So, I’m down 64 pounds in one year.  I haven’t lost any weight since early January, and that’s ok.  I’ve maintained the weight in the midst of some challenging life changes that are very stressful for me.  This is not my usual MO as was evidenced by my 3-digit weight gain over a 10-year period.  My stress levels overcome me, and for years I haven’t had super-healthy coping mechanisms, and changing that behavior doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a step – and a calorie – at a time.  Over this past year, when stress has overcome me, I’ve tried to fight it and keep standing.  Trading a sugar binge for a visit to the gym has been a “one-day-at-a-time’ behavioral change, and it’s paying off.

I just got back from a work trip to Las Vegas.  One of the greatest benefits of losing weigh is that when I got put in the middle seat (on United, shit airline) I was able to sit there, between two people, with my seatbelt on – that had SLACK!