Next goal: lose 10% of my current body weight
Overall goal: lose 50+ pounds
Current status: lost 17.8 pounds total so far!
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First and most importantly, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I've given myself one of the greatest gifts I could give myself this year (both for Christmas and New Years)....less of me!
I'm proud to say that as of my last weigh-in (smack in the middle between Christmas and New Years), I've lost 17.8 pounds overall! Not half bad if I do say so myself.
In October when I started WW, I never thought I'd be where I am now. I asked Santa (and my family) for gift cards for Christmas in hopes of needing new clothing but never really believing it could happen... Well, turns out that it did!! I've gotten rid of most if not all of my old clothing that doesn't fit, and have dug out some of the things that I kept but never really believed I'd wear again! And now I'm going through and supplementing with the things I really do need (new pants, smaller blazers, etc). Its kind of nice.
Today I downloaded photos from Christmas and was checking them out. For the first time in years, I can say I really was happy with how I looked. Not perfect, and not anywhere near where I want to be, but much happier than I've been when seeing photos of myself.
I also had a little wake-up call.
For all of my awesome progress (yes, I AM proud of me), I saw some photos that still weren't all that flattering. I was a little duped into thinking I had this HUGE transformation. And while I am in a much smaller pant size and am wearing smaller clothing, I forgot how much more I have to go.
That and a conversation I had the other day (about overall weight loss) made me realize that I really DO have a lot of weight to loose still.
I foolishly thought that I was almost half way to my goal. But that overall (original) goal of 40 pounds to loose would only bring me to my weight in 2003. When I really wasn't all that happy... And when I stopped to think about how I felt about myself then, I realized even THEN I was trying to loose weight.
So if that's the case, why would I be happy with going back to where I was?
True, 40 pounds lost from October would rock. But really, if I made it this far, why can't I set my bar higher (or lower as the case is??).
Isn't the point of loosing weight to be healthy and to improve myself?
If so, then why would I be happy with going back to what I was??
Why not make myself even THAT MUCH BETTER?
And even though this past week is bound to catch up with me on the scale (parties, drinking, fun, and oh geez!), that doesn't mean I can't get up, brush the dust off and refocus.
So its a new year. Time to reevaluate where I am and realize that A) I'm not where I was even 3 months ago, and I definitely deserve to be in a better place than I was 7 years ago.
So an overall loss of 50-60 pounds would ROCK. And that's what I'm going to aim for.
In the meantime, I've had plenty of success looking at my smaller goals. And right now I'm about 4 pounds (give or take) from my next mini goal. Which I totally know I can hit.
And once I hit that, I'll aim for another 10 pounds lost. And another and so on.
Because for ME, focusing on the big picture is a bit daunting. But focusing on loosing just another 10 or just another 5 is much more attainable.
Hey, if it works, right??
And in no time, I plan to be writing how far I've come from my New Year's post and my 17.8 pounds lost!
You'll see.
So here's to a fantastic 2011 to everyone!! May you attain all your goals and make yourself that much better than you already are!
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