cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3286611

I lost almost 50 pounds by calorie counting back in 2015, then stopped counting and spent the next six years slowly putting it all back on. I've used Libra to track my weight, and you can see the half-hearted attempts over the years to halt that upward progress.

I've been sick of being overweight, of feeling sluggish and unattractive, and of having a hard time doing things l love like hiking and rock climbing. I stress eat a lot, and not to jinx things, but I've finally reduced the stressors in my life where I'm feeling really good about this latest weight loss spree.

Fingers crossed I'll be posting here sometime in the new year about having hit my goal weight!

[Image description: a line graph with the x-axis from 2014 to 2023, and the y-axis from 108 to 160lbs, the charted line showing a steep drop, and a jagged climb, with the last couple years hovering over an "overweight" demarcation.]

I lost almost 50 pounds by calorie counting back in 2015, then stopped counting and spent the next six years slowly putting it all back on. I've used Libra to track my weight, and you can see the half-hearted attempts over the years to halt that upward progress.

I've been sick of being overweight, of feeling sluggish and unattractive, and of having a hard time doing things l love like hiking and rock climbing. I stress eat a lot, and not to jinx things, but I've finally reduced the stressors in my life where I'm feeling really good about this latest weight loss spree.

Fingers crossed I'll be posting here sometime in the new year about having hit my goal weight!

[Image description: a line graph with the x-axis from 2014 to 2023, and the y-axis from 108 to 160lbs, the charted line showing a steep drop, and a jagged climb, with the last couple years hovering over an "overweight" demarcation.]

She's not even fully stretched out, and yet very tubular.

[Image description: a brown and white tabby cat laying on her side on a grey blanket, with her straight out body looking very uniform in width. She's looking right at the camera with an expression that says "what do want human?"]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2586619

[Image description: a brown and white tabby kitten with head and front paws poking up over the edge of a blue fabric box. On the box is printed a picture of the Millennium Falcon, with the text "Chewie get us outta here!"]

Everyone thinks their cat is the cutest (but mine totally is!)

Bonus shot:

[Image description: and brown and white tabby cat laying on a pillow by a window, with wide eyes staring right at the camera. In the second image, the wide-eyed cat is looking up to the right.]

There's this hill that splits the upper and lower campus, which has stairs that are those horrible extra long, half step style. This path saw a lot of use because of that design.

[Image description: a grassy hill with scattered trees, with a long curving dirt path worn into the grass.]

[Image description: a cast iron skillet filled with fries topped with pork sausage, fried shallots, Anaheim peppers, tomatoes, cheese and green onions.]

[Image description: a wide, tree-lined walkway through a park, with a trail meandering off the walkway through the grass.]

[Image description: a sink in a porta head, with a plug and a sticker forming approximate eyes, the water dispenser a nose, and the drain a mouth

Got this pair on clearance, and they've been my daily drivers for over two years.

(I'll confess I had to google "rainbow vans" to find their name.)

[Image description: two feet propped up, wearing vans with black toes and rainbow stripes from the midpoint to the heel. The photo background is of pine trees and shrubs, with the sunset behind a mountain range in the distance.]

So far it's just been me posting pictures I've taken while traveling the deserts of the American southwest, but more global content is welcome! From plants and animals, landscapes, places to go, things to do, tips and tricks, anything goes as long as it's related to a desert.

And remember, it's desert not dessert!

Deserts

!deserts@lemmy.world

[Image description: a close-up of the top of a branch, with a curled light green new leaf starting to unfurl, framed by three darker mature leaves.]