THE MILESTONE GAINITUDE 12/13

Last week was a see-saw. One day up, one day down. I was staying between the 116-118 range, but I wasn't making forward progress. I really was worried I had hit a gaining plateau and it was going to take a major change to push it any further. Considering I was still under halfway to my goal weight, I didn't want a stall-out, or even worse, get stuck in a slow and gradual decline.
On Friday, I just refocused on trying to eat as many calories as I could over the weekend. I had the fortune of having holiday parties on both Saturday and Sunday where eating was the main event. A great way to pack in the cals. Add in extra snacks, a couple big meals, and a protein shake here and there, and the weekend was incredibly successful, and it showed on the scale this morning.

120.2 lbs
20.5 lbs in 46 days.


So yes. I hit my next Milestone goal. I had wanted to do it by Christmas...getting there with 12 days to go is nice.

I'm now over halfway to my goal. I've gained 20.5 lbs and need to gain 19.8 lbs to hit 140. I'm shocked I made it this far this fast. Back in October, 120 seemed like a distant pipe dream. And yet a month and a half later, I'm here and still going strong.

The next milestone goal is 125, which is the weight that my dietician at the CF clinic wanted me to hit. I'm not sure if I can hit 125 by my appointment on January 3rd, but I will try. Guess it's time to load up on the Christmas cookies.

THE MILESTONE GAINITUDE 11/22

To be perfectly honest, I was sure my weight was going to hover this morning. My eating was just okay yesterday, but I slept in super late, resulting in only two full meals and one snack. Even with my G-Tube feed, I knew I was going to wake up very very close to my number yesterday. If I hit 114.7 (the magic BMI number) it would be a great day.

Well then.

115.4 lbs
+15.7 lbs in 25 days


First off, go back and look at the other Weighbot screencaps. The BMI number is highlighted in red. Now it's just a neutral dark gray. That's right, I'm out of the Underweight and into the Normal!

Second, I am over 115! I can pretty much categorically say this is the most amount of weight I've had on me since I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Maybe ever. I never had a need to track my weight in high school, but I was always just as thin then. So now, anything above 115 is pushing into new and uncharted waters.

I hit 110, which was returning myself to the top of my baseline. I hit 115, which was getting myself to the peak weight I've been at. Two goals accomplished.

The optimist in me wants to set a big next goal, like 125 by Christmas. But the realist in me thinks 120 is more manageable.

So yeah. 120 by Christmas. Ready?

THE BURST AND THE MILESTONE

A combination of sticking to the diet and sticking to the exercise routine has paid off in dividends. The Burst is still cresting.
Most importantly, the first milestone on this long journey has been reached. 110 pounds. I'm now 30 pounds away from my goal of 140.

110.4 lbs
+10.7 lbs in 13 days