My Present to Me

October 28: 172.5#   For my birthday and Christmas, I’ve decided to lose 1 pound per week until December 31. There will be one week while we are on our river cruise that might set me back, but 9 pounds lost between now and 2025 should be easily doable. I’m planning the eat-less/exercise-more approach. 

I will keep track with this page. 

November 4: 168#  So far, so good. My mantra has been, “It’s okay to feel a little hungry.”  That’s all I’ve been: a little hungry.

November 11: 169.5# Mantra this week is, “Concentrate on the big picture, not any one day. The trend is down.” But still…

November 18: 171.5# Well, not surprisingly, since I over-indulged at Nehrling Garden’s Owl Prowl, with wine, Prosecco, turkey biscuits, and cookies from local bakeries. Back on track. This will happen.

November 25: 168.5# Keeping on eating less. Still can’t quite add exercise more. We did walk over tomTown Hall for Light Up Windermere on Friday night, however the beer at the brewery negated any extra calories burned.

December 2: 169# Not bad, considering last week included my birthday, Thanksgiving, and the movie Red One where we have popcorn and a huge Crooked Can High-stepping IPA.

December 9: 171.5# Arrg, but not a surprise, since I’ve been enjoying the Christmas cookies I baked. Plus the large bag of mixed caramel and salt & pepper popcorn from Nosh I enjoyed at the Winter Garden Golf Cart Christmas parade. 

December 22: 174# Not a shock, since we’d been eating and drinking aboard a Viking River cruise. Even walking 8,800+ steps per day didn’t counteract the chef’s work.

December 29: 172.5# Back to the beginning. Perhaps not the best time to try to waste away. My conclusion is that I like being skinny, I just don’t like doing skinny. Too much good food and drink; too little exercise. I shall persevere in 2025.

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