Hey, look! A real life post!

[agilebrit]

Okay, now that I've stopped being quite so consumed by the not!Iron Man fic, I thought I'd update y'all on what's actually happening with me.

We have a walking route that takes us about a mile or so along a canal. This route is filled with birds and trees and horses and is pretty darn shiny. In the past few days we've seen...

A pair of muskrats.

SNORGLING. OMG

Yes. I completely understand where the song "Muskrat Love" comes from now, because that was just about the cutest damn thing I've ever seen. *dies*

Also, two monarch caterpillars. I've never actually seen monarch caterpillars before, and they're very cool.

I love my walking route. If they take it away from us, I'm going to be very put out. I realize that technically, that canal road is for "personnel only," but the sidewalk is noisy and hotter and not nearly as relaxing.

Also, I've been dropping weight rather...precipitously. I think I've lost about five pounds in the last week. Most of this has been a function of being so absorbed in the not!Iron Man fic that I keep forgetting to eat. And part of it is that when I do eat, it's mainly yummy yummy spinach salad, with tomato and cucumber and carrot and celery and black olives and a hard-boiled egg with ranch dressing and croutons and fake bacon bits. It's delicious and I don't have to pretend it's good for me. I've cut out the chips and peanut butter almost entirely.

So, the weigh-in this morning? 128.8. It's been, literally, years since I've seen this weight. Not since I was breast-feeding Da Boy, in fact. So, even though I've been feeling slightly weak and shaky today, I don't care because I'm nearly giddy.

I don't know how long I can keep it up, but I'll ride it for all it's worth. The goal is 127. Ideal would be 124. 122 would have me looking like a supermodel.

There may actually be a light at the end of this tunnel.

Comments

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

It sounds as though you are losing your weight in a very healthy way. Congratulations!

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

I varied the salad yesterday with Uncle Ben's original recipe wild rice, with mixed veggies and turkey added. And dropped another 1.2 lbs. It's amazing what you can do with a little motivation. Also, I think my metabolism might be kicking up a notch; maybe the biking helped.

[bullet4fob.livejournal.com]

wow, good going on the weight loss. here's to more luck in the future!

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It's been a lifelong struggle, and to see it going in the right direction after so long really makes me feel good. I realize that I'm not terribly overweight, but on the other hand it's very frustrating to not be that overweight and still be unable to lose.

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

Just make sure you don't drop too much. That weak and shaky comment has me nervous.

I plan to concrit your story tonight when I have a little quiet time.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

"Too much" would be, probably, my college weight, but I don't ever see getting down to 118 again in this lifetime unless something really horrible like cancer or something happened. "Too much, too fast," on the other hand, is something that I may have to start getting concerned about, because I dropped another 1.2 lbs yesterday.

However, it's going to come to a screeching halt today because "Get Smart" is showing with "Iron Man" (not that I'm, you know, freaking obsessed with Iron Man right now or anything *snerk*) at the drive-in and I have no self-control whatsoever when it comes to snackage at these things.

Thanks for the crit, whenever you get to it. :) No hurries; I have three different versions of the silly thing open in WP right now, and I can't. Stop. Tinkering. with it.