Inchworm, inchworm....

Today is the fifth-month anniversary of my surgery, and I am rapidly approaching my 100-pounds-lost mark. However, the past couple of weeks have been a bit unusual for me. I have become accustomed to losing a half-pound or so every other day, and have looked forward to stepping on the scale every morning to see what's happening. The last two weeks, however, I found myself staying at the same weight (or even going up a half-pound) 4 or 5 days in a row, then dropping a whole pound a day the next two days. It's been very confusing! Over all, I have lost 2 pounds less this past month that I did for each of the previous 2 months. I knew the speed of the weight loss would be tapering off about now, but wasn't sure by how much.

I might have mentioned before that I have been taking measurements every four weeks (Jack calls that one of his favorite jobs ;) ), just to see what's happening. After the mini-plateaus and the slightly lower weight loss, I didn't know what to expect. So today was measuring day, and when all was said and done, I discovered that I have lost another 9-3/4 inches in the past four weeks - including 2-1/2 inches around my waist! I knew there was a reason my clothes were feeling better!!!