A couple weeks ago I finally hit that 50 pound milestone I had been closing in on. The day I anticipated hitting it, Kerri was there at the scale to document the accomplishment. Cate looked nervously on, as the scale announced my... 49.5 pound weight loss!
Right after that weigh-in, I was at Costco for the first time in months. I decided to find a 50 pound bag of rice so I could lift it and actually feel how much weight I have shed. It was mind blowing! I decided to buy that 50 pound bag of rice, and it was a real struggle trying to hoist it into my cart. A nice man lunged to my rescue and saved me from falling into the aisle under that enormous and heavy bag. He helped me get it into the cart, as I happily told him that I had just lost 50 pounds - as much as that bag weighed. He congratulated me and even shook my hand. He seemed truly impressed. I guess it is impressive, isn't it!
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As I stared at the scale, I couldn't help but smiling anyway! Couldn't say I had lost 50 pounds when I had only lost 49.5 pounds. I took off my rings and earrings and tried again. 49.5, again. But you know what, 49.5 pounds/50 pounds - close enough! It was an AMAZING FEELING!
I'm not sure on what day I actually hit the 50 pound milestone. And it doesn't really matter, does it. It has been slow going the past few weeks. Must be the dreaded plateau, because in spite of my best efforts, that scale just doesn't move much at all. But it's still going down, just not fast enough for me!
Right after that weigh-in, I was at Costco for the first time in months. I decided to find a 50 pound bag of rice so I could lift it and actually feel how much weight I have shed. It was mind blowing! I decided to buy that 50 pound bag of rice, and it was a real struggle trying to hoist it into my cart. A nice man lunged to my rescue and saved me from falling into the aisle under that enormous and heavy bag. He helped me get it into the cart, as I happily told him that I had just lost 50 pounds - as much as that bag weighed. He congratulated me and even shook my hand. He seemed truly impressed. I guess it is impressive, isn't it!The 50 pounds of rice has been sitting on my kitchen counter since I bought it a couple weeks ago. I'm not really sure what to do with it! Last night I had Derek take my picture with it. I could barely hold it!
You can't really see it in the pictures, but I was about to drop that bag while Derek fooled around with the settings on the camera. I can easily imagine my knees and feet thanking me everyday for not having to carry that 50 pounds around anymore!
Here's to the NEXT 50 pounds! And if you are running low on rice, you know where to find some!
YEAH! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I've done similarly with a 40lb bag of dog food (since I've yet to hit the 50lb mark!) It's amazing to think that we've been packing that weight around every single day for years, isn't it? Here's to the next 50!
ReplyDeletewow, that's a lot of rice! nice job! keep on keepin on, you can do it!
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