I had a brisket, egg, and cheese taco this morning. It was amazing. I got two at my husband's behest, but I could only eat one. He ate the other in addition to the very large burrito he had ordered. It looked good, but I was completely satisfied with the one taco I had; I didn't covet his burrito in the slightest. This was at around 5:30 AM yesterday, and I didn't eat anything else besides my dose of oil until just a few minutes ago at 1:00 AM today.
My scale gave me splendid news today: 385.6 lbs! This is very exciting. I can't remember the last time I saw such a low number. I know it's not low by anyone else's standards, but this is super low by mine considering I've been 400+ lbs for so much of my life.
I mean, consider this: The last time I was weighed and under 400 lbs, I was 389 lbs, and I was 13 years old then. I'm 39 years old now, and 13 is one-third of 39. That means that I have been over 400 lbs for about two-thirds of my life! I have experienced fat. I've had enough of it. I think it's high time I try out thin.
Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 385.6 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lbs
I'm still a bit concerned about the loose skin issue that I will be facing. I have read a lot about it online, and a number of weight loss success stories include how the loose skin seems to negatively impact people psychologically. I can't say that I will be impacted that much by it. I hope I won't be. I think I would simply be too happy with my new weight and my new shape to care much about what is under my clothing. My husband will love me regardless, and being healthier is far better. Until I have to experience it, though, I can't say how I will feel. Only time will tell.
I had a wonderful dream last night. I made it to the end of my journey, I found Shangri-La. I was thin. Everyone was amazed and kept complimenting me. I was enjoying my shopping spree, but I had a problem. Everything fit so well and looked so good on me, that I couldn't decide on what to buy with my budget! What a terrible problem! LOL
Looking forward to a thin me graph:
So the prediction I had for where my graph line would go turned out to be incorrect. I'm okay with that. I had been expecting another bump, but now it's just a steady decline, and that's so much better. And this, again, is why that one person's blog article about how the set-point theory must be wrong because there have to be plateaus, etc. is clearly not the complete story either. I don't know what is, but so far Seth Roberts' Set-Point theory is holding up from my experience.
As predicted by SLD theory, my set-point is dropping, and when it's lower than my weight, I don't feel hungry. I don't even feel like I need to eat anymore at this point, and if I don't, I'll drop weight faster. Clearly that's not a healthy choice, but it just shows how strong the AS is. Once I am at my goal, and I am going for maintenance, my caloric need will be much lower. I may start to eat more than what I am now, but I will likely be sated by only 1000 to 1500 total calories a day. That would open a whole new world of food possibilities once I'm done, but for now, I'm living on as few calories as I can possibly take in.
Also, the weight loss math theory that says calories in = calories out doesn't seem to work when employing the SLD method. This was addresses in the forums, and I can see if from experience. As my weight drops, my BMR and maintenance calorie needs drop. I have not added any activity. I am eating roughly the same amount I have been since I started feeling the extra strong AS, and I'm still losing weight steadily; it's nearly 1 pound per day. I lost a whole pound from yesterday to today. I lost a pound, and I was still able to enjoy a brisket taco! Moderation, am I right?
If it ain't broke, I'm certainly not going to try to fix it.
My scale gave me splendid news today: 385.6 lbs! This is very exciting. I can't remember the last time I saw such a low number. I know it's not low by anyone else's standards, but this is super low by mine considering I've been 400+ lbs for so much of my life.I mean, consider this: The last time I was weighed and under 400 lbs, I was 389 lbs, and I was 13 years old then. I'm 39 years old now, and 13 is one-third of 39. That means that I have been over 400 lbs for about two-thirds of my life! I have experienced fat. I've had enough of it. I think it's high time I try out thin.
Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 385.6 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lbs
I'm still a bit concerned about the loose skin issue that I will be facing. I have read a lot about it online, and a number of weight loss success stories include how the loose skin seems to negatively impact people psychologically. I can't say that I will be impacted that much by it. I hope I won't be. I think I would simply be too happy with my new weight and my new shape to care much about what is under my clothing. My husband will love me regardless, and being healthier is far better. Until I have to experience it, though, I can't say how I will feel. Only time will tell.
I had a wonderful dream last night. I made it to the end of my journey, I found Shangri-La. I was thin. Everyone was amazed and kept complimenting me. I was enjoying my shopping spree, but I had a problem. Everything fit so well and looked so good on me, that I couldn't decide on what to buy with my budget! What a terrible problem! LOL
Looking forward to a thin me graph:
So the prediction I had for where my graph line would go turned out to be incorrect. I'm okay with that. I had been expecting another bump, but now it's just a steady decline, and that's so much better. And this, again, is why that one person's blog article about how the set-point theory must be wrong because there have to be plateaus, etc. is clearly not the complete story either. I don't know what is, but so far Seth Roberts' Set-Point theory is holding up from my experience.
As predicted by SLD theory, my set-point is dropping, and when it's lower than my weight, I don't feel hungry. I don't even feel like I need to eat anymore at this point, and if I don't, I'll drop weight faster. Clearly that's not a healthy choice, but it just shows how strong the AS is. Once I am at my goal, and I am going for maintenance, my caloric need will be much lower. I may start to eat more than what I am now, but I will likely be sated by only 1000 to 1500 total calories a day. That would open a whole new world of food possibilities once I'm done, but for now, I'm living on as few calories as I can possibly take in.
Also, the weight loss math theory that says calories in = calories out doesn't seem to work when employing the SLD method. This was addresses in the forums, and I can see if from experience. As my weight drops, my BMR and maintenance calorie needs drop. I have not added any activity. I am eating roughly the same amount I have been since I started feeling the extra strong AS, and I'm still losing weight steadily; it's nearly 1 pound per day. I lost a whole pound from yesterday to today. I lost a pound, and I was still able to enjoy a brisket taco! Moderation, am I right?
If it ain't broke, I'm certainly not going to try to fix it.
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