#strongerthanthecookie

I have rooted my Stronger Than the Cookie posts in absolute honesty so, I have to admit in the last year, I have gained some weight. My goal weight was 145 pounds. From May 2021 through October 2022 I did pretty well. There was always some variety on vacations and Christmas time, but right now my weight is fluctuating between 150-152. I had knee replacement surgery in early March and was 149 on…

Some Ups and Downs, but Still #Stronger Than the Cookie

Update: On May 9, 2022 it was one year since I met my weight loss goal. I am happy to say that I am still a shade below that goal, floating between 142 and 143.5     I am thrilled, and still like how I look in the mirror. Some ups; starting with vacation in October, although I was very careful, through the remainder of fall, Advent and Christmas, my weight crept up three pounds above my goal of…

Still #Stronger Than the Cookie

I am not typically a countdown person, so I can tell you when I met my weight loss goal, May 9, 2021, but not how many days it has been. The numbers I pay attention to most, are the amount of calories I eat on any given day, and the numbers on the scale. To some people, that may sound obsessive, but for me it is an important measure of health. I was going to say success. I am happy to say that so…

#Stronger Than the Cookie: Baby Steps Forward

It is Mother’s Day in the United States, May 9, 2021. It has taken one month to lose the last two pounds. I have been hovering over my goal weight of 145, up and down the decimal points, for about a week and a half. One day 145.2, the next day 145.6, back down, back up, but I have stubbornly refused to call it goal until this morning; 145.0! Yipee! I know that water retention, metabolism and…

#Stronger Than the Cookie; The Home Stretch

This morning when I stepped on the scale, it smiled at me and did not groan. I nicknamed my scale Henrietta a few months ago, when I was getting ready to take her on vacation. I had great plans for Henrietta and a series of pictures I had planned to take and show off: Henrietta belted in the back seat with a face mask and bottle of hand sanitizer at the ready, Henrietta with her googly eyes…