The Elusive 25 Pounds

So, I have officially conquered the 25 pound mark. I have to say it was a bit touchy at times this week but success is mine!!! I honestly feel like I have been all over the place this week when it comes to my weight. I do have a strange love affair with my bathroom scale while, in my head, I try to avoid stepping on the scale more than every Friday, the pull is just to strong and I usually succumb to the numbers and hop on once a day. This week I have seen my weight fluctuate five freakin' pounds, that's right, at one point this week the scale said that I was 4 pounds heavier than my weigh-in this morning and at one point, I weighed one pound less. I know that I shouldn't put much "weight" on that number (ha ha, that was a pun, get it? Weight... on a scale?!?!? harrrr!!!) but let's be honest, that's one of the measurements we use when determining health. I suppose that I have to admit that I have yet to acheive one of my 3 goals that I set last month… Let's revisit those goals, shall we?!?!?


1. Begin taking more time to exercise on my own i.e. on the weekends or even again during the week if I have the time or feel so motivated (that one is geared especially for this week w/ vacation around the corner) - CHECK!

2. Stop focusing on the end result and start making small obtainable goals (I want results NOW and I need to set workable goals that are obtainable instead of focusing on the "end") - ALMOST CHECK!

3. Forget about the number on the scale and focus on the number in clothes!!! - NO CHECK!

Doesn't look like I'm doing so well. I'm at about 50% when it comes to those goals, which by academic standards is a big fat failure!!! But I guess even going back to them and re-evaluating is a CHECK! I know Rome wasn't built in a day and I know that I didn't gain all this weight overnight, so I need to realize that the process in reverse takes just as long - although it was way easier putting the weight on. 

Shy came with me to Bootcamp this past Saturday and she kicked some royal A$$. She's so badass. She's doing a 5K tomorrow and tired to get me to commit but I'm just not ready. Michele is trying to get me to do a 5K next weekend, but I really don't want to. I'm just keeping it real. I have no desire right now to do it. Don't get me wrong, it is a goal, but I'm not ready to tackle that goal yet. 

My goal for this week is to stick strictly to my good eating habits. Lose at least a pound by Friday and get past the 25lb mark. Although it's psychological, I feel like I've reached a hump and I need to get over it, otherwise I'll use the "I've hit a plateau" excuse, which I know does exist, but I want it to be a real plateau and not a mental plateau. - Maybe that's what I need to do to check off the previously mentioned goal number 2… post my small obtainable weekly goals on here so that I can focus on the details rather than the big picture, whatcha think?

HUGS XOXOX