:  
               Waist  - 33.25
               Hips   - 39.5  
               Thigh - 19.25
               Bicep - 10.5

Month End:                            Change:
               Waist  - 33.0                  Waist  - 0.25 
               Hips   - 39.5                  Hips   - 0 
               Thigh - 19.25                Thigh - 0
               Bicep - 10.5                  Bicep - 0

NSV: Wore 2nd goal pants out - hit normal BMI range - hit mini-goal of 135 on 5/25

Symptoms/Side Effects:

5/21 - 5/28 - fatigue, dry mouth

5/28 - 6/04 - ditto

6/04 - 6/11 - same

6/11 - 6/18 - same

Exercise:

5/21 - 5/28 - walking, swimming, yardwork

5/28 - 6/04 - yardwork

6/04 - 6/11 - yardwork, swimming

6/11 - 6/18 - none

Last Day of Week 44

 Weight this am - 134.4

Not the right direction at all.   Boo.    This isn't at all what I want for the end of the month.  Damn

Still Wiggling

 Weight this am - 133.6

Keep on going.   Getting closer to weigh-in and I'd really like to see it go down a wee bit more over the next two days.   That will closet the month.   Then I get to check measurements again and see where we are. 

Dentist tomorrow.

Back To The Wobble

 Weight this am - 133.8

Up again but not too much.   I'm hoping we can trend a bit down over the next couple of days so I can have some loss this week.   I'd really like that.   

No Kings was just lovely.   I needed that.  

And Happy Father's Day to my love.   

That's More Like It - New Low

 Weight this am - 133.4

Much Better

Going to try for the No Kings Protest today in Conroe.   I'm devastated by the news this morning of the two Minnesota Democratic Reps being shot in their homes last night in a targeted assault. It's bad.  

I just feel such dread

Not The Right Direction

 Weight this am - 134.4

That is not the direction I wanted to see.   

I need the scale to go the other way, please and thank you.    

Going to make curry at noon so it's done since I have a reading tonight.   Then go make sure everything is set upstairs and maybe work some on the closet in my office.   Really hoping to figure out some sort of vinyl tile for the floor.   I'll have to keep an eye on what options are out there. 

Level Again

 Weight this am - 134.0

Again.   It does feel very good to be under 135.   The 120s feel within reach again.   Like I can touch them.  Four pounds to my next mini-goal.   Five pounds to 60 pounds down.   Nine pounds to 125.   Fourteen pounds to 120.  Fifteen pounds to 119 and 70 pounds down.   

This felt so far out of reach when I started and now I can almost touch it.   

My next prior weight to match is 133.6 so I'm ready for that.   I'd love to see 133 by next week's weigh-in.   We'll see.   

I'll Take It - Week 44 - Day 1

 Weight this am - 134.0

Officially down 55 pounds.   Fifty-Five Pounds.   That's crazy...and what's crazier is that I still have weight to lose.  

This is great.   I'm now officially 14 pounds from my goal weight and just over 10 pounds from my lowest prior recorded weight during weight loss tracking.   I may need to look through prior medical records and see if I have lower weights posted....LOL 

Need to go back upstairs, finish working on the script, and start working on the new office.   I'm actually starting to feel motivated there.   And that's a good thing. 

Up Again - Last Day of Week 43

 Weight this am - 134.6

NOT the direction I want to be going in.   I was really liking being 55lbs down.  At least I am still within 15lbs of my goal.   However, I am really pushing to hit the 120's sometime this month so every step back is frustrating. 

I don't know what caused the jump this morning.   Whether it was the bit of carbs yesterday evening or the fact that I slept like crap last night.   I'm still exhausted.   And I have things to do today.   

Sooo tired.

A Tiny Jump

 Weight this am - 134.0

Well, I tested my theory.   Last night I had a heavier/carbier meal in the evening and this morning my weight is up a tick.   I switched to having my heavy/carbier meal first and having only something light before bed and started to see either a flatline or a drop.    Last night I didn't do that and the scale went up.   SO I guess it just proves my thoughts.  

