Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Small(er) Goals.

Week 10.

Today, I went into my WI very optimistic - I knew I had a good week (food-wise) and even though  my scale at home is off, I knew I was down about a couple pounds.  I wanted (badly) to hit the 20 pound down mark.  I told Elizabeth (the meeting leader) as she was weighing me that this was my goal in mind for the week.

I blew that goal out of the water: down 5.2 pounds this week for a total loss of 22.6 lbs.  My highest weekly loss to date.

I was recognized in the meeting for this milestone - another 5 pound loss.  And it made me realize that I need to really focus on the short-term wins.  Losing ~130 pounds is extremely overwhelming.  I didn't gain this weight overnight.  Celebrating the smaller milestones are a lot more rewarding to me.

Next goal: 10% weight loss.  This would be a total weight loss of 33 lbs and would put me at 297.2 pounds.  At the same time, I would again be in the 200's with out that horrible leading "3" in my weight.  So, two goals at once.

I'm pushing myself towards that next goal.  I know that the road will be bumpy along the way, but need to stay positive about this life change.

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