Lard Loss Report – July 2026

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I’m coming to the end of my “Losing the Lard” project. It started in earnest about two years ago when we were still in Arkansas. I got more serious when my heart stopped twice in the hospital ER requiring a pacemaker. And the final push was when my husband had a stroke 2 weeks after we moved to Thailand to retire, regain our health, and live close to our son. Seeing what ignoring problems has done to my husband was the final impetus to GET MY LARD OFF and try to get healthier.

My son has been instrumental in my efforts. He doesn’t SAY a lot; he just decides what to do next – we discuss it and agree – and does it. That has made the final difference.

To date my weight loss is 97 pounds – from 205 to 108 today (the final 42 pounds while I’ve been here in Thailand. ) There is now a little over 91 inches less of me. I am 5’4″ and shrinking – I AM 79, after all… :0)

I started with a BMI of 35. (obese) It is now 20 (healthy!)

I eat two meals a day and enjoy an iced chocolate drink or an iced latte every afternoon. We are trying to make sure we are eating reasonably healthy food, focusing more on the portions, watching sugar, empty carbs, etc.

I am walking a mile on the treadmill every morning. In the afternoon I am doing yoga stretches and water bottle exercises on alternate days. I’m going down the stairs each time I visit my son, who lives four floors above me. I’m working on trying to up the stairs a bit at a time. I am doing various online video exercises as I can work them in, and simply enjoying putting on my headphones and dancing around the room like a nut to music from YouTube.

I’m happy to have finally met my weight goal. I plan to stay in a 3 pound range (108-110), not stressing out, but serious about maintenance. I’m more serious about trying to get stronger now that I have the weight off. I would like to increase my flexibility, my balance, and the strength in my core muscles. I LIKE feeling better and more energetic. I drink more water and I do rest between activities. I am sleeping better now. I have appetite, but I’m not making food a high point in my day. I enjoy all the things we’re eating (except when we get something that is too spicy for me and blows the top of my head off.) The doctor is pleased with my efforts and we have gone from monthly appointments to every six month appointments now.