Happy birthday to me

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I have "officially" crossed the -30 lbs mark from when I took my first shot in August. I was 268 the day of and the morning after, so that puts me at -31. However, I never recorded my weight at my heaviest, which was probably 271, so I feel like I'm closer to being 35 lbs down. 

Today is my birthday. I'm 52. A weird age. I'm over 50 and have been for a couple of years, so there's no feeling of newness or a milestone being reached. The closer I get to 63, the weirder I feel: my mom and both my grandfathers passed away at 63. 

When I was in my later 40s I had set a goal for myself: 50 by 50. Losing 50 lbs at that time would've put me around 175-180, which is close to my target now. I'd like to get down to 170. The two other times I've been successful with weight loss, in the mid 2000s and then again around 2015 or so, that's around where my weight had been. 

While I'm not at "52 by 52", I do feel like I'll hopefully be well past that by 53. There's still a lot to do with lifestyle changes, but it's nice to see noticeable progress. 

I say "noticeable," but I really haven't had anyone remark on my weight. But I notice, and that's what matters.