I want to start running again, but I don't want to do it until I weigh a bit less so it doesn't put as much strain on my joints. I am 15 pounds away from there as of this morning and I hope to hit it by my birthday in April.
Well I have two goals, one "mini" goal is my son's wedding in May. I'd like to lose 15 by then and then by January 13th next year I'd like to be down a total of 30 by my 50th birthday.
My mini goal is to log every day in January. So far, so good. I have only lost a little, but feel less puffy already and my skin always gets better when I get back to logging and eating better. I was good during the first part of covid lockdowns, but got lazy in the fall and puffed up.
Haha! As of this morning I’m 92.6 and one of the pairs of jeans fit. I’m thrilled. A weight below 91kgs would be 10% of my weight lost, so that and fitting into my blue jeans is my next goal 😊☺️😊
Well I wore the blue jeans to work this week so I guess that is that goal conquered. Still working on losing 10% of my starting weight. Hopefully in the next week or two.
Every 5 pound increment I pass by. Oh ya and the reduction of pain in my knee and winning this months prize in the fat-boy weight challenge. If you look the are so many mini goals that can help drive your motivation and ambition if you stay on course.
Signed up for my first powerlifting meet in 30 YEARS! Yup, I'll be competing in the geriatric division, but so what?! With minimal expectations, I just wanna "belt up" with the youngsters and see if it's as much fun/stress/taxing as it was when I was in my thirties. Wish me luck, it's in May, so I have a few months to hone my training for lower reps and heavier weights.
It seems small but it’s huge to me. I’m .4 lbs away from being in the 120’s again. It has taken me MANY MONTHS to lose even a little bit of weight. I typically lose around 2 lbs a month, and then sometimes nothing. When weight fluctuates daily as much as that and more, it’s incredibly hard to see the progress. But I was tired of giving up! I wanted to see what happened if I didn’t, no matter what.
After I reach this goal, my next will be another 3 lbs. Seems to be the magic number for me.
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You'll get there. Clothes can be great motivation.
Also, Christmas time creates blips in many a weight loss journey.
Well I wore the blue jeans to work this week so I guess that is that goal conquered. Still working on losing 10% of my starting weight. Hopefully in the next week or two.
Saturday: done
Sunday: fighting!
After I reach this goal, my next will be another 3 lbs. Seems to be the magic number for me.