So soon?

[randy_byers]

This morning when I put my belt on, it didn't feel quite right, but I didn't think much about it. Then off and on this morning my pants have felt loose, and I've vaguely wondered if there's something wrong with the belt. Then it suddenly occurred to me at lunch, as I tugged my pants up again, that maybe my "lifestyle changes" have already resulted in a little weight loss after two weeks. Don't think I can tighten the belt another notch yet, but I might get there.

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[surliminal.livejournal.com]

Go you!

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Amazing what happens when you stop drinking so much beer. (Although, no, that's not really the fully extent of my changes.)

[janetl.livejournal.com]

Congratulatios!

You know that this sort of thing makes women hate men? (A looser waistband in 2 weeks, that is.)

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Completely understandable! I'm a little croggled myself.

[janetl.livejournal.com]

I'm croggled that you've embarked on this without a scale. Perfectly reasonable, mind you. Your goal isn't to weigh X pounds, it's to be healthier. It's just so different from me. It may be intrinsic to my character, or may be because the first job I found happened to be in the test & measurement industry, but I have a scale that is accurate to 0.2 pounds. I weigh myself first thing in the morning, write it down, and track where I am relative to a week earlier. When I'm being diligent, the "yay!" as I see each fraction of a pound fall off helps keep me motivated. What's funny, is that when I fall off the wagon, I calmly write down the rising numbers and it doesn't phase me at all.

I want to lose about 7 pounds because that's the weight that most of my summer clothes were bought at, and they're just a bit too tight right now. I wasn't making much progress until I got an invitation to a high school reunion later this year. I'm highly unlikely to go (it's on the east coast), and I can't say that it's all that important of me to impress people I haven't seen in over 30 years, but it seems to have helped me walk past the cookies, so I'll use it.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Indeed, it's good to use whatever motivation you can find!

Regarding quantification, you might enjoy this amazing blog post that somebody pointed me to on Facebook when I announced my glucose intolerance over there: Myself, quantified. That's the true fannish spirit, right there! With graphs!

Me, I'm just reading books about the glycemic index.

[janetl.livejournal.com]

That's a really interesting post - thanks.

Here's some data madness: http://quantifiedself.com/