Down 45 Pounds Now

Mar 08, 2009

I've been on solid food for about a month now. At 224 lbs. I'm down to a level I haven't seen since 2000. Its been fun trying on old clothes like they're new -- and amazed to see that they fit! I have a whole new wardrobe, some of it purchased "a little tight" and then never used so its brand new. I'm wearing sweaters that haven't seen the light of day for more than 10 years.

My loss slowed recently even though I'm continuing to lose inches. The interesting thing to me is the change in what I want to eat. Because eating too much protein makes me feel bad I'm tending to prefer things like cucumbers,  tomatoes and yogurt over fish or meat. Foods that are moist and soft work better than dense and dry. Its a new dimension to making food choices. We made a pound of fish - Cod - last night for the four of us and there was almost half of it left. Used to be 1.5 lb. would be all eaten at a meal. (Guess who must have eaten 3/4 by himself?) Good thing...our food budget has dropped considerably.

I have a long way to go but I like the new place I've reached. On a recent trip to Florida I sat in a window seat and could use my laptop with the tray table fully down and there was still room between me and the tray. For years I couldn't do that. Makes me want to go somewhere again, soon.

I'll try to get some new pictures up. Keep forgetting to do it. Approaching the half-way point -- see my ticker:



 

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