Looking to lose an extra human I apparently picked up along the way

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Thank you Mrs Woods. It's nice to hear so many nice things from folks.

208.5 this morning. Amidst all the up and down, that is now a new low.

Tried on 36 jeans yesterday, and it looks like I'm about half an inch away (I was able to get them on without too much struggle, but they were tight). That should be two to three weeks at a normal rate.

Off to visit the parents and watch some football. Go Bears!
 
Mr Vee- you are AMAAAAAZING! Congrats on the new low. Almost into size 36 jeans. That I can relate to. That is awesome! Cheers, Cate
 
I also thought your job was secure. I thought this was more or less a promotion or job transfer so I’m very happy for you that your job is still safe! I would be pretty ripped with them too!

Amazing weigh ins again for you once again! And to hear you’re about to drop your pants size again, kudos to you! :)

Hope you enjoyed your football game. Mine hasn't been too pleasant yet (I'm a Pats fan).
 
To explain the job thing a little clearer: I'm self-employed and work out of my house for clients who hire me. I had two main recurring clients, one for whom I was doing close to full time work and one for whom I was only doing 5 to 10 hours a week. The one for whom I was doing 5 to 10 hours a week offered me a full-time job working for them directly. I accepted that offer and began the process of unloading the other work I had from other clients, including the main one for whom I had been doing the most work (and of course receiving the most money).

A month later, the job that I accepted was no longer being offered to me, and they merely offered to expand the amount of work they were sending me to do out of my house (though not nearly enough to even come close to matching the amount of money I was making before). Fortunately, I hadn't quite cut the cord yet with my main client (though I had told them I was going to), and they didn't seem to have a problem returning to our previous arrangement. How much long term damage this might have done with my relationship with them, I don't know. Hopefully not much.
 
Well that really sucks, but I'm glad you were able to get your main client back. Hopefully it didn't cause any long term relationship damage. I think it will be just fine if you keep doing what you used to do to keep them happy. Not cool at all of the other client to offer that position and then back out after you accepted. Not cool at all.

But great job on the weight loss! You are doing so awesome!
 
Congrats on the new low, MrVee. Sorry about your Bears yesterday.... At least my Packers didn't lose this time...
Take care,
Red
 
210.5 today.

Today was the day I finally jettisoned all of my old clothes. I've kept a couple of things for humorous future demonstrations, but I was tired of my ever shrinking closet space. Those 4X and 5X shirts weren't of much good to me.
 
Nice! You won't miss them. My closet is overstuffed because of multisized clothing, but unfortunatley I'm wearing the bigger stuff so there isn't anything to toss out. Yet. My wardrobe will slowly shrink, but the dramatic change must have felt satisfying.
 
209 this morning.

To be honest, clearing out a bunch of space in the closet is making me feel happier right now than the realization of how much weight I lost. You can actually move around in there now, and I no longer have a hanger shortage.

I have a clothing shortage, of course, but then I had one of those even before I threw the stuff out.
 
208.5 this morning.

Heading on out to the parents after my workout tonight. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. It's the only American holiday almost entirely about eating (it's a little about football). That makes it a troublesome little critter for folks trying to lose weight.

Will almost certainly be heading home tomorrow night with leftovers (turkey sandwiches for a week), but hopefully it won't be too bad. Will do the best I can to stick to the plan. I think at some point this weekend I'll try turkey tacos.
 
210 this morning. All things considered, that's not so bad.

Got very, very down last night as there were simply too many mirrors in the restaurant and bar I went to last night. Not particularly pleased with the way I look.

Off to personal training. Core today.
 
That's no good V. I used to carry a photo around with me so that when I felt that way I would get it out & have a look & tell myself how far I have come. I will never be beautiful, but I am mostly happy with who I am these days. It has taken me a long time to get to this stage. I see photos of me when I was young & think how pretty I looked, but at the time, I NEVER thought it. Now, that is SAD! Don't be your own worst critic V, be your own best friend. Look for the good in yourself & be proud of how far you have come, xo Cate.
PS I think you look good. Once you start liking yourself more, you will be happier & will look even better.
PPS I know, I know, I'm an old fart!
 
Thanks Cate.

Feeling better today, 207 this morning which is a new low.

Today marks 17 months on this journey, and that would be 168 pounds in 17 months. I'll take pictures in a bit and post them as today is the 1st.
 
Holy poop mrvee!! You are just chugging right along on this weightless train! You seriously have probably inspired more people than you even know to start working out and lose some weight! That's awesome!
 
207 this morning.

Have personal training later today, and it is legs day which means I'm in for a hurtin'.

Played a lot of basketball yesterday, and am quite pleased at the current state of my athletic ability. Moving around well, starting to actually be able to jump a little bit. Agility rounding into form. And while I eventually did get tired, it took a long time this time. An hour and twenty minutes at an average heart rate of 146.
 
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