Friday weight

[Eris]

I've been up and down a lot recently, I measured today at 150lbs. That's down from 170 when I started in February.

[kathyk]

I've been up and down a lot recently, I measured today at 150lbs. That's down from 170 when I started in February.

Hmmm.  I love the idea of your weight loss ticker.  Maybe I'll pin one to my desktop.

[Veronica M]

Okay it has been awhile since I a have posted here so here goes.. Slow but steady progress.

FridaY Weight Height 5' 11" Goal weight 170 Lbs.
08/11/2013 335.0 - Yuck... The blob.
04/18/2014 295.4 Lbs.
04/25/2014 290.2 Lbs.
05/02/2014 290.0 Lbs. Stuck there for the week
05/09/2014 286.5 Lbs. Progress. Woohoo!
05/16/2014 287.0 Lbs. Bummer!
09/06/2014 275.3 Lbs Progress for sure.

[Alaia]

It's been a while for me too. I need to keep on top of it more though, it's a pain trying to find my old post when I let it go to long. LOL

Height: 6' 0"

01-24-2014: 175.8 lbs
03-07-2014: 176.8 lbs
03-28-2014: 171.7 lbs
04-04-2014: 171.4 lbs
04-25-2014: 169.8 lbs
05-02-2014: 169.8 lbs
05-16-2014: 171.5 lbs
05-23-2014: 168.8 lbs
06-06-2014: 171.8 lbs
09-06-2014: 164.7 lbs

[Allyda]

It's been a while for me too. I need to keep on top of it more though, it's a pain trying to find my old post when I let it go to long. LOL

Height: 6' 0"

01-24-2014: 175.8 lbs
03-07-2014: 176.8 lbs
03-28-2014: 171.7 lbs
04-04-2014: 171.4 lbs
04-25-2014: 169.8 lbs
05-02-2014: 169.8 lbs
05-16-2014: 171.5 lbs
05-23-2014: 168.8 lbs
06-06-2014: 171.8 lbs
09-06-2014: 164.7 lbs

You look great in your Avatar pic Alaia. Congrat's on the weight loss too!.

I've lost a couple of pounds but I dunno if my plateau's broke yet tho.

Ally

[justjournalhonestly]

HOLY COW! And I mean COW! Marine Corps buddy and family in town for a wild weekend of eating and even drinking, drafting, and talking trash lead to a EUREKA moment. I am a fat ass and must learn to be always vigilant. You all will not even believe this, hardly anyone does including my Marine Corps buddy who witnessed the carnage. YES! I have gained 8 pounds back this week, BUTT, yes I said BUTT as in double wide mobile something or other, that is only a third of the story!!! So from Friday's weigh-in I expected to have a single dinner out, and then a State Fair fiasco, and get back on track Monday regretting the insanity. BUTT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I get into a frenzy, and figured I will be a lab experiment for the weekend since I have gone from 360+ about 8 years ago, to 320 about a year ago, to when I really woke up to my issues. Went from 305 starting this year to 216 last week, as I no longer have odd cravings and loose control, and certainly no longer have a death wish and eat recklessly (TYPICALLY, this weekend is the exception) anymore. I figure all bets are off, my buddy stayed at my place instead of a hotel and we ate the whole weekend as he is big like I used to be and me, I just wanted to make things seem normal as best I could (though I did come out to him and he took it like the fantastic person he is, made me feel that it was no big deal to him and explained why.) So I really did not have to eat like a bozo but did. So come Tuesday morning when I rolled onto the scale I weighed TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY BLEEPING POUNDS!!! How AWFUL! I did NOT expect that, no no no, not at all. That is 24 pounds of lard, pure lard that I packed on in FOUR DAYS!!! Now keep in mind I used to eat like that on every holiday weekend, AND then terribly in between days too. How was I not dead TUESDAY let alone earlier in life??

