no longer obese

Over Christmas, I finally made it to my next "interim" goal of 179.8 and no longer being obese.  At least according to the simple formula of calculating BMI using height and weight!  Woo Hoo!  Now, I am 30 pounds away from my goal, and it's so exciting.  I hope to be at goal this time next year.  I've already started developing new attitudes toward food, so that's exciting as well.  Daughter #2 got some cinnamon buns the other day, and I don't even want to taste them.  That's a first!  And I can eat my 1 or 2 pieces of chocolate a day (sometimes 3 or 4, but that's rarer than once a week) and be perfectly happy with that.  Another new attitude.  And exercising is almost a daily "must".  My knees are such that if I don't give them a workout on the treadmill or a brisk walk -- walking outside will be limited, since it's snowing right now -- then I really stiffen up.  So, yeah, I'm changing my attitude about eating, and it's a wonderful feeling!

181

In just 1.2 pounds, I will no longer be obese!  What a wonderful Christmas present.  While this journey has not been easy, it's been easier since Hubby decided to come along with me.  He's lost 79 pounds, and is 16 pounds away from goal.

I should be packing for our trip to Florida, but I'm doing the laundry, and most of my undergarments are in the dirty clothes.  So, I will say Merry Christmas, because, I probably won't get back until after the holiday.

182.6

Over the last 2 weeks, I've lost another 2.2 pounds.  Yay!  It's slowly coming off.  And I've actually changed my attitude about food.  WW introduced a new method (I guess that's the best way to put it) to their program.  They are now getting into how to live along with losing and/or maintaining weight.  I'm still a ways away, but creeping closer by the week, to actually maintaining.  But yeah, it's a long arduous journey.  I am so glad that Hubby is along for the ride this time!

I've gotten all 3 shots in both knees.  While they are better, I'm still not pain free.  I can do a lot more before the knees really start complaining, but walking down stairs would be nice, without having to walk one step and then one step.  So, I'm hoping that by the time we get back from Florida, I will be in a lot better place.

And on the homefront, the dryer broke.  It decided that heating up to actually dry the clothes was overrated, so decided to stop heating.  Instead of calling someone to charge me over $100 to look at it, and say "yeah, it doesn't heat" and then charge another couple of hundred dollars to fix it, we bought  a new dryer.  A very simple one, with no bells and whistles.  Unfortunately, it won't be delivered until the 14th.  So, it's off to the laundromat for us again this weekend.

That's about all from here.  The tree is up for Christmas (artificial this year, since we are visiting Mom).  It's white and doesn't even pretend to look like a real one.  Love it!  Outside is decorated, and all the extended family gifts are mailed.  Now to finish wrapping, and get the basement cleaned up for the dryer delivery.