So it's been a week since my start date and my goal was to not gain anymore. For a few weeks now, I've been gaining a little bit here and there, but that was with scattered exercise and silly eating. I mean, basically, I wasn't committed to my plan.
This past week did not go as well as I had hoped. I went to the gym Monday-Wednesday but not Thursday-Saturday plus I ate Chick-Fil-A breakfast and dinner at Red Lobster on Saturday. I also did not make it to the gym yesterday because I pulled my back at work on Sunday. I'm going back to the grind when I finish this post!
However, despite a few setbacks, I not only didn't gain this week but I finally started losing again - 1.4lbs. In order to make my goal weight a year from now, I need to lose, on average, 2lbs/week, so I am completely and totally satisfied with losing 1.4lbs this week, especially since I didn't think I was going to lose anything and was even terrified of gaining. Still, despite this miniature success, I hope I can stay on plan for this entire week. I would feel so empowered and motivated if I could stay on plan for a whole week for once.
Just wanted to share my mini victory - thanks for reading!
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Start Date: 07/11/11, 275lbs
Mini Goal #1: 265 (-10) by 08/29/11 (first day of Master's Program)
Mini Goal #2: 255 (-20) by 10/01/11 (my best male friend's wedding)
Mini Goal #3: 240 (-35) by 11/24/11 (Thanksgiving)
First pound lost!
