My So Called Life, Progress

November Goals

October Achievements: Goal: Lose 10 lbs. Outcome: I started the month at 292.2 and end the month at 291.2. Oof. So that’s, um. 1 lb lost. Yeah for small victories. I’m slacking and I need to stop slacking. ESPECIALLY with heading into the holidays. I was on track for the month and then threw a monkey wrench in it with…

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October Goals

September Achievements: – Lost 8.4 lbs and dropped another pant size. 292.2 this morning(my goal was to lose 10 lbs). It’s close. I’ll try again this month. – Broke into Twoterville. Onderland here I come! September Goal: Do not cheat for the Month. Yeah, not so much. I pretty much blew this goal every week. That said, I didn’t cheat…

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Flirting with Twoterville

At this point I’m flirting with Twoterville. Friday I’m firmly in Twoterville.. then Saturday/Sunday push me above so that by weigh in day (Tuesday) I’m a smidge (2-3 lbs) above. Luckily week-by-week that smidge is getting smaller. It’s my own fault and I recognize that. I need to show more restraint when it comes to brownies and bread. Speaking of…

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September Goals

August Achievements: – Made healthy eating a priority and started clean eating. Yeah! – Gave up soda, juice, coffee (and everything else besides milk, water and tea). Haven’t missed them so far. – Lost 17.4 lbs and dropped a pant size. 300.6 this morning. Booya! – ALMOST broke into Twoterville. 0.6 lbs away SMART goals are specific, measurable, actionable, realistic…

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Pants Pants Pants

I had an interesting experience yesterday. A few months ago I grew out of my jeans. I could kind of still wear them but they were too small through the thighs. So I ordered two new pairs of jeans. The new jeans were the right size in the thigh but too big in the waist. Regardless, I needed jeans with…

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Results Not Typical

I was a chubby child.. but I never really noticed. When I was 13 I noticed I was overweight. That summer, while visiting King’s Island, my inner thighs rubbed together until they were raw. I noticed it.. but I didn’t know what to do about it. When I was 15 I went on the cabbage soup diet with my mother.…

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