That whining being shared, I have to add that Tuesday I went back to normal, felt like garbage, then sick Wednesday as the food was oozing out of every pore, started to feel my old self come Friday finally when I got to work and had to share I slapped on 8 pounds officially as the 24 was not on my official weigh in day. Now I did eat poorly today, but I do suspect I will need more than the two weeks to recovery that I anticipated. I think I will not be 216 next Friday yet, but should be solid the Friday after as I expect to dip below 216 by the 19th.

I was kind of depressed when I was sick Wednesday, but that was not so much the slipping back so far loss wise, as I think it was the bad food still throwing my system off. Hey, lesson learned. Living proof of what CAN happen. And when done like this, outside of when I did it normally, you find out truly how badly bad eating can not only make you feel but obviously affect your health and weight. So again, for those few that ask me why I am so focused on losing weight before starting HRT it is because I need to have this demon in check first. I am just glad coming out and improved my life outlook so immensely that weekend like this that was once a Holiday norm, is now an experiment gone bad (I really thought I was going to be maybe 10 up over the weekend and close to 216 by Friday, wow was I wrong.) Now there were some other factors I think that played into losing control, and I honestly think I have a real good take on them now. If I can focus on curing these last ills or falling into weird patterns with old friends, I think I am well on my way to a controlled and healthier future. I do think stress and comfort came into play. A few of the folks around know, most still do not, but even the ones who know I for some reason try to put on my normal act of being a dudes dude and that is due to my still trying to become comfortable being out (which though I have come out to 13 folks now, it is still not out, and externally I am still not only fully closeted but still foolishly nervous of something being noticed before I am ready. Work, Wedding, and Weight being three of the major keys)

Anyways, I babble. Time to move on from this debacle and get back to positive living!

AWESOME WORK EVERYONE, even not losing as much as you may want this week, you all pretty much did great! VERONICA YOU ROCK!! I TOTALLY KNOW how amazing you are doing, and how amazing you are starting to feel! DO NOT have a STATE FAIR WEEKEND though!!! Unless you want to see how really horrible it truly does feel once you are accustomed to a healthier life style. It is eye opening. But seriously, your weight loss has to make you so happy so keep kicking butt.

LOL This is the first time gaining weight has actually motivated me and I see as a positive experience in a unusual way. But please ladies, give me until the 19th before I return to posting new lower weights again.

You ALL ROCK!! Go KathyK!! Here is a link to where I get my tracker from http://www.tickerfactory.com/weight-loss/ in case you are looking for one. I got it from another Susan's poster somewhere.

224.0 (101.6) on 09/05/2014 <--- The STATE FAIR AFFAIR
216.2 (98.1) on 08/29/2014
217.2 (98.5) on 08/22/2014
220.1 (99.9) on 08/15/2014
219.2 (99.4) on 08/08/2014
221.3 (100.4) on 08/01/2014
225.8 (102.4) on 07/25/2014
226.9 (102.9) on 07/18/2014
Pounds (kilograms) on mm/dd/yyyy

[TessaMarie]

Note:  I had an emergency resection of my lower intestine on Sun 27/Jul after it was perforated when a femoral hernia detached.  This means that my main concern is making sure I do not eat anything that might bind me up, or distress the surgical repair in any way.  Losing or gaining weight is a lot less important than this.  So, even though I am still taking daily measurements, my focus is not currently on what those measurements are.

Initially, my target was the simple visual of not seeing my belly protrude over my belt.  Seeing myself look a little gaunt when my weight dropped closer to 160 than 165 has prompted me to reset my target minimum to 165lbs.  Right now, I am mostly concentrating on eating enough since my appetite has not really returned since surgery, and on making sure I do not consume anything that will bind me up. 

