May 23, 2019
Hello,
First of all, let me deal with some housekeeping stuff. I am brand new to blogging and still having growing pains. I’ve botched some of the automated WordPress admin instructions and sometimes haven’t even been able to login successfully. Although I haven’t tried too hard, I also haven’t been able to reach their support people for help.
So, that leads me to acknowledging the individuals who have viewed and liked my previous posts. Thanks! As I get better at this I’ll visit your sites, leave comments, and so on. I noticed that a couple of the people who have come to my site post recipes. After I get used to dealing with how WordPress works I may put up some recipes, too. I’ve always cooked a tiny bit and I’ve started cooking more now that I’m retired, especially since my wife is still working full-time.
As I mentioned earlier this month, I’ve been on a long, slow weight loss journey since January 2011. As of today, I’m down 72 pounds. I’ve tried losing weight more rapidly several times in my life and have never been able to keep the weight off after I’d lost it. I’m 70 years old, by the way. Anyhow, the long and slow method has been working for me. I have generally regarded a month as being successful if my average daily weight for the entire month is at least one pound less than my average daily weight for the prior month. I got to that point for May a couple of days ago so May is a winner. That feels even better than usual because I only lost an average of .6 of a pound during April. Last October was the last time I had come in under a full pound. I’ve had a couple of 3 or 4 pound loss months along the way so it averages out. I understand that that the idea of being happy with a one pound loss for the month seems like setting your sights awfully low, but I have this eight year stretch of steady losses going for me now and I feel pretty confident that I can keep it up. I also feel somewhat confident that I’ve reduced my idea of what constitutes a normal day’s food consumption enough that I’ll be able to maintain my weight once I decide to stop trying to lose. Time will tell. In the meantime, I get to enjoy a lot of small victories.
I hope that everyone enjoys the Memorial Day long weekend! (I noticed that I’ve had a couple of views from people outside of the United States. In the U.S., the last Monday in May is a holiday the purpose of which is to remember and honor those who have died while serving in the military. It is also often looked upon as the informal beginning of summer activities and recreation.)
See you next time.
Shedding the Lbs. 