I apologize for not posting an update last week.  Life just got away from me (I think that was the week we had four funerals in a row at the church - including one for a choir member) and I just wasn't able to check in everyplace.  So here's where I'm at now:

Current Weight: 161.5 pounds
Last Week's Loss: 1 pound
This Week's Loss: .5 pounds
NET LOSS: ( Read more... )

No news is good news, right?

Current Weight: 163 pounds
Weekly Loss: 0 pounds
NET LOSS: 24 pounds

Considering that my neck injury has had me lying on my back with heat compresses for most of the past week, I'm fairly satisfied with not losing any weight this week.  It does put me behind schedule for my target weight of 155 pounds by BRF Opening Day, ( Read more... )

The plan for this weekend was supposed to include a trip to the annual Native Plant Sale at Independence Grove this Saturday so that I could procure some plants for our second wildflower bed.  In preparation for putting in the new plants, I decided to go out and cut back all the overgrowth in the proposed area - just to make sure we didn't ( Read more... )

Thanks to a neck injury (for which I am seeing my doctor this afternoon, since the meds they gave me at the ER aren't working all that well), it has been increasingly uncomfortable to sit and stare at the computer screen for very long.  However, I need to make this post even though I haven't been very good at completing my daily posts because... ( Read more... )

I survived Holy Week!  That in itself is an accomplishment, believe me.

Current Weight: 163.5
Weekly Loss: 1 pound
NET LOSS: 23.5 pounds

I appear to be right on target, although some serious increases in exercise are way overdue.  Yesterday I was so tired I accomplished absolutely nothing of worth, although I did spend a half hour playing Xbox "Kinect ( Read more... )

Back on Track!  My weight is now once again progressing in the right direction ( Read more... )

Not a successful week for me.  It seems I need to circle the wagons once again and re-navigate the course:

Current Weight: 167 pounds
Weekly Gain: .5 pounds
NET LOSS: 20 pounds

This is especially heartbreaking since I know I was down to 165.5 pounds earlier in the week, so obviously I can get to where I want to be if I really put my mind to it.   ( Read more... )

Although we really didn't count calories today because it's Carl's birthday and nobody wants to adhere to "diet" when they're celebrating, I think we did pretty well today.  The good habits we're trying to form are starting to take hold and I think our progress this past week bears that out ( Read more... )

Had a bit of a setback, but nothing too serious.  I think I can get back on schedule and make up for lost time if I work really hard at it; otherwise, I'll just be a week behind where I would have been.  I'm still ahead of schedule on my overall goal, thanks to the big 6 pound loss I had right at the start, so I'm not going to worry too much about ( Read more... )

More progress made - I'm 2/5 of the way towards my goal!

Current Weight: 167 pounds
Weekly Loss: 2 pounds
NET LOSS: 20 pounds

I ate a really big meal tonight, but hopefully if I get back on the bike tomorrow, I can thwart any extra pounds from creeping back.  In all honesty, I haven't been eating enough and my daily calorie counts have been way too low ( Read more... )