Height:  5'11" (1.81m)    -    Age:  45    -    Target Weight:  165-170lbs  (75.0-77.3kg)

Date              Daily Weight            7-day Average        28-day Average 
Sun 20/Jan/2013:  202.6lbs (92.1kg)
Thu 24/Jan/2013:  190.8lbs (86.7kg)  -  199.7lbs (90.8kg)
Thu 14/Feb/2013:  190.8lbs (86.7kg)  -  192.9lbs (87.7kg)  -  196.0lbs (89.1kg)
Fri 29/Mar/2013:  182.2lbs (82.8kg)  -  184.0lbs (83.6kg)  -  184.8lbs (84.0kg)
Fri 26/Apr/2013:  177.0lbs (80.5kg)  -  177.7lbs (80.8kg)  -  180.0lbs (81.8kg)
Fri 31/May/2013:  170.0lbs (77.3kg)  -  171.8lbs (78.1kg)  -  172.7lbs (78.5kg)
Fri 28/Jun/2013:  170.6lbs (77.5kg)  -  169.3lbs (77.0kg)  -  169.5lbs (77.1kg)
Wed 31/Jul/2013:  166.0lbs (75.5kg)  -  168.6lbs (76.6kg)  -  169.5lbs (77.1kg)
Sat 10/Aug/2013:  166.6lbs (75.7kg)  -  167.8lbs (76.3kg)  -  168.8lbs (76.7kg)
Fri 30/Aug/2013:  171.4lbs (77.9kg)  -  171.3lbs (77.9kg)  -  170.4lbs (77.4kg)
Fri 27/Sep/2013:  169.8lbs (77.2kg)  -  171.3lbs (77.9kg)  -  171.1lbs (77.8kg)
Fri  1/Nov/2013:  183.6lbs (83.5kg)  -  181.2lbs (82.4kg)  -  176.2lbs (80.1kg)
Fri 22/Nov/2013:  177.4lbs (80.6kg)  -  178.0lbs (80.9kg)  -  179.1lbs (81.4kg)
Fri 27/Dec/2013:  174.8lbs (79.5kg)  -  174.5lbs (79.3kg)  -  175.8lbs (79.9kg)
Fri 24/Jan/2014:  173.4lbs (78.8kg)  -  173.1lbs (78.7kg)  -  172.9lbs (78.6kg)
Fri 21/Feb/2014:  171.6lbs (78.0kg)  -  172.5lbs (78.4kg)  -  172.9lbs (78.6kg)
Fri 21/Mar/2014:  170.8lbs (77.6kg)  -  171.9lbs (78.1kg)  -  172.2lbs (78.3kg)
Fri 18/Apr/2014:  171.0lbs (77.7kg)  -  171.9lbs (78.1kg)  -  171.5lbs (78.0kg)
Fri 16/May/2014:  170.4lbs (77.5kg)  -  170.3lbs (77.4kg)  -  170.8lbs (77.6kg)
Fri 14/Jun/2014:  170.6lbs (77.5kg)  -  170.7lbs (77.6kg)  -  170.6lbs (77.5kg)
Fri 11/Jul/2014:  170.2lbs (77.4kg)  -  169.2lbs (76.9kg)  -  168.9lbs (76.8kg)
Fri 18/Jul/2014:  169.6lbs (77.1kg)  -  169.9lbs (77.2kg)  -  169.0lbs (76.8kg)
Fri 25/Jul/2014:  168.8lbs (76.7kg)  -  169.3lbs (76.9kg)  -  169.1lbs (76.9kg)
Tue 29/Jul/2014:  179.2lbs (81.5kg)  -  172.4lbs (78.4kg)  -  170.0lbs (77.3kg)
Fri  1/Aug/2014:  166.4lbs (75.6kg)  -  173.2lbs (78.7kg)  -  170.4lbs (77.4kg)
Fri  8/Aug/2014:  162.6lbs (73.9kg)  -  164.1lbs (74.6kg)  -  169.1lbs (76.9kg)
Fri 15/Aug/2014:  164.0lbs (74.5kg)  -  163.9lbs (74.5kg)  -  167.6lbs (76.2kg)
Fri 22/Aug/2014:  164.2lbs (74.6kg)  -  164.3lbs (74.7kg)  -  166.4lbs (75.6kg)
Fri 29/Aug/2014:  162.4lbs (73.8kg)  -  164.3lbs (74.7kg)  -  164.2lbs (74.6kg)
Fri  5/Sep/2014:  163.6lbs (74.4kg)  -  163.9lbs (74.5kg)  -  164.1lbs (74.6kg)

(Rolling averages are a better indicator of progress than single data points.)

