So this year I had great intentions of losing weight. I started the year at 245lbs and have managed to slowly knock off a 20lbs since July. But I've hit a standstill. I managed to lose a litttle through food journaling and exercising in Jan & Feb but by July had gained all but 3lbs back. Then I decided to get in gear in July and lost a total of 26lbs by the last week in Sept. Then I got on "the Shot" and whether its coincidence or blamed on the shot I haven't lost anymore and actually gained 6lbs back. I'm fighting to control my eating again and get back in to exercising. It seems to be much more of a struggle the last two months to consciously focus on eating heatlhier.
So anyways now I'm down a total of 20lbs since Jan08 and hope I can be a little bit more motivated this month and lose that 6lbs by Jan09. I hope this coming next year will be finally the year I reach my goals!!!! It will be the year I finally get back down under 200, it will be the year I finally escape the 'obese' category in the BMI charts, it will be the year I finally hopefully see my ideal weight!
I'd like to do a whole lot more than lose 20lbs over the course of the next year. But I have learned alot. I learned food journaling helps me immensely in seeing how much I eat, how much it adds up and how fun it is to track my weight loss when I keep my net calories in goal. And really the only time I really was losing was when I was both journaling & exercising.
All tho I am quite dissapointed in the amount of weight I lost this year. I am amazingly glad and motivated that I did manage to lose that 20lbs. And I did it really only in a matter of 2 months. When I was focused on my food journal and going to the gym 3-5 days a week. So if I start that up again, (which I have been journaling since sunday and am going to the gym tonight for my 1st workout in over a month) I know I could manage to get under that 200lbs mark by my birthday in mid-March! It's only 26lbs. I lost that in 12 wks last time and I have 15wks till my Bday, I figure the Holidays might slow me up a little, but I'm won't let it much. So that's my story of my struggle to lose weight this year. Finally getting a headstart on the progress and my goal of succeeding fully over the next year!