Current mood:

accomplished

Another Loss!
CURRENT WEIGHT: 173 lbs.
TOTAL LOSS: 7 lbs.

YAY! Another 4 lbs gone! I'm shocked I lost so much. I wasn't very well behaved food-wise, but I have learned how to control my intake of foods a whole lot better, which probably helped the cause. I'm hoping to lose at least 1 more pound by Saturday so I can reach my minimum goal of having lost 8 lbs by my b-day, but if I don't get there, it's fine. As long as I have a loss of 10 lbs by next week, I'll be VERY happy...Not only because I will be 10 lbs lighter, but it will also mean I'm 20% of the way to my goal!

Although the weight is coming off slower this time around (thanks to being mostly sedentary due to unemployment), I'm happy it's coming off! Healthy weight loss happens slowly. In fact, in this great new book I'm reading that's helping me eat right (Mindless Eating), the average amount of weight someone should lose each week is a half a pound. With that said, I should be 50+ lbs lighter by this time next year. I just have to keep pushing forward and be patient.