Snow Day, but Progress

Yesterday was a snow day, w/ all four of us stuck at home.  Wendy made boiled cookies, bought a bag of Ruffles, and between temptation and boredom, I had my work cut out for me to not just spiral out of control, especially since I couldn't go to the Y or go for a run.

But the good news, I weighed yesterday AM (Dec 17th) and was down to 206.3.  That's quite a drop from the 213 I was at (in the afternoon) at the doctor's office before the New Year.  I know some was the time of day I weighed, but I will still take the momentum and claim it, because I could just as easily weigh 210, 211, or even 213 if I was not making strides, regardless of the time of day I weigh.

All hail to the FOK community for keeping me charged, and here's to good behavior and commitment while I am in Vegas (tomorrow through Thurs AM).


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