1/4 of the goal

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Last week I hit -25 lbs so i'm 1/4 of the way to my goal. Now I'm looking forward to saying "1/3" "1/2" 3/4 etc.
I honestly didn't think I'd make it this far even- I have a tendency to give up and get discouraged easily. I think it's helping that I'm being public about this process and post on twitter when I go down another pound. I know there was a male blogger who actually posted his daily weight and while that's brave of him, that's something I never could.
I'm guessing I'll slip someday (if ever) I get to my goal weight I might mention it. Or at least a range and simple math will lend itself to what I weighed in March when I started this. Which even then was probably not the heaviest I ever was although I was approaching that point again.
Public encouragement and general self vanity is helping me through this process. There are a lot of things I think I'm doing right but maybe that's for another blog post :)

  

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CORDIA72 8/3/2011 11:30PM

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1/5 of the way there

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Today i finally hit -20 lbs. so excited! 1/5 of the goal!!!!

  

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CORDIA72 6/12/2011 12:22PM

What a great way to look at it, 1/5 of the goal. I'm going to borrow that way of thinking. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work! Report Inappropriate Comment

RIGBY31 6/12/2011 12:15PM

I think 1/5 is an excellent breakdown. I never thought of it that way... stopping to cheer along this journey at milestones! Good for you! Report Inappropriate Comment

NPA4LOSS 6/11/2011 11:31AM

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back? maybe?

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

so after the plateau & the +3, i'm back at having lost 19.
so pleased. Have to make sure to not give up.

What's helping is i went through a bunch of old clothes and found a dress I bought 4-5 years ago. It's a size 18 which at the time was 2 sizes too small. Tried it on today and it FITS! I'm still a little lumpy underneath it, but holy moley was I excited to be able to zip that baby up!!!

  

ugh

Monday, June 06, 2011

I plateaued for a bit. And then *gained* 3 lbs.
And i've been good! seriously! So disappointed with myself, but now i'm heading back in the right direction, i think.
I had wanted to lose 25 lbs before the end of june but I doubt that's happening. I keep hovering around the -18/-19 mark.
so frustrating.

  

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NPA4LOSS 6/6/2011 9:26AM

on the weight you have lost. We have those times when we go through a plateau. Try to change up your routine a little and see if that helps. You have done great and you will get the rest done. Believe in yourself. Report Inappropriate Comment

Backslider

Monday, April 25, 2011

I haven't slid back- in fact if i believe my scale, I'm now down 12-13 lbs depending on which spot on the bathroom floor I slide my scale (interestingly, it's never consistent- the spot that made me the lightest a few days ago may not yield the same results!) but there was one day where I magically *gained* 4lbs. I suspect it was water retention, but man! What a downer! I think I may have powered through it, but I felt so upset! What are some of your tricks for not giving up on yourself?

  

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RIGBY31 4/25/2011 2:28PM

Tricks for not giving up? Give your body your full attention... focus on every meal, adding the water, start the exercise. I'm at a spot where I need to break it down to the basics again. Just when I thought I had it nailed, bam! detours and side steps. But I can't give up, I just won't. Every day is a new beginning, an opportunity to make it right. [uh, sorry, self pep talk here!] Report Inappropriate Comment