Starting weight (7/15/08):    279.8    (1/8/08):    285.2
Calories/Carbs Goals (limits):       1400  / 30.0
Yesterday’s calories & net carbs:  1311 / 30.3
Yesterday’s exercise:  none
Weight Yesterday:  257.4    Today:  256.6
Change today:  -0.8   Loss-so-far:  23.2 lbs.  /  28.6 lbs.

Last night, Hubby and I went shopping (again!) and I picked out a couple of shirts for our son, Kevin.  Mike looked over my shoulder at the tag on one of the shirts and said, “Is that going to fit him?”  It was a Large.  I said, “Have you looked at him lately?!?”  Hubby shrugged, “Yeah I guess he’d wear a large now.”  Kevin’s lost 25 pounds now.  As it turned out, the shirt fit Kevin with room to spare.  He might have even pulled off a medium.  Maybe.

I’m so proud of him - and glad for him!!!

As I mentioned before, I lost weight when I was 15 but then by the time I was 17, I had put it all back on, plus more.  The thing is, back then I didn’t have a clue how to eat to maintain my weight.  I’m so glad that Kevin and I had the opportunity to do both the calorie-counting and the carb-counting together, and that we both learned the math…!  We’ve talked about this, Kevin and I, and once he gets to his target weight, he’s going to switch back to calorie-counting but with still an eye on the carbs.  I don’t think either one of us will ever just be able to eat with wild abandon again, ever.  Ya can’t un-know whatcha know. 

So my son will experience his junior and senior years of high school as a person of “normal” weight.  I wish I could have done the same!  Those years are waaaaay behind me now, though, but the years ahead of me are yet to come — and *I* will experience most of my remaining years as a person of normal weight.

I will.

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Starting weight (7/15/08):    279.8    (1/8/08):    285.2
Calories/Carbs Goals (limits):       1400  / 25.0
Yesterday’s calories & net carbs:  1800 / 22.2
Yesterday’s exercise:  none
Weight Yesterday:  258.0    Today:  257.4
Change today:  -0.6   Loss-so-far:  22.4 lbs.  /  27.8 lbs.

I didn’t exercise this weekend.  Took the weekend off.  Now I’m feeling guilty, a little bit.

Funny how I could go days and days without exercising and it didn’t bother me one bit but now that I’ve been getting some kind of exertion in every single day for the past three weeks - now I feel guilty if I don’t.

It’s the DDR, ha!  It’s not guilt I’m feeling, it’s withdrawal!  It’s addictive, that game.

Anyway, I plan to get back on track tomorrow.

Today Hubby and I went shopping.  I was looking at some clothes and finally just walked away because no matter what size I might buy, I feel like it would be a waste of money.  I can’t buy size 26 anymore, they swim on me.  I bought a pair of size 24 jeans a few weeks back and they are loose on me already.  I’m not yet into size 22 but when I do get into that size I have a bunch of clothes put away that I haven’t been able to wear for a long time, so I don’t see the point in buying that size either.  It’s a nice pickle to be in.  =D 

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