The journey never really ends. And it is about making the changes along the way.
I found that I wasn't able to eat enough calories to maintain my original goal weight while staying healthy. My doctor & I discussed my original goal weight and determined it was too high for my body. So it was increased by 5 pounds.
Also, I have something called vasovagal syndrome. My blood pressure is naturally low. But with this, my blood pressure can drop at times when it should rise. So my doctor needs me to increase my salt intake (aka watch out water weight). This will help raise my blood pressure some. Along with other changes, it should balance out things.
I am still working out how to maintain. It is definitely a different set of challenges. Not harder, but different. So I am getting back to my revised goal while working on what my body needs to be healthy.
It is definitely a struggle as I liked being able to say there was 50% of me gone. However, it wasn't right for me. I have had to let go of a number in order to do what is right from me.
| ~ Total Pounds Lost To Reach Goal ~ |
| 167 |
Month |
Day |
Year |
Weight |
Loss/ Gain |
Total Loss |
Notes |
| Sep | 24 | 98 | 340.0 | N/A | N/A | Beginning of Round One - The Beginning |
| Jan | 13 | 00 | 276 | -64.0 | 64.0 | End of Round One |
| Feb | 24 | 01 | 301 | +25 | 39.0 | End of Round Two - Getting Back on Track |
| Mar | 21 | 02 | 311.8 | +8.8 | 28.2 | End of Round Three - Struggling with Myself |
| Mar | 21 | 03 | 253.0 | -58.8 | 87 | End of Round Four - Engagement & Wedding |
| Oct | 7 | 03 | 238.8 | -14.2 | 101.2 | End of Round Five - Newlywed to 100 Pounds Down! |
| Mar | 23 | 04 | 220.6 | -18.2 | 119.4 | End of Round Six - 1/3rd Less of Me |
| Aug | 31 | 04 | 199.0 | -1.4 | 141.0 | End of Round Seven - Reaching Onederland |
| Apr | 19 | 05 | 169.6 | -29.4 | 170.4 | End of Round Eight - 50% Gone Mark |
| Mar | 21 | 06 | 162.8 | -7.8 | 177.2 | End of Round Nine - Getting to Lifetime |
| Sep | 26 | 06 | 177.8 | +15 | 162.2 | End of Round Ten - Maintaining |
| Oct. | 3-17 | 06 | No At Work meetings due to lack of renewal. | Oct | 24 | 06 | 179.6 | +1.8 | 160.4 | I really wish I could say I was stunned by the gain, but I wasn't. Haven't been good with eating & exercise. I am glad it wasn't more. | Oct | 31 | 06 | 181.6 | +2.0 | 158.4 | Trying to get back on track but not doing so well with it. | Nov | 7 | 06 | 182.8 | +1.2 | 157.2 | I really wish I could say I was stunned by the gain, but I wasn't. Haven't been good with eating & exercise. I am glad it wasn't more. |
| Nov | 14 | 06 | Work conference. | Nov | 21 | 06 | 184 | +1.2 | 156 | Really struggling to get back on track. Wish it were getting better not worse. | Nov | 28 | 06 | 188.4 | +4.4 | 151.6 | Not good at all. *sigh* I really can't believe I am up that much. But I did check out of journaling for the week. | Dec | 5 | 06 | 181.6 | -6.8 | 158.4 | Thrilled to see such a big loss. I am happy that I got back on track with my eating. | Dec | 12 | 06 | 186.0 | +4.4 | 154 | Kinda was afraid with the big loss last week I would see a gain. Plus, my eating & exercise weren't great. Not at all surprised. |
| Dec | 19-26 | 06 | Vacation time. | Jan | 2 | 07 | 189.8 | +3.8 | 150.2 | Expected the gain. Wasn't good with holiday choices & didn't exercise while I was home for two weeks. | Jan | 9 | 07 | 184.4 | -5.4 | 155.6 | Happy to see that getting back on track showed up on the scale as well as feeling good. | Jan | 16 | 07 | 185.4 | +1.0 | 154.6 | Not stunned by the gain. It tends to happen after a big loss. I am sure it will be off soon. | Jan | 23 | 07 | 185.2 | -0.2 | 154.8 | Not a great loss, but it is PMS week so happy to see any loss. | Jan | 30 | 07 | 187.2 | +2.0 | 156.8 | I expected a gain after a bad week. But not this much! *sigh* | Feb | 6 | 07 | 183.3 | -3.9 | 156.7 | Happy to see a good loss. Been working out more & stay within my points. | Feb | 13 | 07 | 183.0 | -0.3 | 157.0 | Happy to see any loss given the big loss the week before. | Feb | 20 | 07 | 182.8 | -0.2 | 157.2 | Surprised not to see a gain. Overdid my points for the week. Though I was more active which is good. I may see the gain next week. | Feb | 27 | 07 | 185.4 | +2.6 | 154.6 | Not good. I had two weeks of being over my points. Not stunned to see the gain, though disheartened it was so large a gain. | Mar | 6 | 07 | 185.0 | -0.4 | 155.0 | Actually a little surprised to see a loss as I wasn't great with my points. Though I did get activity in so that helps. | Mar | 13 | 07 | 185.2 | +0.2 | 154.8 | Not terrific. Struggling with getting 100% back into the swing of losing again. |
