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2017 NOV 5 -- Day 78

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-gallon water jugs that goes onto a water cooler weighs about 41 lbs. I almost lost the equivalent of a 5-gallon jug of water! Wow! I can't even lift one of those.

As I have about 5 more jugs to lose before I meet my ultimate goal of 145 lbs. What's 5 jugs? Almost none. LOL. I like looking at it like that. That's 23 more 10-lb bowling balls. That's a lot of bowling balls.
5-gallon water jug weight loss graph:

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