Week 20 on Dr Poon

Hello,

Well, I had my weigh-in this morning.  I stepped on my home scale before leaving for the office and was pleased to see 163.2.  That is my lowest in-home weigh-in since beginning this process.  It also gave me the confidence to know that I would not be 'up' when I stepped on the Dr.  Poon scale.  Despite this, I was still somewhat disappointed with my results.

My results so far:

                June 6    June 26        July 17       July 31    Aug 14      Aug 28   Sept 11 
Weight     188         178              175.6        173.4           171.5       169.0     165.5   
BMI         32.4        30.6             30.1          29.8              29.4          29.0      28.4     
Fat%        40.1        37.6             38.6          38.5              37.4           36.9     35.7     
Fat Mass  75.6        67.0             67.8          66.8              64.0           62.5     59.0     
TBW        82.5        81.5             79.0          78.0              78.5           78.0     78.0   

               Sept 25    Oct 9    Oct 23
Weight     167.0     162.6    161.6
BMI           28.7       27.9     27.7
Fat %         37.5       34.7     34.8
Fat Mass    62.5       56.4     56.2
TBW          76.5       77.8     77.2

I am only down one lb since my last weigh-in.  This is not a hug accomplishment.  So instead I'm going to focus on my over all accomplishments.

-27 total lbs
BMI is down 4.7 points
Body fat percentage is down 5.3%
Body Fat Weight -19.4 lbs!!!
Total Body water -5.6 lbs

I am proud of these overall results.  I cannot believe it has been 20 weeks.  It certainly does not feel as though it has taken that long.  I wish I were having fast success like so many others on this program are reporting.  But, success is success regardless of the time line.

It has been a huge help, keeping this online journal.  I know it is very likely a boring read to anyone who is not me.  But it has certainly helped to keep me on track.  From a visual point of view, it is helpful at a glance to see what my numbers were week after week and even day after day.  It is easy to think that the scale is not moving, but when you can refer back, it helps to see that it has in fact moved.  So thanks for putting up with my lame posts, and just know that they are helping me to reach my goals.

I bought Dr. Poon's book today while shopping in the ONS store.  I look forward to reading it.  I am one of those people who the more I get into something through education, the more excited I get about it. 

I also bought a couple treats from ONS.  I have certainly cut back on the amount of treats that I purchase.  I bought a sugar-free Choco Perfection bar in raspberry dark chocolate flavor.  Oh my!  It is delicious!  I highly recommend.  I also bought a couple of packets of the Walden Farm's calorie-free pancake syrup.  So far the pancake syrup is the only Walden Farm's product that I have found to be edible.  I have tried a few other products such as the onion dip, miracle mayo, fruit spread etc.  I have since given them all away because I just cannot get past the taste.  I also purchased some Go Lightly candies.  These candies have gotten me through a sweet craving on more than one occasion.  I like to keep a few in my purse.  The last item I purchased today was a bag of Reese peanut butter cups (sugar-free).  They taste as good, if not better than the real thing.  I figured with Halloween coming, they might be helpful to have on hand since there will no doubt be temptations.

I have found that writing each evening has been so helpful.  So I will be back at T-7 days to my next weigh-in.

Until then, eat right and sleep tight
Jana