Showing posts with label fresh start. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fresh start. Show all posts

Monday, July 6, 2009

Everything Old is New Again

New beginnings are SOOO great!

When I came home from Hawaii and stepped on the scale I was shocked to read the numbers 225 in between my two feet. What? How could that possibly be true?

Well - not only could it BE true - it WAS true. I came back to reality after that trip and worked out my 2 pounds per week weight loss graph that I wrote about last week.

This morning I weighed in and I was 212.5 and I realize this is all a matter of perspective ... that number is not close to my goal weight but ... it's down a considerable amount since we returned home on June 13! :-) I was pleased with the accomplishment - at least I took off what was gained on vacation and that's a start. At the very least, we MUST celebrate the accomplishments and give ourselves a pat on the back every once in a while!

I have exactly 87.5 pounds to lose if I want to achieve my goal of 125 pounds. Losing 2 pounds per week, I will reach my goal by May of 2010. If I step up the movement and pay close attention to planning meals, etc., maybe I could speed up the process a bit. I'm really not into quick fixes anymore though. I want to do what works, take my time, learn about nutrition and metabolism and make this a life change.

It's exciting to look at the calendar and see a new day each morning. Clean slate - fresh beginning!

I heard a comedian state that he hadn't had a bad day since the doc slapped him on the ass. I LOVED that one. I think that's my new mantra for a while! :-)

Make this day YOUR best! I know that's what I'm shooting for because we'll never have it back, you know?! :-)