So, according to the doctor’s scale, it’s 17 pounds lost since my last visit. Probably would have been in the 19 range, but I woke up early this morning due to the baby and couldn’t get back to sleep, so I’d not only had breakfast, but a snack and a few glasses of liquid before I headed over to the doctor.
The more important part of it all were my numbers. Cholesterol way down, blood sugar way down, blood pressure down, resting pulse rate down. Everything that needed to come down was down. Just 4 weeks of dieting and a small incremental increase in my exercise level have had a huge impact. And honestly, though many of these numbers relate to things where the impact is more of a longer term consideration, it felt awesome to see them come down into healthy ranges.
On top of that, I’ve lost another belt notch. I’m currently wearing my belt on the last hole. Another 7-8 pounds and this belt may need to be replaced. As for pants, I’m still wearing my 44 and 46 inch waist jeans, but both sizes are getting loose.
I’ve got a couple of pairs of 42s in the closet that I just couldn’t throw out. I’m thinking it’ll be time to try them on when this belt gets loose. The eventual goal is to get down to a comfortable 36, maybe a 34. I haven’t worn a 34 inch waist in over 20 years and haven’t worn a 36 inch waist in over 15.
Onward and downward…
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