This past week has been difficult for me.  The level of pain from surgery in July went up quite a bit starting last weekend.  The amount of painkillers I need has gone back up a bit after steadily reducing for 4 weeks.  I am a recovering addict, so this is a little troubling.  I am very much hoping that there is not more damage.  And a little worried since some of the symptoms that I had before surgery have returned this week.  My abdomen has been quite painful and my thigh very tender.  Enough so that I have scheduled an appointment with my surgeon for Monday 8/Sep, but so far not so much that I have felt a need to go to the ER.

This coming week might be my last week on night-shift for a while.  It is possible that I might be reassigned to a team that works steady shifts in the same location each day.  If so, then hopefully the regularity of that will help with my diet.  For the past 5 months I have been on night-shift hours from Mon-Fri, then day-shift from Fri-Mon each week.  Some days I forget meals. 

Hoping to be able to give some good news next weekend. 

Be well,

Tessa

[TessaMarie]

HOLY COW! And I mean COW!

Tuesday morning when I rolled onto the scale I weighed TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY BLEEPING POUNDS!!! How AWFUL! I did NOT expect that, no no no, not at all. That is 24 pounds of lard, pure lard that I packed on in FOUR DAYS!!!

If I can focus on curing these last ills or falling into weird patterns with old friends, I think I am well on my way to a controlled and healthier future.

I do think stress and comfort came into play.

A few of the folks around know, most still do not, but even the ones who know I for some reason try to put on my normal act of being a dudes dude and that is due to my still trying to become comfortable being out (which though I have come out to 13 folks now, it is still not out, and externally I am still not only fully closeted but still foolishly nervous of something being noticed before I am ready. Work, Wedding, and Weight being three of the major keys)

224.0 (101.6) on 09/05/2014 <--- The STATE FAIR AFFAIR
216.2 (98.1) on 08/29/2014
217.2 (98.5) on 08/22/2014
220.1 (99.9) on 08/15/2014
Pounds (kilograms) on mm/dd/yyyy

Wow!  Well done on losing 67% of the weight you gained.  You are already less than 4lbs (1.8kg) above your weight from 3 weeks ago.  It sounds like you are recovering well from your weekend. 

Comfort is also dangerous for me.  I drop my guard when I get comfortable, and then find myself unable to cope well with surprises.  I have found staying clean harder at these times than when I was under lots of stress.  I find that some stress helps me become more alert and focused.  When stress becomes enough to cause physical illness (eg: when I worked as a school teacher), then everything tends to fall apart for me.

Opening up to some people about being trans has done much to relieve me of stress.  It is wonderful to not feel that I must hide.  I have found much freedom in relieving myself of the burden of guarding my every move & word at all times with all people.  Work & Ireland are now the only places where I keep quiet about that part of myself.  And even then, not entirely. 

I like that you have found so much to be positive about from this.  You seem to be making a lot of progress emotionally, which I am sure will help with everything else.

Be well,

Tessa

[TessaMarie]

It's been a while for me too. I need to keep on top of it more though, it's a pain trying to find my old post when I let it go to long. LOL

LOL.  I thought that last week just going back two weeks.   

Height: 6' 0"

06-06-2014: 171.8 lbs
09-06-2014: 164.7 lbs

Grats Alaia!     Good progress!  And, as Ally said, you are looking very well with it 

05/16/2014 287.0 Lbs. Bummer!
09/06/2014 275.3 Lbs Progress for sure.

Yep.  Keep doing whatever it is that is working, Veronica. 

I measured today at 150lbs. That's down from 170 when I started in February.

Now I am just jealous      I would love to get back to the 147-150 I was at for about 15 years, but that does not seem advisable now that I am a couple of decades older.

238.  I've lost about ten pounds in the last month.
I added up what I ate yesterday and realized that I only had 550 calories - definitely not a safe amount. 
I need to be eating a little bit more, which is absolutely counterintuitive to wanting to lose weight.

Glad to see you recognising that health is a whole lot more important than looks.  Hopeful that you will find balance between diet & weight.

