I haven’t been posting much lately but things are still progressing well.
I have lost a total of 182 pounds now. Crazy number!
So I have been 220 pounds for the last 3 days and it’s a very noticeable difference from being 230 pounds. I don’t mean visually, even thou it is a noticeable visual difference, I mean in the way I feel and move. It’s like I became an athlete overnight or something. Hard to put into words.
The level of effort required to do anything seems so insignificant, It’s like I’m the energizer bunny…. I can just keep going and going and going.
This morning I jumped out of bed and I thought to myself “What the hell was that?” I never do that. I think now as I get smaller every pound is more significant because it’s a greater percentage of my what’s left of my body. Couple that with living for years with so much excess weight that even at 220 (Which is by no means small) I feel extremely light.
Im at a point now where I think I’m just going to keep eating the way I am and see what happens. At 2600 calories I don’t feel like I’m deprived at all. I mean I don’t feel like I’m dieting. Maybe at some point 2600 calories a day will be my maintenance? Maybe 2600 will get me to 200 pounds? If this is the point where the weight loss stopped I think O would be all-right with the way I look, feel and eat.
I really want to just glide/segue into maintenance. Maybe the weight loss will stop and 210 and I’ll be done. Maybe I’ll get to 205 and think I don’t want to lose anymore and maybe will increase my calories to 2700 or 2800? I just don’t know but I’m having a good time with the journey and the overall experience.
this is a long post but in a nut shell I have a plan which is there is no plan. Weight loss now at 2600 calories is averaging 0.8 to 1 pounds per week. So losing 20 more pounds at this rate is 5 to 6 months! That’s takes me into April or May of next year…
super slow and steady wins the race