Well Whaddaya Know

Everyone loves a good twist ending, don’t they? I mean, it has to be one of the greatest literary devices there is. Lead the audience along one obvious path for as long as possible, then—wham!—pull a one-eighty on them. They never saw it coming, did they?

As my week slowly passed by, I was pretty sure I knew how it was going to end. I watched the numbers: 207, 207.5, 207, …. As sure as the movie Titanic was headed for a watery ending, I was positive things wouldn’t improve this week. And as the last week before (dare I say it) Thanksgiving, I was really hoping for an uptick to get me through the week that’s guaranteed to be a disaster.

Day 119
Starting Weight 224.0
Current Weight 204.5
Change from Last Week -1.5
Lost So Far 19.5
Pounds To Go 5.5

But in a twist M. Night Shyamalan himself would be proud of (and after spending nearly an entire week above 206) I actually hit 204.5 on weigh in day. Nothing bad happened Saturday, food-wise, and I guess it showed. So even though I hit 204.5 eight days ago, this one is official. And it is the lowest point in the current diet. Which is good, because I’m gonna need all the help I can get.

On that note, hope everyone has a great turkey week!



20 Responses to “Well Whaddaya Know”

Tom Rooney said
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November 24, 2008 at 6:20 am

Congratulations Charlie for this great achievement. Losing weight has to go down as one of the hardest things humans do to themselves.

suzanne said
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November 24, 2008 at 6:41 am

Great loss!! I knew you would do it 🙂

Liz Turtle said
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November 24, 2008 at 7:17 am

Great news to get pre-Thanksgiving! Speaking of, have a great Turkey Day :).

Helen said
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November 24, 2008 at 8:20 am

Just don’t eat it all back on Thursday 😉

Nick said
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November 24, 2008 at 9:06 am

Heck yea sir, good work! Good luck on Thursday.

Natalia Burleson said
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November 24, 2008 at 9:07 am

Yea Charlie!!! That is awesome. 🙂

Jill said
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November 24, 2008 at 9:08 am

You da man Chahlie!!

Shelley said
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November 24, 2008 at 9:39 am

Congratulations! I bet you still have a huge smile on your face!

Tammy said
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November 24, 2008 at 10:00 am

Great loss!

I, on the other hand, was up 2 lbs this morning, after favorable weigh-ins all week.

C’est la vie.

Biz said
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November 24, 2008 at 10:00 am

Good job Charlie! You’ll be okay, Thanksgiving is just one day!

Kathy said
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November 24, 2008 at 10:32 am

Good for you!

Christie said
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November 24, 2008 at 12:43 pm

Love the surprise ending!

I too stepped on the scale, but it was up. I know why — I haven’t been writing what I’ve been biting. Which always comes back to bite me in the end. Sigh. I am, however, going to reform and lose weight over Thanksgiving. Just watch me!

Petunia said
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November 24, 2008 at 2:42 pm

Whoah! Nice work!

Liz said
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November 24, 2008 at 4:27 pm

congrats on the loss this week! 🙂 Good luck making it through the holiday season – stay on track and you will be fine 🙂

Tuscanystone said
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November 24, 2008 at 5:28 pm

I predict you will LOSE more weight this week!

You really dont need to binge on the pumpkin pie. Just have one slice and you’re good to go…………..

Tusc ;o)

Deborah said
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November 24, 2008 at 6:02 pm

You ROCK, Charlie.

Megan said
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November 24, 2008 at 7:34 pm

Congrats Charlie! Awesome!

Christy said
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November 25, 2008 at 5:19 am

Woohoo! Go Charlie. Get down with your bad self!

Vicki said
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November 25, 2008 at 6:44 pm

Weigh to go Charlie! Keep down the good work.

Charlie said
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November 25, 2008 at 8:31 pm

Wow. Look at all the positive feedback! The interwebs are awesome. I feel bad, though, because I was back up to 206 the very next day. BUT … I have a feeling things are back on track. We’ll find out next Monday.

Which is December.

OMG.