The A2K (virtual) Weight Loss Club !!

I have not been virtuous.... I'll weight Monday on our return to NYC.

Joe(yipes! Is that ice cream!)Nation

The final April weigh-in is tomorrow?

I won't beat mac11, but she'll be within matchin' territory.

More pants (and other clothing bits) are going to Goodwill or someplace similar tomorrow.

Ehbeth--

Congratulations to you, too--bitter though it may be do part with beloved, trusted garments.

the verdict's in

another 4.5 - 5 pounds for the month - depending on which way I lean (definitely the up and down side of a non-digital scale)

so, not bad, but not my target

grrrrrrrrrr

better luck next month - when there will be more good veggies available to roast and grill

[size=7]I weigh exactly the same as i did at the begining of the month.[/size]

Oh well.

New month, new start.

Actually I feel that way about each day - a new chance to get it right.

In preparation for a new start tomorrow, I took a short walk today (Sunday Driver's are a nuisance), made an enormous no-lettuce, keeps-well salad, and organized my food diary.

May 1st is a Monday--a double-omened day for a Good Start.

Good Morning, All.

It's a good thing I worked so hard at the beginning of April because, despite running every morning while on vacation, here are the results:

April 1 207.8
May 1 207.7

Joe(Margaritas at sunset trump miles of morning runs.)Nation

Joe--

At least you realize there is some connection between sunset and the scales.

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Beginning the Merry Month of May at 127 pounds.

New month new start

exactly. :-)

I was sort of frustrated when I jumped back on the scale to find it truly didnt move. Not even an ounce
Then I realized, I didnt take on the extra work and exercise until almost the 15th.
I have been working harder lately, with longer hours and spending more time outdoors chasing bean around. Wich is a GOOD amount of activity itself.

So, Im thinking about it this way.. I didnt give this entire month 100% so why do I expect 100% on the scale?


So, begining this month, I am keeping the work load I have, and I am opening up my schedule one more day ( tuesday nights ) so that I work 6 days a week now. For a minumim of 3 hours at a time, I am sweaty and exhausted by the time I am done.

Couple that with the small changes I have made to my diet, I should see the 5lbs ( and then some) loss by the end of the month.

I bottomed out at 174.
Only three pounds.

Maybe I can lose another three during May.

Shewolf--

Go for it.

George--

Three pounds a month is 36 pounds a year.

Congrats, congrats, congrats to Mac and to ehbeth. Both big losers for April.

I'm back from New Orleans, home of the best food on the planet.

J_B--

Best food on the planet and each post-Katrina tourist comes home a little waterlogged?

May is a new month.

Thanks J_B. How was N.O.? Have you posted about it?

damn, noddy. you're right. 3 pounds a month IS 36 pounds a year. that sounds so painless. and doable. i like that.

Noddy's so right.

Slow and steady can win quite a few important races.

3 pounds a month.

Not yet, I need to pull some thoughts together and upload some of the pictures we took on a tour of the 7th, 8th, and 9th wards. I'll put something on North America when I get it down. We loved the New Orleans of old and it's still a wonderful city, but it's not like it used to be.

We managed to eat, drink, and be merry to the tune of about 8 added pounds, 2.5 of which are already gone. Mr B and I will celebrate our anniversary on Friday night. The folks coming to Chicago this weekend will just have to meet the larger version of me.

I look forward to meeting whatever version of you I meet, J_B. Will you and Mr. B be there Friday nite?

Me you too, mac. No, we won't be there Friday night. I'll be driving down Saturday morning for the duration and then again on Sunday. Mr B has been invited to attend but my guess is that he will pass. He's a true introvert and very uncomfortable in a group of 'strangers'. I'm extroverted enough for both of us so we complement each other well.


I'm back in the '7s', barely. I seem to be a constant mode of fest and recovery.