On the scales this morning...

[fajrdrako]

I've lost twenty pounds!

I had promised myself that when I lost twenty pounds, I could get a massage. Now I can schedule it.

Oh happy day.

My stated goal back in March was to lose 30 pounds. I'm 2/3 of the way there.

I'm just... tickled. I did it! I'm doing it!

Now for my morning walk towards Rivendell. Elrond's house is almost in sight: I've walked 413 miles, which leaves 26 miles to go.

It looks like a lovely morning, too - cool and sunny, after days of steady rain.

Comments

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Enjoy your massage. :-)

I like your idea of walking to Rivendell. I should do that with my cycle rides: give myself a distant goal and total my distance after each ride. I enjoy cycling, but every little extra bit of incentive is fun.

[edgecity.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I know how great it is to lose weight - I've just hit the twenty-pound mark myself. Yay us!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I plan to enjoy it!

The "Walking to Rivendell" is an idea I came across (directed there by a friend) on the 'challenge' board at http://www.weightwatchers.com, but the main site is at http://home.insightbb.com/~eowynchallenge/ if you want to have a look.

You earn a shieldmaiden's shield for every 25 miles walked (or cycled). Virtual incentive. I got really into it - that was the first step of my current escalating fitness initiative. I loved the idea - still do. Shieldmaiden of Gondor, that's me.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yeah - yay us! We're actually doing it!

[acampbell.livejournal.com]

Guess I'd better start eating that...what's it called again?...too.

[the-tenth-muse.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! can I look to you for inspiration? *hopeful look*

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I went to a Chinese buffet for dinner. I was very careful not to blow the diet... Well, not too badly. This meant pretending I didn't see the delicious-looking cream puffs.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I am happy to provide inspiration. You inspire me yourself in your ability to produce good slash stories with a fair frequency; I seem to be so slow these days in getting stories finished!

[the-tenth-muse.livejournal.com]

coolness! keep updating on how goes the battle and I think I shall start. :o)

and not to worry, fast doesn't always mean good. *grin* and your stories are well, well worth the wait!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll go on talking about my fitness battle. So far so good, and only 38 miles left to Rivendell now!

your stories are well, well worth the wait

Thank you so much for saying so.