This is what happens when I can't stay away from food, and hate myself for not pushing food away.  Oh that's right, I promised not to use the word Hate, so ... I really dislike myself for not pushing food away.

12/20/2013-  198
8/29/2014 -  207
9/05/2014 -  209

That is not a huge rise.  You can recover     
I have found it helpful to regard any loss as a bonus, with success being just not gaining weight (or too much weight).  Sometimes I have found it helpful to redefine my reference point. 
How about looking at this week as your new starting point, with your initial goal being 197 or lower by 19/Dec/2014 ?  That gives you 15 weeks to lose 12 pounds, and be lighter than you were last year. 
"She who has low expectations will often be pleasantly surprised."

I have a weightloss and food diary app on my phone.  I do that alone...this is more fun. 

Definitely!  ..... So ... how did this week go ? ...  /hides

Thank you Tessa, I really appreciate your words. They made me smile.

I'm putting my makeup on getting ready for the 1 & 12 hour drive to go see my Endo this afternoon, but when I saw your post I had to reply. Yea I get a little discouraged with so little to lose and being prevented from reaching my goal. The weather here hasn't been helping because obviously I can't get out in the rain, and a certain medication I take makes it impossible to go out when it's above 95 degrees, and recently I've had both weather conditions to contend with. However, the weather has broke now, much earlier than usual but, hey, I'll take it. So maybe I'll soon be able to get outside more so I can break this plateau and reach my goal. I have to break it with physical activity, because I eat so little now without my vitamins I'd prolly be malnourished. So I don't want to cut my calories any. Doing so wouldn't break my plateau anyway. Only physical activity with a slight increase in calories will. So I'm looking very much forward to the coming months.

I'd love to be at my goal weight for my SRS in December.

Ally(yea I'm going back to spelling it this way cuz it seems how everyone else spells my knickname, lol!)

Glad I made you smile Ally 

Those weather restrictions seem a tad inconvenient for a Floridian ...   

My annual estivation looks set to continue for a while (my body thinks 70F (21C) is a hot summer day).  I look forward to winter every year.  When I was happy to get snow last April, there were some dark mutterings about trying to get INS to send this crazy Irish person back home.

I did not know you had surgery scheduled.  I hope it goes well for you.    

Tessa

[Allyda]

I'm proud of all you girls here for not giving up no matter what and striving to reach your goals. It takes courage to do that and y'all have it in spades.

@Tessa: Thanks again for making me smile and picking my spirits up. I have lost 2 lb's but I'm waiting to see if it's just water weight or a fluke before posting again. It seems my finger width was most affected as my rings are falling off. I lost one I really love yesterday(Friday) because of it.

@Alaia: Your doing great making steady progress healthily.

@VeronicaM: Great progress! You'll be at your goal in no time with great legs to boot. When I was able, running and riding my mountain bikes always kept my legs pretty and nicely toned up without adding mass.

@KathyJ: Yea, Tessa's right that isn't that much of a gain. You'll recover from it quickly and be back on the road to your goal in no time.

I have a feeling I'll be back here posting soon back on track for my goal of 105 to 107 lb's.

Take care everyone
Ally

[AnneB]

i am very proud of you girls, and guys, too...  milestones we set, sometimes are unrealistic in so short a time we pick, 10lbs in a week, rather than in 2weeks, or even 10days... but every ounce you lose is a goal attained.  yeah we backslide, so what?  just have to work a bit harder taking it back off.

Make no mistake, I am proud of every one of you!!

my youngest wanted some...  daddy-daughter time...  probably one of the last, as...  dad...  so she convinced me to do Disneyland.  I conservatively guessed.. we walked abt 10miles across 2days.. well, stepping on the scale yesterday, 152.0. down 4lbs from Thursday, so Ill take it anyway I can...  I could do without the sore shins tho.

the time spent, tho..  I'd put on 50lbs just to spend more time with her.

[kathyk]

JoAnn and I are taking a short trip to Yellowstone, so I'm posting really early.  Yes, we do like to travel together even though we aren't officially a couple.
12/20/2013-  198
8/29/2014 -  207
9/05/2014 -  209
9/11/2014 -  208

I considered adding some kind of very brief list showing my week's meals and exercise, but it may be too cumbersome. I'd also hate to have criticisim over my daily diet.

