One important thing to do when losing weight, especially if you have more than 5-10 pounds that you want to lose, like I do, is to set goals along the way. If I look at the weight I want to lose in one big chunk, it would be a bit overwhelming to even grasp. Okay, I'm not THAT huge, but I would say I've got about 30-40 that I'd like to drop. Looking at 30-40 pounds in it's entirety just seems like too much. I know this is not a goal I can accomplish overnight or even in a few months. To make the goal more palatable, I need to set mini-goals that I can construct a time-frame for that doesn't seem like it will be forever from now and will allow me to achieve successes along the way. I hadn't set a mini goal for myself in a while, so it was nice when one fell into my lap. A girlfriend of mine has a big occasion in a month and decided she'd like to lose 5 lbs by around November 22nd. That's a little under 5 weeks. To help motivate her and to get my butt moving on a goal, I told her that I'd join her. I'm excited.
I am going to do what I can to make this happen. Focus on keeping active, keeping my liquid calorie intake at bay along with making sure I have time to construct meals at home. If I don't hit the whole 5 lbs, if I at least get part of the way there, I will still be pleased, but another 5 lbs down would be superb!!!
Got my starting weight this morning. 5lbs to go!!! :-D
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