Down, down, down. I like it! I'm so excited!
I'm barely eating, and I'm fine with that. I'm not feeling the least bit deprived. And when I do eat past the point of satisfied, I feel immense guilt. The only problem I have with this is that the point of satisfaction is, like, two bites into a really delicious meal. The hilarious thing, though, is that since I am eating so little now, our house is overrun with food! We can't get rid of it all!
Last night, for example, I made our brinner and served a plate for me and a plate for my hubby. He ate all of his, but I left about half of mine as per my usual habit. I put Saran wrap over the plate, and he went to put it in the refrigerator. He started laughing as soon as he opened the door. He said to me, "this is getting ridiculous," and I knew exactly what he was referring to. There were plates similar to that one in the refrigerator already. I haven't had a chance to eat the leftovers!
I need to stop making portions for the both of us as if I eat the same amount he eats. I need to stop making servings for me altogether and finish off all my leftover meals! Not only that, but we're being overrun by sandwiches. I still have a whole sandwich from last week that I need to finish, and there are 5 new ones for this week just waiting. I only eat a half of a sandwich when I eat anything for lunch at all, and I made 5 whole ones for him and 5 for me. I won't get to all of mine. These will take me at least two weeks to consume unless my husband does some extra eating. Maybe I shouldn't send him to the store for the typical grocery run this week.
What a problem to have! That is the definition of a first-world problem.
Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 394.6 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 389 lbs
Today is Day 30! I'm going to start up a new graph tomorrow for the next 30 days of my journey. I would like to meet my goal of 389 lbs or fewer, and then set a new goal of, like, 350 lbs. I can't even imagine being 350 lbs. But just a month ago, I couldn't imagine being under 400 lbs, so, I am fully confident that 350 lbs is achievable.
My husband had an amazing idea about my graphs. He thinks I should continue tracking daily and do the monthly graphs of 30 days each, but I should also create a second, super graph. This graph would be monthly, and it would record the first weight measurement from each month as I move toward my goal. That's a fantastic idea!
I created the second graph. It has just one data point -- 415 lbs on Day 1. Tomorrow it will have two: 415 lbs and, hopefully, something in the range of 393 lbs. Today I'm at 394.6 lbs, so that is not out of the realm of possibility. I created a page on my blog dedicated to just holding these graphs. The super graph is a different color and at the top of the page. The 30-day daily graphs are below that, and are listed oldest first.
Speaking of graphs, it's graph time!
Too much food in the fridge graph:
Isn't that beautiful? I think so, too!
I'm barely eating, and I'm fine with that. I'm not feeling the least bit deprived. And when I do eat past the point of satisfied, I feel immense guilt. The only problem I have with this is that the point of satisfaction is, like, two bites into a really delicious meal. The hilarious thing, though, is that since I am eating so little now, our house is overrun with food! We can't get rid of it all!
Last night, for example, I made our brinner and served a plate for me and a plate for my hubby. He ate all of his, but I left about half of mine as per my usual habit. I put Saran wrap over the plate, and he went to put it in the refrigerator. He started laughing as soon as he opened the door. He said to me, "this is getting ridiculous," and I knew exactly what he was referring to. There were plates similar to that one in the refrigerator already. I haven't had a chance to eat the leftovers!I need to stop making portions for the both of us as if I eat the same amount he eats. I need to stop making servings for me altogether and finish off all my leftover meals! Not only that, but we're being overrun by sandwiches. I still have a whole sandwich from last week that I need to finish, and there are 5 new ones for this week just waiting. I only eat a half of a sandwich when I eat anything for lunch at all, and I made 5 whole ones for him and 5 for me. I won't get to all of mine. These will take me at least two weeks to consume unless my husband does some extra eating. Maybe I shouldn't send him to the store for the typical grocery run this week.
What a problem to have! That is the definition of a first-world problem.
Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 394.6 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 389 lbs
Today is Day 30! I'm going to start up a new graph tomorrow for the next 30 days of my journey. I would like to meet my goal of 389 lbs or fewer, and then set a new goal of, like, 350 lbs. I can't even imagine being 350 lbs. But just a month ago, I couldn't imagine being under 400 lbs, so, I am fully confident that 350 lbs is achievable.
My husband had an amazing idea about my graphs. He thinks I should continue tracking daily and do the monthly graphs of 30 days each, but I should also create a second, super graph. This graph would be monthly, and it would record the first weight measurement from each month as I move toward my goal. That's a fantastic idea!
I created the second graph. It has just one data point -- 415 lbs on Day 1. Tomorrow it will have two: 415 lbs and, hopefully, something in the range of 393 lbs. Today I'm at 394.6 lbs, so that is not out of the realm of possibility. I created a page on my blog dedicated to just holding these graphs. The super graph is a different color and at the top of the page. The 30-day daily graphs are below that, and are listed oldest first.
Speaking of graphs, it's graph time!
Too much food in the fridge graph:
Isn't that beautiful? I think so, too!
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