Thanks farmgirl and Jim. When I told some that I was going to loose 75 they just laughed but that was good.
After being in that July hot hay loft for the first time in 44 years reality kicked in that 75 pounds I gained since having both hips replaced in 1991 had to go. It will take time but just loosing the first 20 pounds is SO awesome and encourages me to work my way down over time.
Gross is what gets my attention the best so I envisioned myself wearing a jump suit with 15 pockets on it with each one holding a 5 pound bag of sugar and me walking around looking like that.
15 bags of sugar worn externally would get a lot of laughs I am sure. Well I am now only mentally wearing 11 bags.
Some state make small goals but that never worked for me over the years.
I am convinced I can eat well and just leave off stuff with added sugar and loose the weight over time. The arthritis pain is still there when I think about it but getting up and down is much easier already because I am also building muscle as I get stronger. Thankfully I do not need meds for any conditions and I hope to keep it that way.Next March I will have just turned 63 so I am working to see the last 55 pounds is gone by then.
When starting out at 250 every pound lost seems great.
I can not believe how gross sugar has become in my mind. Weigh loss is not natural for me. I had to cut one very stressful relationship with a neighbor. Once I got that abuse stopped that helped so much. In my case weight gain has always been associated with external stresses too. I am finally learning external things that hurt my family in any way can be chopped off if one is willing.
One thing that helped me to see the light were two guys older than me recently had to go into a nursing home just because they were too large for the family to handle at home. We do not know what today will bring so getting prepared by being lighter is a good thing.
