OK-- Here Goes -- My Last Ten!!

[tractorlegs]

Allright, since March 10 of this year I have lost a cool 47 pounds, and have only 11 to go to make my ultimate goal! So within the next two to three days, I will start the countdown from 10 to Goal. I believe I will hit goal weight sometime around December 1, another 7+ weeks from now, at my current  pound-and-a-half per week. So, gimme encouragement guys!! I can do this, I'm almost there!

EDIT: Thanks Fitbit!

EDIT: I'll use this thread as a log to keep track. Cheer me on!

[tractorlegs]

Slowly but surely, as of this morning:

FIVE!

I got a new job as the Evening Chef at a local Holiday Inn. It's a very physical on-your-feet work fast and hard type of job, and the calories get used up and the weight is starting to drop again. 

[WendyB]

Woo Hoo! Thats awesome!

Congrats on the new job as well!

[tractorlegs]

Thank you @WendyB!!

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WendyB wrote:

Woo Hoo! Thats awesome!

Congrats on the new job as well!

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[tractorlegs]

Still FIVE! I got through the Holiday season without any weight gain, although I ate and ate and ate. Lets see if I can knock off that last 5 pounds! My birthday (I will be 64yoa) is coming up at the end of March, and I think I would like to set that as goal date. 

[WendyB]

Im rooting for you! Hope you make it by your set goal date! Would be a great BD Present 🙂

[tractorlegs]

Well here it is - March 2, 2017 - and I'm still stuck at the number 10!! 48 pounds lost, and ten to go. But the last couple of months have been relaxing and enjoyable, and I took some time off from dieting. I did, however, keep up my gonzo walking program. Although I stopped dieting for a while, I didn't gain any weight. But now Springtime is setting in, and I'm feeling the determination to knock off that last ten! So here goes!

[WendyB]

Good to see you back!

[tractorlegs]

It's been a long time!! Since my last post in March thru about the middle of June, I stayed at approximately the same maintenance weight in the low 220s. 

For reference, with my Fitbit, my starting weight was 268. With the Fitbit as my guide, between March 10, 2016 and the middle of December 2016, I list around 50 pounds to 216. My final ultimate goal is 210. Well, Christmas knocked me up to about 222 or 223, and I doggedly stayed in the 220 to 225 range for the first 5-1/2 months of 2017. I was very happy with that weight loss, and my ability to maintain it.

Well, in the middle of June or so, at 224, I decided to engage the diet again and knock off those last 14 pounds to 210. In the 1-1/2 months since then, I've gone from 224 to 211 ----- and (drumroll) ----- my number is now officially:

ONE!!!!!

I think I'll make my goal on tomorrow morning's weigh in!

[tractorlegs]

Here is my before picture, and another from last week at 213

[Deborah58]

Congratulations! You look fantastic!

[Konababe]

Congratulations! What a change! You are looking great!!

[tractorlegs]

Thanks @Deborah58!!!!!

[tractorlegs]

Thank you thank you @Konababe!!!!

[WendyB]

Awesome is all I can say.  remember this thread