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...