The Skinny

….on being skinny.

I’ve decided that the term skinny is relative. I’ve decided that I am relatively skinny.

So there!

That said,

I won’t reach my weight loss goal by July 1st. I am actually and relatively sure of this fact. I’m not far but I am too far to achieve it in the time remaining. I’m not devastated by the short-fall. The goal was optimistic to say the least. The high bar served up personal motivational brio. It moved me to move even more for far longer than I would have otherwise. Being part of this group, spurring me to join other groups provided extra cheese impetus.

I’ve learned some things along this journey. I’ve learned that I can’t lose without moving. I’ve learned that I can’t lose unless a move much. I’ve learned that the rah-rahs, atta girls, and positive reinforcements are important to and for me. I’ve learned that I can. I’ve grown to learn that I will.

Thus, the regime will continue long after July 1st, for not only do I intend to reach my goal, I intend to go further and then to maintain my newer relatively skinny status.

So there.

Week 19

I could reuse last week's picture, because we're still in bouncy-bouncy mode! So, just scroll down to see it.

We've dropped 3 little pounds collectively, for a new total of 79 since January. The 80 lb/ 30% range has us in a tractor beam and won't let us go - all power to the thrusters!

In that spirit, I'm off to run. Time to move my still-too-pudgy posterior.

Shrinklet	Change this week		Total Change		Distance to Goal		% of Goal
Chickie	0		-7		33		17.5%
db grin	-4		-12		18		40.0%
Deborah	-2		-18		22		45.0%
eb	-1		-17		23		42.5%
Ginamonster	6		-5		15		25.0%
LJS	0		-1		9		10.0%
Renn	2		-10		9		52.6%
Tiff	-1		-10		15		40.0%
Utenzi	-3		1		14		-7.7%
Group Totals	-3		-79				33.3%

Week 18

We have only 8 weeks and 9 shrinkers left in the current challenge. This week's progress is as varied as the Piggies themselves! We're bouncing all over the place like Tigger hisself.

I'll let the numbers tell the story.

Shrinklet	Change this week		Total Change		Distance to Goal		% of Goal
Chickie	3		-7		33		17.5%
db grin	3		-8		22		26.7%
Deborah	2		-16		24		40.0%
eb	-2		-16		24		40.0%
Ginamonster	-3		-11		9		55.0%
LJS	0		-1		9		10.0%
Renn	0		-12		7		63.2%
Tiff	0		-9		16		36.0%
Utenzi	2		4		17		-30.8%
Group Totals	5		-76				32.1%

17 Weeks and Goodbye

Halloo Shrinkers!

We have exciting news for this week's round up. We've lost 7 pounds as a team this week, and only one gainer (who said it was totally worth it, spending some quality time with a baker friend).

The rest of us are getting closer to our goal over last week, with one exception. The inimitable No Celery Please has adopted Lady Jane Scarlett's former robot abilities, and has remained at 100% of her goal for 4 weeks in a row. With that, she's graduating from the Shrinking Piggies with yet another success (but less weight) under her belt. Let's all give our hearty congratulations, mmkay?

Stand by for numbers.

Shrinklet	Change this week		Total Change		Distance to Goal		% of Goal
Chickie	0		-10		30		25.0%
db grin	-1		-11		19		36.7%
Deborah	0		-18		22		45.0%
eb	-1		-14		26		35.0%
Ginamonster	-2		-8		12		40.0%
LJS	-2		-1		9		10.0%
NCP	0		-4		0		100.0%
Renn	2		-12		7		63.2%
Tiff	-1		-9		16		36.0%
Utenzi	-2		2		15		-15.4%
Group Totals	-7		-85				35.3%

Calories Slaughtered

One thing I lurve so much about Buckeye Outdoors is that you can generate reports. To check progress, to see average speed etc. This feature is oh so very appealing for a Virgo such as myself, although I am disappointed that there are only two numbers after the decimal place. {sigh} I guess I will *make due* with their imprecise records...for now.

In April, I killed/slaughter/burned-at-the-stake over 12,000 calories. (If there ever were a calorie hell, maybe I'd be in the 8th circle along with leg warmers and those "abs of steel" videos).

Dude, that's like 5-6 days worth of eating...just...undone. Hopefully those were the cake days.

Yet I haven't lost a single pound. But, I'm getting *there*. I feel good about my body with strong legs and my abs of not-even-close-to-steel. And my pants feel...bigger. Not by alot, but enough...
...and this makes me smile, despite the fact I haven't reached my weight goal.

May promises to be another massive month of metabolic murder. I think I'm going to exceed, for the first time ever, 90 running miles. Heck...if I'm really consistent, I'll hit 100. Then those little boogers won't stand a chance. Muahahahaha!

I hope that spring finds everyone refreshed, renewed and raring to go!

:) LJS