Okay, sports fans! Here's the real update you've been waiting for!

Through the time since my son was born (will be 7 years old this month), I've been trying to get my way-over-40-yo body back to where it should be.  I have finally charted out my journey in a very nice way for you to follow.  It shows the yo-yo, somewhat, but it shows the success.

Jerry Bridges (I think it was), in the Discipline of Grace (I think it was), described how our Christian walk can have ups and downs, but that over all we should be growing, and it can be compared to a person going up and down, as a yo yo, but as a yo yo being worked by a person walking up a board, so that even when we are down, we are further up than we used to be when we were down.

So, the yo yo of my weight is like a person walking DOWN a board. My ups are further down than they used to be...

Well, here's the chart.  I hope you will all be inspired, as I actually was myself, to see my progress!  Here it is:

Date	Weight	Lost or Gained	Total Lost or Gained
12/10/03	193.0	Starting weight	Starting weight
1/25/04	184.5	-8.5	-8.5
1/16/05	183.5	-1.0	-9.0
2/1/06	187.0	+3.5	-6.0
3/13/06	181.5	-6.5	-11.5
4/4/06	179.5	-2.0	-13.5
5/6/06	184.6	+5.1	-8.4
6/8/06	177.6	-8.0	-16.4
7/1/06	175.6	-2.0	-18.4
8/17/06	173.6	-2.0	-20.4
9/14/06	177.8	+4.2	-16.2
10/5/06	176.8	-1.0	-17.2
11/2/06	169.4	-7.4	-24.6

So, my basic goal weight will be, I think, 140 or so.  That means I'm not even half way there yet, but if I can lose more quickly, like I did this past month, I could actually get there in just months, instead of years (which the above charg represents).

Gotta go rake leaves! Blessings,

Diana