Back in July 2007 I adopted this goal after seeing it on Patrick Weintraub’s list. I’d just finished losing seven stone, and instead of creating an eight stone goal which didn’t exist at that time, I figured this was as good a goal as any to adopt at that point since I was within a stone of doing it.

At that point though I stopped working hard to lose more weight. I was looking very ill according to friends and family because of all the loose skin from losing the weight so quickly (just under nine months). I began focusing on other goals like running a marathon and slowly my weight started creeping back up until I’d gained about two stone back that I’d lost. I took off one of those stones but for the last year have basically kept losing and gaining the same pounds over and over again.

As of this morning though, I’m now two pounds lighter than my lowest weight of 2007. In fact, I’ve not weighed this little since my sophomore year of college 22 years ago. What’s helped me regain my focus is a 21 day weight loss challenge that Aaron got me to join over on Twitter. Deni H and I have been working on weight loss together for over a year and it just wasn’t happening for me. Competition works for me. (I’m in the lead by the way.)

Last week I was two stone away from my end goal. Now I’m a stone and a half away. This goal will be marked off before I get there, but with the progress I’ve made this month I may just hit my hoped for target date.