The Road to No Excuses – Making It Count

I need to let go of 17 more pounds to reach my present goal weight of 135lbs. I did not realize until today that it was only 17 pounds. That seems like an easy number to get to after reaching a 57lb loss. When I look in the mirror it seems it should be more and I still see fat. I am gonna have to learn to change my perception. My clothing sizes have dramatically changed, the scale no longer says over 200lbs but I can’t always see it. I see it when
I look at my before and after pictures and I hear it in compliments so it must be true. Its all a process but the bottom line is I have to dig deeper and work harder because these last pounds are not as easy (not that the others were). There is a tendency to get a little lax when your goal is so close in hand. I do not want to be right there and miss it so I'm posting my results so I do not lose sight of where I need and want to
be.
Here is my plan:

Nutrition:
1. Portion Control emphasizing Dr. Oz’s Guidelines and Clean Eating principles
2. Eat every 2 -3 hours
3. Combine lean & complex carbs at every meal
4. Never skip breakfast
5. Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day

Physical Activity: Running/WATP/Yoga
Sunday – Quick Fire Challenge (QFC)/Yoga
Monday – Strength Training/QFC/30 minutes or more Cardio
Tuesday – QFC/30 minutes or more Cardio
Wednesday - Strength Training/QFC/30 minutes or more Cardio
Thursday - QFC/30 minutes or more Cardio
Friday - Strength Training/QFC/30 minutes or more Cardio
Saturday – QFC/Yoga

Education: At least two articles related to health/nutrition/fitness per week

Support: SP/Blog Progress/Reaching out to others

Mental Health: By days end let it all go and look forward to the blessing of each new day

The Numbers:
01/11/10 156lbs BMI: 28.5
01/18/10 155lbs BMI: 28.3
01/25/10 154lbs BMI: 28.2
02/01/10 154lbs BMI: 28.2
02/08/10 154lbs BMI: 28.2
02/15/10 153lbs BMI: 28.0
02/22/10 153lbs BMI: 28.0
03/01/10 154lbs BMI: 28.2
03/08/10 154lbs BMI: 28.2
03/15/10 157lbs
03/22/10 157lbs
03/29/10 157lbs

04/7/2010 Some changes are coming 1 pound at a time creating a new blog, so stay tuned

4/17/2010. Still working out the changes

4/25/2010 Ok so I wanted to reset my tracker so I could look at my goal 10 pounds at a time but apparently I cannot do that with losing the goals I have accomplished so far. So my plan is to log here how many pounds I have lost each week instead of my weight so here it goes:

4/19/2010 2lbs
4/26/2010 0lbs
5/03/2010 0lbs
5/10/2010 +1lb
5/17/2010 -1lb
6/17/2010 way over due to check in +1lb
6/29/2010 -1lbs
7/06/2010 - 0lbs
7/13/2010 - 3lbs
7/20/2010 - 2lbs
7/27/2010 - 2lbs JM is killing me but its paying!
08/18/2010 - 0lbs
09/01/2010 - got to get back on the exercise wagon but cause eating right alone will not cut it
09/15/2010 - This weeks challenge is to get back on my am yoga regimen
Current Goal Weight: 135lbs BMI: 24.7