Taking a load off

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So, the current state of things:

From her most recent high weight, Susan has lost 40 pounds. From my most recent high, I’m down 24 pounds. More than that, neither one of us has been particularly hungry.

For her, it’s the result of gastric bypass surgery. (Which I argued against, wishing there was a way to achieve her goals that didn’t involve permanent body modification. It’s working for her, though, and working great.) For me, it’s the result of 1) never eating out, and 2) limiting myself almost totally to proteins and fats: hamburger, chicken, shrimp, eggs, ham, cheese, as close as I can get to zero carbohydrates. Oddly, because Susan has been fighting off a long cold and because we’ve had some fairly low temperatures recently, neither of us has been doing that much exercise. Which, to my mind, means we can push things even better when we are able to exercise.

Susan is lighter than she’s been in more years than I can remember. She weighs less than I did two months ago. I’m looking forward to seeing just how well she can do.

And me, too, but mostly her.