Ha! She must love that!
@Friedrich I’ve had one before. It’s the no-food thing that really gets me.
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I have survived my colonoscopy and broke into the 130’s (139, lol) as a result of my starvation.
Before someone comes along to helpfully explain temporary weight shifts in an attempt to break my spirit, I recognize that this may not be my forever weight. 
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I wont. I will say that you’ve made great strides though. 
Thats a running joke. 
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Saturday, November 15
Weight 142.1
CG Max day 10/50 - plank saw, hip twist, toe reach/leg lower, rotational rows, skull crushers, heel elevated squat, partial rear delt flies and diagonal raises - with 15 minute/1 mile cardio warmup.
This felt great today!
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Still Saturday
2.5 mile hilly walk, no pack. That felt good, too, albeit cold. I wonder if I’ll have trouble acclimating this year with my weight down a bit.
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Monday, November 17
Weight 141.1
I’ll probably go for a walk at some point, but a cold that started last week just keeps getting worse (I blame my pre-colonoscopy starvation) and we’re traveling to CT on Thursday for a retirement party, after which we’re staying with relatives in their 70’s, so I want to be as recovered as possible.
To that end, I made a taco/fajita/ice cream bar for 12 yesterday, lol. A family birthday - which we told Louie was for him, as I do anything people-y, because he gets so excited and super wiggly-happy. A bunch of men camping and shooting guns? “They’re here for your birthday party, Louie!” The entire family arriving at the house at 2pm on a Sunday? “It’s your birthday party, Louie!”
@BethB I was thinking about you yesterday while I was moaning over my breakfast of high protein yogurt, blueberries, granola, and chopped walnuts. That the more I stay largely away from sugar, the happier non-sugar things make me. Which is not to say I abstain completely (@T3hPwnisher). I had like 5 fun size Reeses on Halloween and maybe 3 more since, but mostly it doesn’t call to me much. When I changed my diet two years ago there was a bag of my favorite chips in the pantry and we always have candy (husband). I mention this to tell you that you can reset yourself moment-to-moment, and the slope doesn’t have to be slippery. I was very happy post-colonoscopy to eat healthy food - no desire whatsoever to “take advantage” of not having eaten for a day. I ate well for dinner last night and then had ice cream. It doesn’t feel out of control as it once did. I’m on the GLP now, but my weight had stabilized prior to starting it. I would say that a year into the Big Diet Cleanup (my eating was not terrible before, I was mostly just much snackier, as it sounds like you are) things got easier. Yogurt and blueberries at night. Maybe some popcorn and once in a while maybe buy pretzels - but then stop buying them as soon as old habits started back up (mindlessly eating them every night). Eating to support health and my goals.
Anyway. Thought I’d share the view from here.
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taco/fajita/ice cream bar
So I totally read ice cream bar
Not “ice cream bar”
Which, when you put “taco/fajita” in front of it, I felt like you may have introduced one of the most unique/forbidden combinations of sweet and savory I had ever heard of…
…and now I’m intrigued. Although perhaps someone already beat us to the punch
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Those nachos look SO GOOD! Next taco party, we’re doing that! (Tacos or fajitas come up at my house a lot because there’s something for everyone. Dieters can diet, proteiners can protein, food allergies no problem, etc.)
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First off, thank you for thinking of me. It’s a wonderful feeling to know someone has me on their mind (in a good way, not in a I hate that asshole kind of way). Just as a warning, I just finished a particularly good run and so my brain is both very clear and very full so this could end up being lengthy and a bit scattered. I apologize In advance.
I think one of the things I love about this place is that there are so many brains to pick and perspectives to get. I can pick and choose what bits of advice best fit my needs. And there is such a large variety of people with so many different experiences and so many different ways of approaching the same problem. I have decided to go with your advice of taking off the training wheels. I know myself well enough to know that I can’t give up BOTH scales, so my food scale is getting a much deserved break. I’m going to see how well I do just eating good, real food. I also think that I will go with @T3hPwnisher in the knowledge that I am an abstainer. I think I like the idea of not having to worry that I will slide back into food addiction. Much like the booze, what I get is not worth what I suffer.
I will also be keeping this in mind. It’s easy for me to forget that in the world of people that I know, I am the exception. I live outside of what the norm has become and that is a very good thing.
I know this to be true. I’m working on accepting it.
I love that when my mind goes to dark places and I begin the doubt myself and my capabilities there are people here who help to turn the ship around. I have no doubt that I would not be doing as well as I am without the support of this place. Thanks to all!
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Wednesday, November 19
Weight 142.2
I declared myself well enough to return to duty today (yesterday I made it through the work day without feeling like I was dying), so ran most of our standard 2 mile Louie walk. When I stopped running 3-4 years ago because of my broken foot and what I didn’t know was ITBS, husband would ask “are you running today?” as we like to be apprised of one another’s every move or planned move (the “agenda”). And I would answer in my most Eeyore voice: “Walking. I’m a walker now, remember?”
Today I called him when we got back to notify him that Louie and I shall now be referred to as “runners,” though I’ll continue to do it sparingly so as not to have to stop altogether again. That feels good.
Also, it was 18° and I totally handled it, which makes me feel good about myself.
I need to find a time to hit the treadmill and see how flat feels now. I’m still having to take a minute at the end of uphills to catch my breath, and am also having to stop for Louie to pee.
It occurred to me reading your excellent post that I really turned a corner when I started logging. I’ve been posting here for 20 years, and working out in some form or another for most of that time, but my log is the same 2 years old as my really significant changes. Like, how can I let @throwawayfitness down, when I’m already such a slacker in comparison? I have to at least punch the clock! 
And the advice has been so helpful, as has the support through my injury and decision crises.
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I agree about on logging here, it helps keep you on track. Even if you aren’t doing anything noteworthy.
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Right! You’re at least writing cringing “I’m going to get back to it…soon.” And everyone’s so happy when you do! Or reassuring when you honestly can’t.
I’ve said over the years that I’m most active here on TN when I’ve fallen off, because it allows me the time to argue in OT and because I’m reading around for inspiration, trying to find my groove again. The logging is 100 times better than wandering the boards, quietly reading and hoping for motivation.
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It’s also worth appreciating that some people legit fall off the wagon, dust themselves off and get back on, and some people have just been chasing after the wagon like it was a missed schoolbus from day 1. And we have plenty of logs that reflect both approaches.
So long as you don’t catch yourself writing “vending machine chicken bacon pasta for lunch: I’ll do better tomorrow” 14 posts in a row, you know you’re in a good way.
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@ChickenLittle rereading this it looks like I’m talking about you - I wasn’t! I meant the general “you,” by which I actually probably mean me, lol.
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Lol… I understood what you meant but it’s a good description of how things go in my log.
I think @T3hPwnisher summed up my life
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I like what you’ve accomplished.
Its easy to look at right now and say “I’m just spinning my wheels”, but your long game is very very good. .
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Are you crazy? CL gun show May 2024
You so funny!
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So glad you wrote this because that is exactly what I was thinking too. I figured it was lost in translation but couldn’t work out what it was supposed to be. That would have triggered me all day if I did not see you post.
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