What Should I Do To Lose Another Ten Pounds?

Hello weight losing fans...

Today I stepped up onto the Magical-Mystical-Digital-Scale weighing in at 182.6-pounds.
OK, I'm walking a tight rope here with that 180-pound number.

Will I Ever Get To 170-Pounds?
Many people have been commenting to me lately they notice that I have lost weight. I have actually been asked if I have been sick.

It's only because there really is a highly noticeable difference in my physical size, as compared to last year, that people are commenting. I have lost at least six inches from my middle waist size.
That is a lot.

I didn't lose all this weight so I could get noticed.

Along with the comments about my weight, some people are saying that I should not lose any more weight. It's said, "I look good where I am now."

I have been tempted to stop here at 180-pounds, and then maintain it.

I am not going to stop at 180-pounds. Here is why: There is still 20-pounds of fat over the tummy area. Yep, I can grab some fat there with my hand.
My scale is confirming that I still have a high amount of body fat. I have a 23-24 percent body fat. I want my body fat to be at 15 percent.

Will I look skinny? Yes, I will look lean. This is only because I really do have a very light bone structure.

There is a difference between being lean (skinny) and being sickly looking. I don't plan on letting myself get to the point where the skin hangs on my bones. That's not healthy, and it looks terrible.

I have seen some of these runway models, and their skin hangs onto their bones. They have skinny legs, and no hips. They are gross. I don't know how anyone can be impressed with them.

Many of these models have neurotic eating patterns. I won't go into what they do, but I am here to tell you, "That's not me."

I am careful to eat when I should be eating. I don't eat like I used to though. This has made all the difference in the world with my managing the body weight.

I keep writing, "Don't kill yourself trying to lose weight."
I keep writing, "Don't fast yourself into a size 6 dress, down from a size 12 dress."
I keep writing, "Eat Less Food."
I keep writing, "Monitor your weight."
I keep writing, "Monitor what you put into your mouth."


I am not writing, "Skip a meal."
I am not writing, "Get that calorie count down so far that you make yourself sick."
I am not writing, "Lose that weight fast, as in, "Lose 2-pounds a week." That's not smart.

If you could see my weight loss progress over the year, you'll see I lost about 1-pound a week. It was actually a little more than a pound loss during some weeks. But, it wasn't much more than a pound.

It was "easy does it" for my weight loss progress. I did that deliberately. And, I didn't start out that way. It was trial and error at first.

It's because I am careful about what I eat, (Most of the time.) that I am now stalled at 180-pounds.

To be honest, I am looking back and saying to myself, "Wow, I am actually down 60-pounds."
My mind is still trying to grasp that reality.

Where did that fat guy go to?

I want to get down to 160-pounds. Only, I am wondering just how I should do that. I could increase the exercise. It's cold outside now, and I don't have a gym membership.

I also preach that exercise really is for conditioning the body. Exercise should be used to maintain, or increase body strength. Burning calories is a by product of expending energy during exercise.

So, what am I going to do to get to 170-pounds? I have no choice but to push down my total calorie intake for the day.

I have made up my mind that I will drop my total calorie count from 1,500 calories per-day, down to 1,300 calories per-day.

In doing so, I have to make sure that I keep taking my protein powder, and my vitamin supplements.

I realize that I can't get all the vitamins and nutrients that I need by eating 1,300 calories a day.
I am going to push up the green vegetables that I consume also.

I can get a lot of bulk out of a half pound of beans, and not a whole lot of calories. It's safe to eat greens as part of a diet program. I am not a rabbit either...

I am really going to be careful with the cookies and cake. Yep, I will have to watch out there.

When will I get to 170-pounds? I don't know. I am sure I will get there using only 1,300 calories a day.

That diet book I mentioned had a formula: 7 calories times my weight. Seven calories times 180-pounds is 1,280 calories. I am going to round that to 1,300 calories.

I am not going to enjoy this either. I like food just like anyone else does. I am not so happy about trimming off another 200 calories.

But, I must do what I can to get to where I want to be, and that's 160-pounds.

Trust me, I don't plan on killing myself to get there. There will be those days coming up that I will bust the food bank too. So don't worry about me.

Bye for now...

And that's the way it is...I'm David Dane