Woo! Another short-term goal achieved! I'm at 389.4 lbs today!! Goodbye plateau, hello downward slide! I'm confident it will continue downward now, and I'm setting the new short-term goal at 359 lbs. That seems reasonable and very achievable, but it's a weight I've only heard of in legends and folklore.Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 389.4 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lbs
I accidentally ruined my 2-hour window last night while cooking brinner. I had taken my oil, and I was 15 minutes into my flavorless following hour when I started cooking so that we could eat once the hour was over.
Then it happened. I tasted the meat! It wasn't a huge bite. It was a tiny crumble of the taco meat I was preparing for the burritos we were about to have. I had over-seasoned it a bit before, and I wanted to make sure it wasn't over- or under-seasoned this time. I didn't even think about what I was doing. I tasted it, and it was amazing, and then shock, horror, depression followed as the realization of what I had done hit me. I was so upset with myself.
It did a number on my set-point, too. I ate the half-a-burrito as planned, but then I had to struggle to will-power through the hunger pangs. They were so painful and so very present. After a few hours, I couldn't handle it. I ate a 1 oz piece of Tillamook Tillamoo mild cheddar cheese. If you've never tried Tillamook, do! That is amazing cheese.
I was reminded tonight why I decided to consume 270 calories while at work. I eat 1 package of Carl Buddig lunch meat -- 90 calories. I also eat 2 of those Tillamoo 1 oz cheddar cheeses -- 90 calories each. I'm not mad at the calories as I've come to realize that weight-loss math works a bit differently while also doing the SLD method. I'm not going to obsess with my caloric intake. I'm just going to let it happen.
But as I was starting to say, I was reminded why I need to consume food while at work and not fast for these 8 hours. Vitamins are mean! I take Vitamin B12 and a multivitamin when I get to work -- at least an hour after consuming my pre-work ELOO dose. I did that tonight before I ate anything, and after about 10 minutes, I felt so nauseated, it was all I could do to not dry-heave! I had no food in me at the time, so I wouldn't have thrown up, but it was an awful experience nonetheless. I took a couple of bites of cheese, and the nausea immediately subsided. That'll teach me!
Vitamins are mean graph:
I'm so close to that 389.0 lbs line. I hope I get to drop below it tomorrow. That's not unrealistic based on historical evidence. I still can't believe I'm losing this weight! I'm so extremely excited! I can barely contain myself.
I'm still huge right now, but I'm changing. If I can stay at 389 lbs or dropped lower than 389 lbs tomorrow, I'll take a short-term goal picture and post it. I'm anticipating the amazing transformation when I finally reach 145 lbs. To reach a healthy, normal BMI, I need to be between 122-164 lbs as I am 5'8" tall. 122 lbs seems far too thin for me, and I don't want to be over 160 lbs if I hope to fit into the really cute clothes I've been eyeing. If I split the difference, it's about 143 lbs, so I chose 145 lbs as my ultimate goal. This would put my BMI at 22.
I'm window shopping for cute outfits, and my husband is putting away $10 a week into an investment portfolio. When I reach my goal, whatever money has been saved will go toward a completely new wardrobe. Until then, as I lose more and more weight and inches, I plan to utilize my mad sewing skills on the clothes I currently own. I am not going to reward myself with new clothes until the very end. I'll have something to celebrate, and I will celebrate with a huge shopping spree!
I think I like what I'm seeing at SheIn.com. They have some really cute things on that site, and I have watched a number of YouTube videos with people doing haul reviews from the site. It looks promising. I can't wait!
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