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123 Pounds Lost, Counting Down the Last 15 Pounds to My Goal (Part 3)
I’m using every software and hardware tool I can find to help me lose the last 15 pounds.
I started this weight loss journey when I stood on my doctor’s scale during my yearly check-up. The medical scale read 298 pounds. 298 pounds. 2 pounds from 300. I was out of control. That 298 reading scared the shit out of me.
With my doctor, I set a weight loss goal of 160 pounds. I didn’t make it, stopping as soon as I reached 190 pounds and went on maintenance 30 pounds short of the goal.
After five years, I have decided to finish what I started. so far I have lost 50% of the last 30 pounds but the last 15 pounds are proving problematic.
I’m using technology to go after those last 15 pounds. I brought a Wi-Fi scale that automatically sends my weight to an app on my phone.
I’ve lost 0.2 pounds every day for the last three days. The scale reads 175.1 There is nothing to celebrate, I need to see 173.0 or lower (arggg) to be off my weight loss plateau. The daily chart of my weight makes my success or failure visual.
Below is the Health Mate chart of my current weight.
