WOW fifty pounds in 7 weeks! I am down 60 in 6 months
Hey don't get hung up on how each of us is doing. The key is DOWN 60 IN 6 MONTHS. When was the last time you could say that?
Right now, I am still down 52 pounds but now it is 9 weeks. I am in a weight plateau. SO WHAT !! I am DOWN 52 POUNDS! I haven't been able to say that for a long time. I am at a weight that I have seen since the 1990s or even a bit earlier.
I know by following the guidelines and not exceeding 1200 calories in any one day as a ground rule I will continue to lose weight over the long run. I am not worried about it at all. Wherever I end up weight wise will be fine. Whatever my weight is a year to a year and a half from now will be fine.
Weight is one measurement. Just to remind myself and help others to understand here are the other measurements and successes I am experiencing at this time:
Off of 2 of my 4 blood pressure meds with blood pressure typically below 110/70. Can't remember ever being this low.
My resting pulse rate has dropped from high 60s ( I do take bystolic 10mg) down to around 50-52. I probably need to reduce my dose on the bystolic to 5mg. I am about to do so. I am not sure I will ever get off this med completely since it is essential to regulating heartbeat. I am not sure further weight loss will solve my mild tacacardia if and when I have any caffeine or a bit too much alcohol. Alcohol has been off my agenda now for some time with the one exception of a single shot of vodka in my cranberry juice while we were vacationing in New Orleans a few weeks back.
My waistline is down to 44 from 54 measured around the belly button; NOT BELOW THE BELLY!
My feet are no longer swollen. I have been able to get back into my dancing boots ( we love country dancing) and also my dress shoes that I haven't been able to wear for over a year now.
I no longer have an incontinence issue. I had prostate cancer back in 2009. I had it removed. This resulted in my need to wear depends if I wasn't going to be in an area where I could bolt to a bathroom real quick. This is no longer an issue. I am guessing with all the weight loss that my bladder has a bit more room to expand sort of speak.
I can dance, dance, and dance again without getting winded! I can walk up hills and not have to stop and rest a couple of times.
So many ways to measure success.
I will give you one huge success that I enjoyed this New Years Eve at a party. We went out to a country new years eve party. There are lots of line dances and lots of couple dances. My wife and I danced plenty of couple dances now that I can and she can (she had a total knee replacement 6 months ago). Then when the "copperhead rose" came on ( a high aerobic line dance) I got up and proceeded to dance the entire dance again; something I haven't done in over 3 years or more now. At the end of the dance not less than 6 people on the floor came running over to me and said "wow we didn't know you can line dance" you were terrific! Want to swell my head a bit more!
So down 60 pounds in 6 months is fantastic. But what about all those other achievements. Go ahead BRAG A LITTLE!