What do you girls think?
Is this just a bad idea?  Don't worry about saying it's bad because I have a whole lot of bad ideas.

Example
              Breakfast               Lunch                 Diner                                   Excer.
   Sun     2 egg omlet             Salad                  Salad, Spaghetti, fruit            Yard work 2hrs
   Mon     Eggs Rancheros       Salad                  Chile and crackers, fruit          Yard work 6hrs
   Tues    Nothing                  Tomatos, apple     Pot Stickers, Top Ramen         Yard work 2 hrs
   Wed.    Nothing

[justjournalhonestly]

Those look like good ideas to me except for the nothing breakfasts, I mean if you are not eating you are not breaking your fast. Plus it gets the juices flowing. BUT, I am not criticizing as they do look healthy enough to me.

Have a FUN and SAFE trip. Not sure if I subscribe to the official couple idea, sounds too much like an institutional thing to me. However, I do get it, but think I would say I find more happiness in those I hang with and enjoy than anything else. So really enjoy your travels together, and the bonding that is simply going to occur with such a fun shared experience.

Way to shake that pound!! Down is the trend I hope for this week, but since I am not traveling, and need the extra day and a half I am waiting, hehe.

Again FUN and SAFE Kathy!!!

[April Lee]

I am going to report a day early:

This last January 18th I weighed: 216.6

This morning I weighed: 159.0

I am 6'3". While my measurements aren't proportioned to where I would like them to be, my chest, waist, and hips, are all within the range of a tall CIS woman now.

[Miranda Catherine]

Hello Ladies,

    I'm sorry I keep jumping in and out of this thread, and I'll try to do better. I've felt many times when thinking about this thread that I've been a liar by omission, just by not being here and giving and receiving support. Truth is, I've come up and down but never this low in the last eight months. I weighed myself a few months ago and just stopped for awhile, because I weighed 188. Now I really am going to keep up here. I need a place where I have to be honest about this. I can't just say it doesn't matter anymore, because for me, and coming from being thin and in shape or just drug thin for virtually my entire life until 2000, my weight, even as a mostly satisfied woman, is still deeply enmeshed in my self image. I'm getting everything lined up to get my GRS, hopefully in early 2015, and I want to be at the heaviest, 155, but really about 146. It definitely matters. Hugs, Mira

   On 12/26/2013          182.4
        05/09/2014          185.5
        09/12/2014          174.2


By the way, I had my hair done yesterday, and maybe it's that I'm mostly Scottish, but I finally did it, I'm finally a redhead!!! I think it works with my skin tone and I love it.

P.S. I've been looking at some of the weight loss progress some of you girls have had and wow! April, Tessa Marie, Alaia...you're all doing great, but really, even a few pounds is good. Half of this is often just finally caring enough about ourselves to care how we look to ourselves first, then others. So we're all doing great!

[Allyda]

Hello Ladies,

    I'm sorry I keep jumping in and out of this thread, and I'll try to do better. I've felt many times when thinking about this thread that I've been a liar by omission, just by not being here and giving and receiving support. Truth is, I've come up and down but never this low in the last eight months. I weighed myself a few months ago and just stopped for awhile, because I weighed 188. Now I really am going to keep up here. I need a place where I have to be honest about this. I can't just say it doesn't matter anymore, because for me, and coming from being thin and in shape or just drug thin for virtually my entire life until 2000, my weight, even as a mostly satisfied woman, is still deeply enmeshed in my self image. I'm getting everything lined up to get my GRS, hopefully in early 2015, and I want to be at the heaviest, 155, but really about 146. It definitely matters. Hugs, Mira

   On 12/26/2013          182.4
        05/09/2014          185.5
        09/12/2014          174.2


By the way, I had my hair done yesterday, and maybe it's that I'm mostly Scottish, but I finally did it, I'm finally a redhead!!! I think it works with my skin tone and I love it.

