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Day 82, Monday, November 10
Third appointment with Jackie.
WOW. Wow, wow, wow. I mean, I knew I lost weight—it’s obvious from how even my new clothes have been fitting and how my whole body feels these days—but I really didn’t know what the number would be. My body mass index is a lot better, too—gained some muscle, lost some fat.
“Things will probably start leveling off soon,” Jackie said. “A lot of that initial weight loss was from changing your diet so drastically and from starting to exercise after all those years of inactivity. Now your body is more used to it. So I expect to see less weight loss, but still a lot more improvement in your muscle mass. Remember, muscle weighs more than fat, but it looks much, much better.”
Fine. Whatever. All I kept thinking about was the number
