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So, it has now been 6.5 months since I first started this journey and I am down 32 pounds. I have not really exercised at all in the past couple of months; just tried to keep my calorie count at the RDI calculated on this site. Some days are more successful than others.
In 6 weeks I am taking my long awaiting trip to London. At my current weight loss rate I could drop 3-5 pounds in that amount of time. I'd love it to be closer to 10lbs and may actually use that as a goal. To date, I have not really been picking a target date and weight...just doing a day-by-day lifestyle adjustment with the far-off goal of feeling and looking good for this vacation. I don't know if a more specific target will help or hurt. Guess we will see.
More importantly than the pounds, I see the need for specific area work. The belly is thwarting some dresses and the saddlebags/wide butt are thwarting most slacks. Then, of course, there is the mutton arms which make sleeveless a less attractive choice. Don't get me wrong....I am light-years away from where I was just 6 months ago. Back in a March entry I mentioned wanting to be able to wear dresses and skirts without the need of shape-wear to keep my thighs from rubbing together. I have been able to do that all summer long! (Slight cheat: I do use a runner's friction stick when I expect to be walking a lot, but some days go without it.) I do feel attractive and feel like I can be seen that way somewhat by my target audience. (Let me elaborate: my target audience is really me, but a me that feels comfortable flirting with an attractive guy. Not looking for movie-star looks, but we all have standards/ preferences. Studies show that you attract the guy with a similar "level" of attractiveness as yourself. Thinking of it in those terms, I can get out of my head a bit by imagining the guy who would be standing next to me rather than just evaluating myself in the vacuum of a solo mirror.)
I am proud of the progress I have made and feel like it is not a flash-in-the-pan progress as so many gung-ho dieters achieve. I really feel like I can maintain much if not all of my weight loss long-term by continuing to pay attention. I just know that I am only half way there to getting to my final weight. Although I may dip below it temporarily, I sincerely feel that 140-145 is where I will end up living.
So, let's see what the next 6 weeks brings. I've learned that pressuring myself will not work. My choosing for myself most certainly does.
And so the journey continues.....
Diet Calendar Entry for 13 August 2012:
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1736 kcal
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Fat: 57.65g | Prot: 71.27g | Carb: 242.36g.
Breakfast: Banana, Tap Water, Oatmeal with Fruit. Lunch: Tap Water, Borgata Flat Bread Pizza, Chicken Soup, diet coke, Orange, Borgata Green Beans, Borgata Turkey Burger. Snacks/Other: Milk Chocolate Drops, Starbucks Oatmeal Cookie, Nonfat Chai Tea Latte, Organic Chai, Organic Fat Free Milk. more...
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