So yeah, that's basically it. As you all know by looking at my ticker, I started this journey at 287 pounds back in September. I chose 125 lbs as my goal weight because the lowest I remember it as an adult is about 135. And I was not happy with my weight then, I AM only 5 feet tall. So I figured I would shave 10 lbs from that figure and that's how I came up with 125. I was about 20 -21 years old the last time I was 135. And I was always dieting as a teenager and young adult, always, obviously not correctly, but nevertheless always dieting. I'm now 43, with 3 kids. I just don't know if I can do it. I"m older, I have a huge fibroid in me (who the heck knows how much that thing weighs or if I'm taking it out). These things weren't an issue when I was 21 years or 135 lbs. Oh and lets not forget about all the excess skin that I will be having. That can easily add up to 10 lbs.
So therefore I'm seriously considering raising my goal to 135. I don't want to make it all the way there and then think of myself as a failure. That would be a shame. Now when I get to 135 and I'm still losing, WITHOUT going to extreme measures, that's fine. I am NOT willing to go below 1200 calories and I am NOT willing to spend 2-3 hours a day working out. I'm just not.
I know I could just leave the 125 there and the same scenario would take place, that I either get there, the 125 or I don't, but I just don't want to say. "Well yes I've come so far, but I just couldn't get those last 10 pounds off." I mean wouldn't that be a shame? Wouldn't it?