Week 1 Progress Report

 I've decided that one way to stop obsessing over tiny fluctuations from day to day would be to track my weight on a weekly basis.   Thursdays will be the day that I do these weekly progress reports.   Every week I will track my weekly net weight loss (or, God forbid, gains) and BMI.

I mean, I am still going to jump on the scale every day because it's fun, but as long as each week results in some weight loss, I won't beat myself up over upward fluctuations following days of indulgence.

This newfound laissez faire attitude I've adopted is the result of the moment of clarity I had with The H while we were Schwalking.

Anyway, without any further ado:  THE WEEK 1 PROGRESS REPORT

WEIGHT:  156.2
WEEKLY NET CHANGE:  4.4 lbs lost (holy shit!) 

Whoa. Not even I saw this one coming.

I probably shouldn't get used to this sort of weekly net loss....and even I am a little stunned by this, but dang it feels good.

BMI: 28.6
WTF THAT MEANS:  Overweight. 

Ehhh.....still not looking so hot.  

This was the biggest bummer of the day.   Not only am I overweight, I'm, like, pretty freakin' solidly overweight.  I did a little playing around and as of right this second, I still have to lose 20 pounds to be considered "normal" (whatever the heck that means). 

I figure that's as good a goal to have as any, though.  So if I lose 1.5 pounds a week I should be "normal" in about 13-14 weeks.   Hopefully, I will stick with the blog this time and 13 Thursdays from now I'll be braggin' to be "normal."   (I always promised myself that "normal" was something I would not aspire to be, but I think I can make an exception for this). 

IN SUMMARY:

Weeeeeee!  Best slide ever.