P.S. I've been looking at some of the weight loss progress some of you girls have had and wow! April, Tessa Marie, Alaia...you're all doing great, but really, even a few pounds is good. Half of this is often just finally caring enough about ourselves to care how we look to ourselves first, then others. So we're all doing great!

As always Mira you look great, and even better as a readhead. I look forward to seeing your posts here!

Ally

[KittyKat]

20 Dec 13 - 230
27 Dec 13 - 227
3 Jan 14 - 228
10 Jan 14 - 229
17 Jan 14 - 226
24 Jan 14 - 225
31 Jan 14 - 227
7 Feb 14 - 233
14 Feb 14 - 227
21 Feb 14 - 230
28 Feb 14 - At hospital where I got placed on new meds that seriously messed up my appetite and cause weight gain grrrrrr

11 Apr 14 - 252 trying to get off the meds I was put on, its nearly impossible to lose weight right now with them

Wanted to look up my last post, been avoiding this topic for a bit. I'm finally back to where I was before Dr put me on Remeron and Seroquel which I got off of. Any way for todays weight when I got up I was 229, pushing to get under 200 first then eventually 180 and more.

[justjournalhonestly]

Fair Affair recovery in process.
221.7 (100.6) on 09/12/2014
224.0 (101.6) on 09/05/2014 <--- The STATE FAIR AFFAIR
216.2 (98.1) on 08/29/2014
217.2 (98.5) on 08/22/2014
220.1 (99.9) on 08/15/2014
219.2 (99.4) on 08/08/2014
221.3 (100.4) on 08/01/2014
225.8 (102.4) on 07/25/2014
Pounds (kilograms) on mm/dd/yyyy

[TessaMarie]

Note:  I had an emergency resection of my lower intestine on Sun 27/Jul after it was perforated when a femoral hernia detached.  This means that my main concern is making sure I do not eat anything that might bind me up, or distress the surgical repair in any way.  Losing or gaining weight is a lot less important than this.  So, even though I am still taking daily measurements, my focus is not currently on what those measurements are.

Initially, my target was the simple visual of not seeing my belly protrude over my belt.  Seeing myself look a little gaunt when my weight dropped closer to 160 than 165 has prompted me to reset my target minimum to 165lbs.  Right now, I am mostly concentrating on eating enough since my appetite has not really returned since surgery, and on making sure I do not consume anything that will bind me up. 

Height:  5'11" (1.81m)  -  Age:  45  -  Target Weight:  165-170lbs  (75.0-77.3kg)

