Back To Square One
I could blame it on the holidays, stress, gift certificates from family, the weather, lack of a reasonably priced gym, uncomfortable walking shoes, or any number of reasons. But the fact remains that in terms of the weight loss goal I started with a bunch of fellow bloggers last year - I’m back to square one.
I could tell in November I was slipping, actually before that.  I took “time off” during August and September due to the renaissance faire, when I “had” to stop at Long John Silvers for dinner almost every night on the way home.  Then with Christmas came gift certificates to fast food places, and times at work when “ooooh, Pancheros sounds good. I deserve something good.”
So, I start 2007 again at 220. I look terrible, I feel terrible. To help me get back on track I added a little graphic on the side of the blog with the current weight on it. I’m going to try hard NOT to update it once a day, but rather once a week.  When I update it once a day, I fall into the “I can be bad for a day, I lost 2 lbs” trap.
I also need to set more realistic goals that just “175″ as my final weight. So… here are my goals, which should be attainable.
February 1, 2007 - 210 lbs
March 1, 2007 - 190 lbs
April 1, 2007 - 180 lbs
May 1, 2007 - 175 lbs
Now the biggest jump is from Feb to March at 20 lbs in 28 days. The reason I calculated that much, was because it is close to the start of the plan, so loss due to water weight and generally eating better will be greater.  This is counteracted after that with only 10 lbs and then 5 lbs in April.
One of the things I really need to work on is getting up and walking in the morning. But it’s coooooold in the morning during winter. Well, colder. I think if I walk in the morning, rather than night, it will help tremendously. I have read many sources that say exercising in the morning is the best for you. Only I can’t help but think that it will make me sleepy at work during the day… which is bad.  Guess we will have to see.
Since this is January 8, that means I have one less week for the initial 10 lbs. Better get started!
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You aren’t the only one… but you don’t look terrible! Good luck!!!