The Big Ten

This morning's weigh in marked the achievement of my first major goal -- to lose 10% of my starting body weight. With a starting weight of 237 pounds, that means losing 23.7 pounds. Making my goal 213.3 pounds. I've been hovering just shy of it for the last four weeks, making barely any progress. So this past week, I pumped my week full of extra exercise and a high-fat treat on the weekend (sounds counter-intuitive, but it really helps as long as the portion size is reasonable and I have the weight watchers points to cover it.)

And . . . voila! This morning's weigh in -- 210.6 (making last week a 3.6 pound loss, nearly my best week ever) and putting my total lost at 26.4 pounds!

Now that I've met the Big 10% goal, I must consider what is to come. My final goal weight is under much debate among my healthcare professionals . . . but for now I'll set it as the heaviest among the choices -- I can always set a new goal when I get there. This makes my End Goal - 165 pounds (with options).

26.4 pounds down, 45.6 pounds to go . . . that is totally do-able! Even if my rate of loss slows (though it's only a grand average of 1.1 pounds per week since I started in May) I should still be able to achieve my End Goal by next summer. I think that's pretty exciting!

I Finished My Crochet Project

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Usually I crochet blankets -- you know, one-size-fits-all and flat? My few attempts at clothing in the past didn't work out so well . . . . Grandma's sweater vest that ended up big enough to pass as a circus tent . . . David's socks that ended up with not just one, but two, points on each toe . . .

But, I decided to try this little project -- a bikini top with matching hip sarong for my cousin, Liz. There were some . . . ahem, problems, with the fit at first, but after tearing it apart and remaking it a few times, it turned out just fine. Rather fine, in face. So fine, in fact, that my cousin agreed to me posting a picture of her in said bikini-ensemble online.

What do you think?