Week twenty two: the callipers cometh

Things are in a muddle here in fat-city. The wonderful women at Korezone are moving to a new space with no membership, whatever that means; my trainer Ashley is moving to a new gym:  my weight watchers tickets are all spent and I'm going on a holiday for much of July. I'm also seriously re-thinking my project.

 I've decided it will become the 50505050 Project, the first 50 standing for 50% -- Fifty percent of fifty pounds in fifty weeks at the age of fifty years, it's a perfect out for something that I have found extremely challenging. If indeed, this were my new objective, I'd be right on track, maybe even a pound or so above my objective of half a pound of weight loss a week. And you know what? Given my lifestyle and how hard I've been working at this, I think that might be a more realistic objective.

I'm also think about the old adage that muscle weights more than fat and I'm interested in that because I have definitely gained muscle. In fact, I'm so interested I've asked Ashley to do a half way BMI measurement just before she exists the gym. Tomorrow she's going to get those old callipers out again to pinch the flab and determine how much has turned into rock hard muscle.  Then I'm going to go to my first ever spin class to ride my bike 45 minutes and sweat off the excess...it's gonna be a good day! I actually like exercising now and I don't want to loose the strides I've made toward becoming healthier.

I look better, I definitely feel better and although I'm not the imagined 22 pound down on week 22, I'm still pleased with my progress. Hey, a woman has the right to change her mind. If I can loose 25 pounds in 50 weeks I'm going to be a very happy camper. Onward, I say, onward towards a more realistic goal. M

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