Chillin' through the summer

Well kids, it's August 19th and summer is almost over. Hard to believe! We have had a relatively cool summer this year. We had a couple of hot days several weeks ago, but then a cold front came through and it's been nice ever since. In fact, my house is anywhere from 65 to 69 degrees when I wake up in the morning. The nights here get down in the low 60's or high 50's, so I am usually cold! It's so different than when I weighed over 250lbs. I was always hot then!


We took our first trip to Dollywood last month. It was great fun. I rode all the rides - roller coasters, water rides, you name it - with my 11 year old. What a relief to slip right in the seat, not having to worry if I would fit! The funny part was that several of the rides required an actual weigh in! I would have died of embarrassment before.


As an update, I weighed in at 131.5 this morning. That's an all new low. I've been sitting anywhere from 132 to 134 for the past 3 weeks or so. I do think I'm about finished losing, but we'll just have to wait and see. The first 2 years are all about losing the weight, and then settling in and maintaining the weightloss. I'm excited about this! I have always faced the biggest challenge in maintaining whatever loss I had. I feel that I will succeed this time, as my body is 'plumbed for success' and this is not a diet that I will go off of.


Once again, I will say that I am very happy with my MGB and the resulting weight loss. I don't feel like I am on a diet. I feel like a normal person for the first time ever. My appetite no longer controls me. I eat whatever I want, but what I want is good for me!


As a final note, I'm addicted to the Olympics! It is amazing to see what the human body can accomplish! I'm inspired to focus on my own exercise regime and build up my muscles and my cardiovascular system. For those of you who are like me, 50 and over, losing muscle mass is a natural part of aging. So, we have to fight it by strength training. I'm gonna beef mine up, as I've been a little lax! I bought a new resistance band and hopefully that will help some. My older son swears by his. Of course he can do more with it than I can even dream of at this point - but I'm gonna build those muscles up!

Let's go for the gold!