I have consistently weighed in below 151 for more than two weeks. I'm calling it half the goal achieved. A couple pairs of pants are noticeably looser and others fit much better. The muffin tops are still there, but smaller. I can see a better shape in the mirror - at least at some angles. My friends have been remarkably kind about not asking my weight, but they do ask how I plan to lose while baking cookies. I find it difficult to write about weight loss. It's like writing about religion. People cling to deeply held beliefs about weight loss which, much like the troublesome pounds, are hard to shed. Remember that 149 on my scale is 150 by the doctor's office scale. These beliefs may have come from one authority or another, many of whom tout elaborate theories or philosophies in a popularized book, and are only partially based on science. If you have a diet that eliminates specific foods, doesn't put health at risk, and it works for you, go for it. I won...
I began this blog when my mother was ill and needed enough of my attention that I could not concentrate on longer-form works I wanted to write. I set those aside to distract myself with cookie-making and this blog. Please find my new blog (2020) entitled "Time NOT Lost" at karenbrattesani.blogspot.com, where I explore the behavior I see around me -- both my own and that of others -- and what it says about our changing culture during the coronavirus pandemic. And, I hope, beyond.