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This week my Sunday weigh-in showed a 1-pound loss. At least that is the way the needle looked to me… Digital was easier, but it is still shocking to see that needle drop.
This is 1 pound above the half-way point. Total loss is 74 pounds from top weight and 55.2 lost since August and beginning [...]

My workouts have really been my focus here for the last few weeks. It takes me back…
When I was 22-23, I worked in heavy construction after riding a 10-speed bike 10-20 miles a day. My weight was about 20-30 pounds above where I wanted it, and, it didn’t really come down, at the time.
But later, [...]

This morning the scale read 227, down 4 pounds from last week’s obviously mis-leading gain. WooHoo! It has taken me 2 months to lose this last 10 pounds, but, I’ll take it!
I have become sooooooo grateful for all the weeks I’ve been able to weigh in on digital scales. And now I am sooooooo grateful that [...]

Don’t know what happened, I wrote and saved this but it disappeared! My apologies - faithful readers - for not posting all week, not even my weigh-in.
Speaking of faithful readers, THANK YOU! Faithful readers, without you I feel sure I would have given up blogging about my weightloss, and then I would have given up [...]

I just hafta share here, I’ve been concerned that continuing to do my (heavy) CrossFit workouts with the addition of a couple hours a day of dog walking at a fast pace seemed just too much for this body.
Yet today - I set new records on a benchmark weightlifting workout. For those of you who [...]

First, I had trouble doing all my dog walking and workouts. Then, I ran a lot while walking the dog one day and found out I was supposed to *run* a 5k for my workout the next day. It was really important to me to get a good time (for a change! lol) but I [...]

I made a six month goal about 5 months ago. It may be best not to think about that one now. ;-p Maybe it was just a tad lofty! LOL
But the w8challenge idea is still working for me, and now I’m thinking up a new semi-longterm goal.
In a few days it will be eight months [...]

The results of Eileen2blean and her weight loss challenge for March, from which we now have w8challenge.com, and a whole new way to stay encouraged and on track. This is helping me so much just say “yes” to staying on plan with food and getting out there and doing some exercise. Thanks, Eileen!
These challenges are [...]

Well, I knew I had been distracted lately, but this is just plain silly!
I passed the 50 pounds lost mark, since starting again last August (when I started this blog) and didn’t even notice! It happened eight days ago.
Down 70 pounds since my top weight, but now a total of 51.2 pounds lost since starting [...]

I figure I may as well get happy about this. =)
Down 2 pounds from last week. Now the caveat: I’m on scales that are not digital, so, no more tenths. This means I’m closer to 230 than 231, but in truth may not be quite all the way there.
In any case, it is *down* and [...]