Date              Daily Weight            7-day Average        28-day Average 
Sun 20/Jan/2013:  202.6lbs (92.1kg)
Thu 24/Jan/2013:  190.8lbs (86.7kg)  -  199.7lbs (90.8kg)
Thu 14/Feb/2013:  190.8lbs (86.7kg)  -  192.9lbs (87.7kg)  -  196.0lbs (89.1kg)
Fri 29/Mar/2013:  182.2lbs (82.8kg)  -  184.0lbs (83.6kg)  -  184.8lbs (84.0kg)
Fri 26/Apr/2013:  177.0lbs (80.5kg)  -  177.7lbs (80.8kg)  -  180.0lbs (81.8kg)
Fri 31/May/2013:  170.0lbs (77.3kg)  -  171.8lbs (78.1kg)  -  172.7lbs (78.5kg)
Fri 28/Jun/2013:  170.6lbs (77.5kg)  -  169.3lbs (77.0kg)  -  169.5lbs (77.1kg)
Wed 31/Jul/2013:  166.0lbs (75.5kg)  -  168.6lbs (76.6kg)  -  169.5lbs (77.1kg)
Sat 10/Aug/2013:  166.6lbs (75.7kg)  -  167.8lbs (76.3kg)  -  168.8lbs (76.7kg)
Fri 30/Aug/2013:  171.4lbs (77.9kg)  -  171.3lbs (77.9kg)  -  170.4lbs (77.4kg)
Fri 27/Sep/2013:  169.8lbs (77.2kg)  -  171.3lbs (77.9kg)  -  171.1lbs (77.8kg)
Fri  1/Nov/2013:  183.6lbs (83.5kg)  -  181.2lbs (82.4kg)  -  176.2lbs (80.1kg)
Fri 22/Nov/2013:  177.4lbs (80.6kg)  -  178.0lbs (80.9kg)  -  179.1lbs (81.4kg)
Fri 27/Dec/2013:  174.8lbs (79.5kg)  -  174.5lbs (79.3kg)  -  175.8lbs (79.9kg)
Fri 24/Jan/2014:  173.4lbs (78.8kg)  -  173.1lbs (78.7kg)  -  172.9lbs (78.6kg)
Fri 21/Feb/2014:  171.6lbs (78.0kg)  -  172.5lbs (78.4kg)  -  172.9lbs (78.6kg)
Fri 21/Mar/2014:  170.8lbs (77.6kg)  -  171.9lbs (78.1kg)  -  172.2lbs (78.3kg)
Fri 18/Apr/2014:  171.0lbs (77.7kg)  -  171.9lbs (78.1kg)  -  171.5lbs (78.0kg)
Fri 16/May/2014:  170.4lbs (77.5kg)  -  170.3lbs (77.4kg)  -  170.8lbs (77.6kg)
Fri 14/Jun/2014:  170.6lbs (77.5kg)  -  170.7lbs (77.6kg)  -  170.6lbs (77.5kg)
Fri 11/Jul/2014:  170.2lbs (77.4kg)  -  169.2lbs (76.9kg)  -  168.9lbs (76.8kg)
Fri 18/Jul/2014:  169.6lbs (77.1kg)  -  169.9lbs (77.2kg)  -  169.0lbs (76.8kg)
Fri 25/Jul/2014:  168.8lbs (76.7kg)  -  169.3lbs (76.9kg)  -  169.1lbs (76.9kg)
Tue 29/Jul/2014:  179.2lbs (81.5kg)  -  172.4lbs (78.4kg)  -  170.0lbs (77.3kg)
Fri  1/Aug/2014:  166.4lbs (75.6kg)  -  173.2lbs (78.7kg)  -  170.4lbs (77.4kg)
Fri  8/Aug/2014:  162.6lbs (73.9kg)  -  164.1lbs (74.6kg)  -  169.1lbs (76.9kg)
Fri 15/Aug/2014:  164.0lbs (74.5kg)  -  163.9lbs (74.5kg)  -  167.6lbs (76.2kg)
Fri 22/Aug/2014:  164.2lbs (74.6kg)  -  164.3lbs (74.7kg)  -  166.4lbs (75.6kg)
Fri 29/Aug/2014:  162.4lbs (73.8kg)  -  164.3lbs (74.7kg)  -  164.2lbs (74.6kg)
Fri  5/Sep/2014:  163.6lbs (74.4kg)  -  163.9lbs (74.5kg)  -  164.1lbs (74.6kg)
Fri 12/Sep/2014:  163.8lbs (74.5kg)  -  164.0lbs (74.5kg)  -  164.1lbs (74.6kg)

(Rolling averages are a better indicator of progress than single data points.)

Some good news from my doc:  The pain I had last week was not due to my hernia surgery.  Unfortunately, he does not know what is causing it.  His best guess is that it is something stemming from the biopsy I had last November, since he found lots of pain at & just below that scar.  I am very relieved that he did not find anything that needed urgent attention.

Work has been interesting, but still fun.  My hours shift a little this week:  I don't have to start until 6am.  That'll feel like a lie-in after the 1am & 2am start times for the past few months.

In other news, my parents have suddenly decided to book plane tickets for a trip to the US next month.  I had thought that it was good that my mum let me answer some questions about being trans last Sunday.  Now I am wondering what's up.  Hopefully it's nothing bad.  I might find out tomorrow when I call them.

Tessa

[barbie]

I am now about 67 kg (147 lbs). I used to be 65 kg (143 lbs), but now it is difficult to maintain it, as I am getting old. Anyway I run nearly everyday. The sun here is very strong in fall.



barbie~~