Not sure what's on the docket for today.   I do need to go over the script for the zoom reading.   And I REALLY need to get started upstairs.    

sigh

Pool is closed today as well.   And who knows what the week will bring since they are calling for rain.   We'll see. 

More Leveling

 Weight this am - 133.8

It's so odd seeing the same number on the scale for more than one day in a row.   My tracker looks like steps now instead of zig-zags.  

Did some work outside today and we are heading to the pool later.   

New Low

 Weight this am - 133.8

One wonderful thing about being back inside my normal weight range - I have so much prior data.   I'm a person who loves data, who loves to check things off to show progress.   Lists and charts are my jam.    So this portion of my weight loss journey is extra gratifying. 

Every time I lose even 0.2lbs - I almost always have a prior weight on my chart that I can check off as having matched.    It feels so good.   Like "Another One Bites The Dust".   Boom 

I'm inching closer to the 120's as well...which is where I really want to be.    

I can't wait to break back into my clothing stash again and see what new things I can fit into. 

Yardwork

 Weight this am - 134.4

I feel like I'm starting another straight line.   I'd like it to shift down a bit more.   Right now I'm in the part of this journey where I have a lot of past data.   So that means every little shift is another number I can check off my chart.   

I really enjoy checking those off.   

Yardwork today.   I got the back string-trimmed.   Tomorrow should be the front yard.   

Broke The Straight Line

 Weight this am - 134.4

I had a streak of 134.8 days going on.   Just broke it and got a new low in the process.   

Got all the hurricane supplies put away as well...other than the ones that have to go to our closet.   

Closing in on the next mini-goal slowly but steadily.    This next one means a lot because after that I'm back to the 120's again...which, while above my pre-40's weight, is my after-40 normal.   It's a decade that I feel better in and I cannot wait to be back.   

Week 43 - Day 1

 Weight this am - 134.8

It's odd to see a flatline on the scale but I'll take it.   It's a huge improvement over the past couple of weeks and puts me solidly under 135.   Hopefully this week nets me a new low again and we keep on moving forward.    I am itching to see the 120's and seriously hoping for that before the end of the month.   I want my body to become familiar with that again.   

Hoping to get some yard stuff done today and finish putting away the stock.    

I should also throw in an application to this one job and get to work on my office.   It's just so hard to motivate when the world feels like it's falling apart.  

Last Day of Week 42

 Weight this am - 134.8

I'm cautiously optimistic about tomorrow.    Hopefully the trend continues because I could really use a loss this month.   

Mark starts 1.0 tomorrow and he's finally hit numbers he hasn't seen in a while.    He got down 10lbs from starting but he's been hovering within those 10 for a while.    The other day he hit below that (193) which is great.    I'm looking forward to him getting into the 180's and especially the 170's.   That's when we'll really see a difference.   

Putting away and organizing the supplies again today...and possibly doing some yard work.   Maybe even the pool.    We'll see how the day goes.  

Hurricane Season Ready

 Weight this am - 134.8

Holding Steady.   Two more mornings like this and I'll have a great official weigh-in.   This is exciting. It puts me within 15 pounds of my original goal weight and just over 10lbs from my lowest recorded weight back in 2017.   I'm really excited to break into my clothing again once I see the 120s.  See what I can dig back out. 

We got our Hurricane Prep done yesterday.   That was a lot of shopping.  Now we need to put it all away.  It always feels good to be prepared.   Then we just have small things to do if something starts heading our way. 

Starting Pride on a New Low

 Weight this am - 134.8

That's just amazing.    I'm within five pounds of the 120's.  I definitely needed this.   Now it just needs to stay here or keep going down.  

The back patio is proving troublesome.   Our tiller isn't working so we may need to do this by hand.   I'm not exactly looking forward to that. 

Spent yesterday going over Hurricane Supply list instead.   Now we just need to do our prep shopping and we're good to go. 

Happy Pride