Update: 3mos later

Oops. I was going to update this blog every week or at least every month. I have failed to do that. I guess it was the idea that if I started posting every week, I would be embarrassed if I failed in my weight loss efforts.

Well, I'm here to tell you that I have not failed. I am doing very well. As of this weekend, I hit the halfway point. Yay me!

So, May progressed much the way April did. I lost weight at a reasonable, much slower pace than I did during the first month of my efforts.

In June, I fell down my concrete front stairs. I heard something, turned around and down I went. I landed on my left knee full force on a corner of a stair. I had it x-rayed to make sure nothing was broken. It wasn't but they diagnosed it as a sprain, advised me to stay off of it and told me to see an orthopedist if I was still having trouble with it in 7-10 days. Because of this, I didn't exercise ... like I needed an excuse.

I went through the next week not bending my knee which made going up and down the stairs a challenge. Because I was going on vacation, I scheduled an appointment with an ortho to make sure I didn't have any real damage before I walked on it for three weeks. The ortho said that it seemed to be OK but that I'd probably bruised the ligament. He encouraged me to use the knee but, if there was any discomfort, to take it easy and elevate it. He also cautioned me against using it too much. My translation: Don't exercise. So, I didn't exercise before vacation.

I went to see my sister and her family for a long weekend. We ate nothing but fast food. I tried not to eat the entire sandwiches. When I returned from vacation, I'd lost a pound. I went to my primary care doctor and, while he was not happy that I wasn't exercising, he was happy with the success I was having in the weight loss efforts.

Four days later, I left for fishing. Again, I tried not to eat entire portions since I was eating only fast food. I was successful in losing another pound. By this point, I was down 32lbs. I was feeling so much better about myself.

After vacation, I went through a junk food phase. I ate and watched my weight just sit. I kept saying I was going to exercise but I wasn't getting anywhere with that either.

At the end of July, I started really trying to stick to my weight loss plan at least with the food. Within 10 days, I lost another 3lbs. This means that I have officially reached the halfway point.

And, that brings us to the end of our posting. My doctor asked me what my goal weight was. I said that my most comfortable weight ever was 125lbs but I knew that was unreasonable so I was shooting for 150. He said he didn't think my body would be happy at that weight. The catch is that, if I don't make at least 150,I won't be happy with my body.

Whose happiness counts?