Feeling good today. Talking to a friend last night on the phone. They were shocked that I was 45
pounds overweight, and they've seen me recently. Their comment was that if I lost 45
pounds then I would be way too skinny.
I do have a target
weight loss but I'm gonna play it "smart" once I get down toward the target. If I'm very lean at say 165 (36#
weight loss), then I may revise my target. If the last 10
pounds would be muscle, I don't want to lose that last 10
pounds.
I DID look in the mirror this morning, and I'm pretty sure that I have at least 30 MORE
pounds of
fat to lose. Just going by the "stick of butter method" (a
pound of
fat being the volume of a stick of butter...?), my stomach has 10
pounds to lose, chest 4
pounds, back 10
pounds, love handles 2
pounds, thighs 4
pounds. So I'm going to get down to 166 without second guessing myself.
Maybe my reward for 166 will be to pony up and pay for a
body composition test (I definitely don't trust those
body fat scales or hand-helds). Then I can revise my weight
goal to fit with my long-term health goals.
Anyway, "You look fine now..." aren't going to cause me to let up in my quest for healthy
weight loss.