| Mar | 20 | 07 | Work conference. | Mar | 27 | 07 | 187.2 | +2.0 | 152.8 | Not at all stunned given I splurged. Conference was in AZ. So I enjoyed the food there. Also I spent a few days with friends in AZ. I enjoyed the food I ate so I am not too upset about the gain. | Apr | 3 | 07 | 187.6 | +0.4 | 152.4 | Still struggling. Stressful week so I didn't eat particularly well. Made some good choices with eating healthy foods but also some bad. | Apr | 10 | 07 | 191.0 | +3.4 | 149.0 | Stressing and eating very poorly. Went way over my points for the week. Not at all stunned by the gain (though wish it had been less). | Apr | 17 | 07 | 195.0 | +4.0 | 145.0 | Got rotten news on Monday (but there were indications from Thursday onward). A lot of emotional eating. | Apr | 24 | 07 | 194.6 | -0.4 | 145.4 | Another bad week with my eating. Think I only went down because of the winter to summer clothing shift. | May | 1 | 07 | 195.6 | +1.0 | 144.4 | Not at all surprised by the gain. Glad it wasn't more. Went away for my anniversary and was complete off program. Not good. | May | 8 | 07 | 194.6 | -1.0 | 145.4 | Happy to see any loss. Was over my points for the week, but I did get in more activity. So that seems to have helped. | May | 15 | 07 | 190.4 | -4.2 | 149.6 | Thrilled with the loss. Got close to on track with my eating. Also got in lots of exercise. | May | 22 | 07 | 190.8 | +0.4 | 149.2 | Kinda frustrated that I went up as I was on the mark with my points and got in a good deal of exercise. Hoping it was just a tiny blip. | May | 29 | 07 | 189.8 | -1.0 | 150.2 | Bizarre that I went down again on a week when I was over my points. *blink* Guess it was actually catching up with what I should have lost last week. | June | 5 | 07 | 191.4 | +1.6 | 148.6 | Not surprised as I was battling the yearly sinus crud last week so things were less than stellar. But surprised it was that much. | June | 12 | 07 | 186.2 | -5.2 | 153.8 | Wow. Not expecting that kind of loss! I am so happy to be below 150 pounds gone again. | June | 19 | 07 | 188.2 | +2.0 | 151.8 | Not stunned by the gain. Glad I am still at 150+ gone. But need to be careful. | June | 26 | 07 | 185.2 | -3.0 | 154.8 | Definitely surprised by the loss! I wasn't terrible, but I was far from perfect. |
| Jul | 2 | 07 | No meeting due to leader change. (And I was out on vacation anyhow.) | Jul | 9 | 07 | 189.4 | +4.2 | 150.6 | Not at all stunned by the gain. I was not great with my eating the weekend before & up to the 4th. |
| Jul | 16 | 07 | Work conference. | Jul | 23 | 07 | 196.2 | +6.8 | 143.8 | Not surprise by the gain. With the work conference the week before, there were some challenges. | Jul | 30 | 07 | 204.0 | +7.8 | 136.0 | Very big stress point caused very poor choices & no exercise. Though stunned to gain nearly 8 pounds in a week! And angry with myself for going over 200 pounds after three years of being under 200. *sigh* | Aug | 6 | 07 | 195.2 | -8.8 | 144.8 | Happy to see last week's huge gain gone. Back on track and exercising again. | Aug | 13 | 07 | 197.0 | +1.8 | 143.0 | Not happy to see a gain, but not stunned. Hurt my foot so activity was limited. And I tend to see a gain after a large loss. | Aug | 20 | 07 | 196.6 | -0.4 | 143.4 | Should have charted this at the time. | Aug | 27 | 07 | 192.2 | -4.4 | 147.8 | Got back on track with my eating & more exercise. |
| Sep | 2 | 07 | Closed for Memorial day (and was away on vacation). | Sep | 27 | 07 | 194.8 | +2.6 | 145.2 | Not stunned. Did a lot of vacation eating & little activity. | Sep | 27 | 07 | 191.8 | -3.0 | 148.2 | Kinda stunned by a big loss. Really wasn't great last week. |
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