Aggressive goals
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By Jamie
I weighed in at 226 this morning so I’m down another 2 pounds this week! YAY! I’ve also lost a half inch off my bust and a FULL INCH off my waist. All my other measurements remain the same as last week.
I’ve decided to stop recording my body fat % because it’s not “official”. I’m just using my scale and it seems to fluctuate wildly. One day I’m excited to see 39% and the next it’s showing me 46%. I can’t handle this emotional roller coaster! So, until I can find a place to do the underwater body fat test, I’m just going to ignore what my scale tells me.
I’m going to take progress pictures next week. I’m down seven pounds so far, and I thought I’d really give it my all this week and see if I can make it an even 10 next week. I know, that’s an aggressive goal, but I’d rather aim high and miss, ya know? Already I’m wearing a smaller size and tightening up the drawstring on my pajama bottoms. Things are starting to change, and I’m anxious to see if it shows in the pictures.
I have extra motivation to make aggressive goals now because I’ve just booked a trip to Mexico for the end of April. It’s a girls trip, I’ll be going with some other women in my family and we’ll be staying right on the beach. There is no way I’ll get away with not wearing a swimming suit during the trip, so I’m going to work my hardest to make sure I feel as good as I can so I can fully enjoy my vacation.
I’ve lost weight consistently the last few weeks. This week I got my eating under control and I’ve got a good exercise routine going. My fear now is the dreaded plateau. I’ve got 10 weeks until my trip, and if I lost 2 pounds a week (like I have been so far) I could loose 20 pounds before the trip. 20 pounds! Now, I’m an experienced dieter, and I know that 20 pounds in 10 weeks is aggressive to the point of near impossibility, but I’m hoping that with thoughts of MEXICO and BEACH and SWIMSUIT in my head it will push me to stay on track and even kick it up a notch at the gym. All I can do is my best and even if I don’t lose those 20 pounds in time, I’ll FEEL better and maybe even be a bit more toned under the flab.
February 16th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Congrats! I think one of the keys to aggressive goals is realizing that they ARE aggressive, and that not reaching them doesn’t equal failure. But you’ve got a great attitude and that’s half the battle! Good luck!
February 16th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I totally think it’s doable. February is kind of a bust for me with so many things to deal with so I have my eye on March. I’m working out like a fiend just to maintain, which is okay for me. But in the 30 days of March, I want to lose 10 pounds. So, I’ll be with you in these aggressive goals.
You can do it!
February 17th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Jamie,
I’m working on losing nine pounds before April 28th, which will put me at 100 lost in a year. and then I can start on the next hundred.
I had a long plateau – about 10 weeks of just plain stuck and suddenly I’m back to losing ~3 lbs a week, no changes before, during or after the plateau. I had to stop weighing myself at some point while I was plateauing because I got so frantic.
I really admire your willingness to set aggressive goals. I make myself crazy with the goal setting and so I gave it up – I try to focus on getting exercise and eating reasonably, and reminding myself that it took a long time to get so very fat and unhealthy and it’s going to take less time (and more work, alas!) to reverse that.
As long as you keep going, you *will* feel better, and look better and ultimately, live better.
Have a good trip!
Annie