Sixteen Week Final

Well, look at that last entry. I've been out of it, at least where writing is concerned. My list of excuses are...

1. 45 hours of work per week for over a month now. Sometimes, despite best intentions, it's nap time.
2. Fighting a cold during this work schedule. More naps.
3. Last year, I became an announcer for women's roller derby. We went from one bout a month, with one team that I was familiar with to four bouts a month with four teams I had never met. A lot of the time, I am here, but I am practicing punny names.
4. Computeric wastes of time. I'd be lying if I did not mention these. (I'm not even including the porn.)
5. New car! Okay, talk about a world of homework. I'm writing on my other blog, iwillmissyouwheniamfamous.blogspot.com about the car shopping experience, because I think everybody, like this one, can benefit from the information.
6. Going out. Suddenly, I have two month of social events in which to attend.

So, life happens. I type on.

By the time it was party time, I had lost 28 of the 16 lbs. Near the end, I was shooting for 32 lbs. in 16 weeks, but at the same time, I was ready for a break from the scale. Not from the diet per se, but from the constant checking and obsessing. The day was great. Just before I went to the party, I realized that I had just renewed my driver's license, and the picture was from two weeks before I began. I carried that around the party to show the difference. It was fun getting the "Oh wow's." It was funner carrying around a license to eat and drink my ass off.

Someone made 3 cheese garlic bread, and someone else's extra bbq sauced baked beans on top were the best things there. (Next to MORE BEER.) It was great just not counting.

It took until Wednesday to lose the weight that I gained at that party. Then, I lost a little more, and broke the 30 lb. mark. While 20 lbs. is a good chunk of weight to lose, I LIKE SAYING "THIRTY." After that, I took a couple of weeks off, mostly to finish stuff I had in the freezer like wheat bread and cheese. Even wheat bread prevented me from losing weight. I maintained, and only ate two slices a day. After that, I caught a cold, and so it wasn't until this week until I dipped below thirty.

The new goal is 52 lbs. in 52 weeks. Stay tuned.