Wish me luck...

I am about to try some Serious Cooking today, dudes.

Yes, that's right, I'm going to try Beef Stew. Complete with crockpot and Fresh Vegetables. I even got my hot little hands on some Fresh Tomatoes (Which means it'll look like tomato apocolypse in my kitchen once I'm done chopping, because tomatoes are one of those things that defies my attempts to chop without mishappen slices and veggie juice spraying all over the place.). So, pray for me, folks. And the veggies. And possibly the neighbors, because I honestly don't know if it'll turn out as stew, or some amorphous thing that will break out of the crock pot and go on a killing rage through Carrollton.

Hey, Dave?

Happy freakin' birthday, man. :)

Health Diary

Been eating pretty much the same menu yu all have seen, which is why I havent posted it. I think I need to start it up again, though, for the disciplne if nothing else.

Anyhow, current stats:

196 lbs. (So I didn't gain anything from Monday on).
Average BP right now is 118/70, which is good. Not as good as it was before it skyrocketed and came back down, but I'm getting there.
Average pulse is 74 beats per minute when at rest, 98 when I've been up and moving around.

My bottoms have gone from size 2X to 1X (extra large) or large, depending on the cut of the clothing.
My tops went from 4X-3X to 2X in most cases, but I also found three shirts at the store yesterday that fit me at a size 1X, so, getting there. :)

and I got a tape measure! So...current measurements (Which are half-assed, because I'm guessing at doing them right):

Ribcage (Under the breast): 40 Inches
With Breasts (Both in and out of bra; no, I don't know how that happened, although I think gravity is to blame): 46 inches.
Waist: 36 inches
Hips at the widest spot: 48

(Yep, still have an hourglass body...just a very big one. XD.)


Upper arm: 14 inches
Largest part of forearm: 10 inches
Thigh: 20 inches
Largest part of calf: 17 inches

Damn, I read like a weight lifter, don't I?

ETA:

I've also added a weight-loss ticker thing to my LJ:




I've posted-dated it so it's the first thing you see when you look on my journal in LJ. It's also in my bio. So for those of you who want to keep track, there yah go. ^^.

Ah, so *that's* what it means...

Someone called me a hipster about a week ago for defending burlesque dancers (as in the ones who perform at places like Old Tucson and other Old West shows as education and not for stripping) as not, well...being strippers.

Too bad I'm niether that young nor that concerned with my image and how other folks perceive me.

Damn, kid couldn't even get that right. *Snerk*

Health diary

( I did not eat well today... )