50lb in 500 days, 1 year update

I didn't start charting my weight (using fitbit.com and trendweight.com) until a couple of months after I started watching my intake, so the first bit of this graph is an approximation.



Anyhoo, this is what my year looked like. Menstrual cycles, new jobs, vacations, frustrations, stretches of different types of workout or no work outs at all, logging, not logging, Christmas cookies, falling in love... it's all in there.

Now I've got 135 days to bear down and cut the last 10-ish lbs. I still plan on going all the way down to 186 - 50 = 136lbs, but I'll probably try to put 5 or so pounds of muscle back on. I just want to, like, touch the finish line for a sec. (I'm 5' 8")

No pic yet. I just can't bring myself to do it.

What have I learned?

-Losing weight is like growing your hair out. You have to make the decision to do it, and then be patient through all the long awkward phases before you get to have what you decided to have. It's mostly about time passing, really.

-I, personally, have a much easier time losing weight when I'm not working out very hard. I like working out. I love lifting weights. But now that I'm close to my goal, when I do it a lot, I gain weight. (Yes, I eat more.)

-It's totally worth it. I love the way I look and feel.