Saturday, July 26, 2008

Weight Loss Post for July 26th, 2008

My weight:187.4
How Much I've lost so far: 6.6 lbs.
Anything else that is important: I lost 1.6 lbs this week. I am very happy on this account, but the rest of my day has been a bummer, mostly for non related reasons. I didn't reach my goal of 185 by July 30th, but I've still lost plenty so far, so I will continue.
MY GOAL: 158 lbs by December 12th (Which means I have 29.4 lbs to lose until I reach my goal.)

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Another week, another blog...

So I was supposed to put up my weight loss on last Friday. However, life decided to give me a detour and I haven't been able to post until today. So here are my stats for last Friday.

My weight:189
How Much I've lost so far: 5 lbs.
Anything else that is important: I gained 1.4 lbs this week. Part of it is that I weighed in the evening, instead of immediately before breakfast. Also, I wore heavier clothes than usual and I am gaining more muscle. Regardless, I continue to persevere.
MY GOAL: 158 lbs by December 12th (Which means I have 31 lbs to lose until I reach my goal.)
Any possible sidetracks in the coming week: I had trips to SLC and St. George, but I was able to survive those without going over board. However, I also have a 4 day weekend ahead....

Monday, July 14, 2008

Yea for computer problems!!!

So I was supposed to put this up on Saturday. Unfortunately, my computer wasn't working that day and I had to solve the case of the mysteriously vanishing laptop power cord. So, while it is belated, here are my weight loss stats.

My weight:187.6
How Much I've lost so far: 6.4 lbs.
Anything else that is important: I lost 2.4 lbs this week!!! That is the biggest loss I've had so far! I am also continuing to bike to and from work and in general avoid using my car to get around except for once or twice a week.
MY GOAL: 158 lbs by December 12th (Which means I have 29.6 lbs to lose until I reach my goal.)
Any possible sidetracks in the coming week: Nothing really. Only boredom and the random amazing meal that my friends sometimes like to cook up.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

On My Way!!!

So today's post is my weekly weight loss post and after last week's disappointing gain... I am happy to announce I have reached a new low! (Pun intended.) Seriously though, I lost exactly .8 lbs this week. Which, while that doesn't seem like a lot in and of itself, it means that I am heading in the right direction. And with that, here are my stats:

My weight:190.0
How Much I've lost so far: 4 lbs.
Anything else that is important: I am continuing to bike to and from work and in general avoid using my car to get around except for once or twice a week. I've also fallen in love with my wok and with that, stir fry. Yummy, yummy vegetables!
MY GOAL: 158 lbs by December 12th (Which means I have 32 lbs to lose until I reach my goal.)
Any possible sidetracks in the coming week: Nothing really. If anything, it would be my dreaded enemy, BOREDOM, but I have plenty of ways to avoid that.

Another note: I just recently talked to the family in RVA and my dad and I made this goal. I will be traveling up to Portland, Oregon in 3 weeks. (My family is heading there for a reunion of people with children adopted from the orphanage in Yangchun, China and its cheaper for me to go to Oregon than to Virginia right now.) I am going to try and lose 5 lbs in 3 weeks. I'm excited and if I work really hard, I know I can do it!

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Happy Birthday, America... tomorrow!

So I figured I should write at least one other blog this week other than my weight loss blog post (that I will post Saturday). So, in light of the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I thought I'd write. Because, hey, without it, we would never have fought for our independence, never written the Constitution and never would have been a prototype nation for democratic republicanism. (I find it funny how ideally the words Democratic and Republican are put together to describe what our government is supposed to be, working together, not stabbing each other in the back. Alas, I digress.)
As for the topic of the Constitution, without it, I might not be able to write this without fear for my life. (Although not technically in the Constitution, the right to the freedom of expression is one of the first Amendments in the Bill of Rights. Yeah for Bill of Rights!)

In another totally unrelated topic, when I remembered what day today was (July 3rd), it reminded of something that happen exactly a year ago. It was exactly one year ago that I was diagnosed with a seizure disorder and found out that I'd have to deal with this for the rest of my life. While it may not seem freeing, in a sense, it is. Because when you know what illnesses or disorders you have, you are better able to cope with them. Knowledge is power and now that I know, I can fit my life so that I can do everything I want to do without worrying that something mysterious is plaguing my life. Also, in another sense, learning about my disorder was freeing because I realized that I shouldn't always be worrying about what if, that I need to live my live to the fullest. So far I have been doing that. I've lived in China, I've built houses in Tacoma, I'm going to my very first writer's conference, I'm working on preparing for graduate school and I've been planning a trip to Europe for next summer where I plan on weaving my way through Europe in about 2 weeks.

Anyway, that's about it for now and for me. I hope everyone (or anyone) who reads this, will have a happy and safe 4th of July!