Necessary Mutilation

Weight: 215.6 lbs.

…and let it begin with me!

 Oh wait, I think it already has! I wish that I had taken measurements so I could know how many inches and from what parts of me, I have lost. Since I didn’t, I must go by clothes sizes to tell, and I am not much better at this as I don’t really know what fits and what size I am even into now. Yesterday I wore a 22/24 and it was loose, although it it was also a very old shirt and probably quite stretched out from years of wearing. It had sat idley in my closet for probably years as well, just waiting to fit me once again. Perhaps one of these post holiday days I’ll brave an actual clothes store and see what current clothes sizes actually fit. And, maybe even BUY some! Gasp!

I have found myself looking at my weights over the last 8 months, and see that I had the slowest losing month to date - not surprising given my eating habits of late. I thought it would be easier for you and for me if I broke my weight loss into months here, for quick and easy reference. I saw somewhere that my expected loss for the first year, starting at the 304lbs. that I did, would be down to 191 lbs. I’m not sure if this represents the average for someone at this starting weight, or if it is specific to me given my progress to date and other stats. In any event, it does appear that this would be strangely accurate of a prediction, as it follows for the pattern of my losses to date and seems a very reasonable guesstimate given this.

So here is how it goes:

First month post-surgery:  Minus 23  lbs.

2nd: 16 lbs.

3rd: 11 lbs.

4th: 9.5 lbs.

5th: 6.5 lbs.

6th: 11 lbs.

7th: 7 lbs.

8th:  5.1 lbs.              (current weight: 215.6 lbs. )

Projection for 9th (now til 1/28):    minus 7 lbs.   (would weigh approx.: 208 lbs.)

Projection for 10th(1/28-2/28)    minus 6 lbs.    (would weigh: 202 lbs.)

Projection for 11th(2/28-3/28)   minus 7 lbs.   (would weigh: 195 lbs.)

Projection for 12th(3/28-4/28 - 12 month anniversary)  minus 5 lbs.  (would weigh: 190 lbs. )

So, there you have it. I am slated to weigh about 190 and be down 114 lbs. by my year anniversary. Assuming I stay (get back on?)  track and maintain a somewhat similar momentum to my previous months status. Will I be skinny - no! Lighter than overweight - probably not yet. Disheartening - sort of. But, considering where I started and all my trials and tribulations, this still represents a profound start to my success, and hopefully, just the beginning of a losing sort of lifestyle. I am a little chagrined that I won’t even be down to my marriage weight (188 lbs.) unless I break out of my current mold, nor will I even be at my post Atkins weight of approx. 2001 (182). I guess that it can be helpful to me to project ahead like this, as it may motivate me to try and kick it up to lose faster…maybe. I do see that the choice is mine, and can also see how some months I did better than others, likely also due to how commited I was to following the “rules” at the time. This last month has clearly kicked my butt rather than the other way around, for instance!

Oh well, I guess we’ll all have no choice but to wait with baited breath, and continue to tune in here to see how this all turns out!