Just Some Thoughts

I'm wondering if my weight loss is becoming more noticeable.  I can't really tell but I do feel lighter, and I think I can see a slight difference.  When we went to Corning this weekend, my sister-in-law said I was looking good, and I hadn't really told her that I was dieting.  Though I had talked to her about her diet last time we saw them, so maybe she was more closely looking.  I don't really feel any difference in how my clothes fit yet.  That's the part that I'm really wanting to see!  I know I'll get there, just have to keep this up!  

I can feel myself starting to get complacent...not necessarily wanting to give up, but I have caught myself a few times thinking about eating food I shouldn't, or not exercising.  Or just stopping everything altogether.  I need to re-visualize my goals and how I want to look.  I'm so close to being under 250, and so close to a 20 pound loss!  I keep thinking about how much better I could look by April when I go to NYC to meet my manager, co-worker, and CEO.  I keep thinking about how much weight I could lose by August when we go to the beach!  I keep thinking, maybe I can run a 5K this spring.  I really need to keep at this!  I need to do this to prove to myself that I can!

When I weighed this morning, I was 251.2...down another .4 from yesterday.  I found myself feeling disappointed, and had to actually tell myself that it was OK that I'm not pounds down from the day before!  It's impractical and not necessary.  Yes, I want to reach that 249.8 goal, but I will get there in the right timing.  And that's only 1.4 pounds away from today's weight!  I CAN do this!

I know I should avoid timeline goals, but I'm going to make 2 of them anyway.

I want to be 235 by the time I go to NYC in 8 weeks.

I want to be as close to 200 as possible by the time we go to the beach...24 weeks.  I'll say no more than 210.  That means in 24 weeks, I want to lose another 41 pounds minimum.  Not unreasonable but definitely means I need to keep up what I'm doing.