Week 28 - Down .4 Pounds

Weigh in: 212.8 pounds
Total loss: 32.5 pounds

One of my comments asked what plan I am following. As usual, my answer isn't simple. Most days I'm drinking a double shake in the morning. Another in the afternoon. I have a snack of low-fat popcorn and a light dinner at home. Sometimes the dinner is just an HMR Entree or a bowl of HMR Cereal. When I'm hungry and want to eat something, I will have vegetables. Usually a bag of the Steamfresh kind that you can make in the microwave. If I have a party or a dinner out, I will eat like normal. Where "normal" = "way too much".

Since I have been on maintenance, I have not managed to lose much weight. But I have maintained. And as long as I keep up what I am doing, I will gradually lose the rest. A little at a time. I think I'm OK with that. Sometimes I get impatient and think I will try to go back on all shakes. It hasn't worked out for me so far. With the holiday season coming, I doubt I will have that kind of willpower. As long as I can keep losing a little bit each week through the holidays, I'll be fine.

I found some pants that fit right and bought a black pair and a khaki pair. I have yet to see how they come out of the dryer, but otherwise they have passed my tests. I did have to spend $32.50 instead of under $30. Close enough. It is kind of cool how good it feels to wear pants that fit. Everything I've been wearing has been either too baggy or too tight. I still hope they don't fit by the end of the year!