Empyrean Engine

Woo! 374 lbs! Now we're cookin' with oil! Hehe. I know that's not the saying, but it fits better than "now we're cookin' with gas." I also don't want to have my body associated with gas. LOL My plans are really coming together for Thanksgiving. We do ours the Sunday before the actual holiday so that our friends don't have to worry about fitting our event into their schedules with their own families. We don't really have family. It's just me and my husband. Our family all lives in other states, and we don't have kids or anything. We're free spirits, and our holiday traditions reflect that. Starting weight:  415 lbs Current weight:  374  lbs  ⇩  Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lbs Thanksgiving is more of a glorified game night anyhow. We all sit around the giant TVs in our living room and play Jackbox games. It's super fun. My husband also bought the Munchkin board game and a whole bunch of expansions for i...

I have gained a pound. Is life over? Nope. I believe this is simply a "food baby."  I am at 376.4 lbs today, and I have a bit of a bloat in my gut. I ate some heavy food, and now I just have to wait until it processes through my body. This too shall pass! Hehe. Starting weight:  415 lbs Current weight:  376.4  lbs  ⇧   Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lbs I have come to realize that a small gain from one day to the next is fine. My body will adjust and lose it again now that I am working with a successful diet plan. My body now knows what it needs to do. And I also had a bit of a funny thought. My body is a machine. It's a machine built to use food as a source of fuel. This SLD method uses oil. I am oiling my machine so that it runs better! I'm so smart sometimes! I am clearly very brainy. I wonder how it is that people can come up with theories, ideas, and even devices and products that no one has ever imagined before. ...

I didn't lose anything, but I didn't gain either. I'm holding steady at 375.2 lbs for now. That's not terrible news. It's pretty good news, actually. I was expecting a big up-blip because losing weight is just too good to be true for me. Even though I've already come so far, it still amazes me when I lose more weight. Starting weight:  415 lbs Current weight:  375.2  lbs   Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lbs I also think I see a huge difference in the way my body looks. I'm still far above a normal, non-obese weight, but I can tell there's been a huge difference in my shape by the way my clothing is fitting me. I can't weight to reach 359 lbs so I can post another set of pictures. I'm sticking with the plan to only take pictures once I meet my short-term goals. It's only 16.2 lbs away. That won't take too long if I can keep up the downward trend. To put my weight loss so far into perspective again, one of those 5-ga...

OMG! 375.2 lbs! This is the lowest ever!!! Wow. I can't even tell you how exciting it is to see 375 lbs on the scale. Most people would be, like, "that's still super heavy, though." I know. I know it is, but you don't understand! I've been over 400 lbs for so, so, very long! I'm almost 25 lbs under the 400-lb mark. Imagine you've been trying to lose that last 10 lbs that just wont budge, and then all of a sudden it's gone. That's the closest thing I can equate to this feeling. Starting weight:  415 lbs Current weight:  375.2  lbs  ⇩  Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lbs How much do I love down-blips? All of it. All of the much. Think about this. It's a loss of almost 40 lbs. That's, like, 4 10-lb bowling balls. Try carrying 4 10-lb bowling balls. One is heavy enough! I use a 10-lb ball. I know how heavy that sucker is! And let me tell you, losing the equivalent weight of 4 of those: wow!    I'm also having ...

We stopped using the Bertoli oil, and my weight is dropping again. It's, like, an instant difference. I wonder if this is just a short trend due to the change itself. I fear that my weight will go back up. This is the lowest number I've seen so far, though, and that's super exciting. I'm cautious about calling the plateau over, though.  I currently weigh 376 lbs. I really want to see the number drop. It's officially a loss of 39 lbs in total at this point, and I can't wait to hit that sweet 40-lb loss. It will come soon enough, I'm sure. Starting weight:  415 lbs Current weight:  376  lbs  ⇩  Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lbs I am a little worried about the holidays coming up. Thanksgiving is the worst because it's the one Holiday I really go all out on. It's the Holiday my husband has "given" me, basically. I'm allowed to go wild, spend a fortune, and invite all of our friends to enjoy a fancy meal that I ...

Yay! I'm down by about .6 lbs today. My scale gave me a very pretty 376.4 lbs today. It's no 376 lbs even, but who am I to complain? I'm under 377 lbs. Heck! I'm under 400 lbs, for that matter! I never thought I'd see this side of 400 lbs again, but here I am, almost 25 lbs below that mark. Starting weight:  415 lbs Current weight:  376.4  lbs  ⇩  Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lbs I can't believe it's already November 2nd. I've been procrastinating a lot on things I should be working on -- like clay ornaments and crocheted blankets and shawls. I ought to be ashamed of myself. I'm not. I'll panic as the time draws near for me to have completed things as I realize I didn't complete them as I had planned. I work well under pressure, but I shouldn't know that about myself. I really do need more discipline! Maybe I'll work on something when I get home from work today. I also have to finish planning for Thanksgivi...

Ugh! 377 lbs. Okay, body. It's time to stop now. Go back down. Down! I didn't even have any candy. What is even happening? I was so good today. I swear! I honestly think it's the oil. I think the fact that we switched to Bertoli, and Bertoli is not completely flavorless, has messed up the whole system. There's only one bottle left of this stuff. Just 12.5 days worth. Then we can switch back to the H-E-B brand that I prefer. That has so little taste, it's like drinking water (especially because I take a swig of water right before and after I down a tablespoon of the ELOO). Starting weight:  415 lbs Current weight:  377  lbs  ⇧   Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lbs Do you ever just want to do something? I mean, something crafty or hand-made. I get that way sometimes. I just want to make something. I want to get my hands on something that I can use to create something. I have a lot of projects started and half finished. I should reall...

I am up by another .2 lbs today. I'm at 376.8 lbs. That's not a huge set-back. I am a panda, and that makes it all better! Happy Halloween! Yay! I love Halloween. I don't do as much for Halloween as I used to, but it's still fun to dress up. It's also fun to know that no matter where I go, a skeleton comes with me. There is a skeleton inside of me right now! Spooky!!! I had purchased a set of ears and panda paws to wear today, but I couldn't locate them. I also usually give my coworkers candy and trinkets, but I didn't do that this year. My husband succeeded in his yearly endeavor to discourage me from doing it. He tries all the time, but this is the first year he's succeeded. This year I realized that there are just so few people that I come into contact with anymore, that it's hardly worth it. We both work in the same call center, and we do the same job. We are support technicians who help people get their Internet and TV service working pr...