Category Archives: Progress Updates

This is a post that is related to my progress on this weight loss adventure.

Week 26-28: Building Muscle, then a Big Drop

I have gotten really into working out and am going to the gym nearly every day. That has left me less time to post, for which I apologize. My job situation is in transition, which is also taking up a … Continue reading

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Weeks 23, 24 and 25: Best week yet, followed by a stall

Quote of the week was from hubby, “It has really been a transformation.” YAHHHHH! Week 23 was the best week since week 1, lost 5 pounds from Saturday to Saturday. Weeks 24 and 25 were slow weeks in the pounds … Continue reading

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Weeks 21 and 22: Achieved my Interim Goal!

I made my interim goal during week 22, despite the fact that we were traveling to see friends. I did not post results for week 21 by itself because I was not able to check stats on that Saturday. I … Continue reading

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End of Week 19: Intermittent Fasting and Exercise

Monday and Tuesday this week I experimented with Intermittent Fasting sort of inadvertently (19 hours each day), and had smaller dinners or just protein on the other days. I was really surprised to find that I was not hungry at … Continue reading

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End of Week 18: Reactivated Gym Membership

At 203.4 pounds, the thought of getting off the couch (never mind exercising) left me breathless. And not in a good way. Friday of week 18, I decided to reactivate our gym membership (I had put it on hold for … Continue reading

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Beginning of Week 18: 6 day trip did not derail me!

Left on Tuesday of week 17 for a visit with my inlaws and a conference. Two things that generally have me eating a lot of crap. No scale to keep me honest. Recipe for disaster. By peak + 2 in … Continue reading

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End of Week 16: flat with prior week

I came out of the gate really strong in week 16, with a post cheat day weight that was 2.8 pounds below the prior week. Then we hit the farmers market. Then we saw the organic, locally grown strawberries, 3 … Continue reading

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End of Week 15: Another great week

In week 14, I added exercise into the mix and broke a 4+ week plateau. Like shattered it. In week 15 I continued to exercise, working in two 5k jogging sessions (on Friday I actually ran the entire way – … Continue reading

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Week 14 (4/9/11): It’s the exercise, Stupid!

This post is for week 14, and also a look back on program to date (since 1/1/11).  Cool charts are at the end. After getting off of week 13 (with the conference), I was more motivated than ever to break … Continue reading

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Week 13 (4/2/11): 5-day conference and held steady

Tough week – I was at a conference across the country, took red eye Sunday night and got home late Thursday night. No access to my scale, no ability to cook for myself. Completely surrounded by carbohydrates and snacks and … Continue reading

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