lose a couple dozen pounds and be positively smoking HOT!

I think that I re-titled this goal when I was a bit frustrated with weight loss in general.

I think that I am going to relegate this goal to the ‘gave up’ pile, because as long as I eat well and partake in daily exercise, my health should be AOK – and that is of paramount importance!

...and there will always be clothes that can conceal the fact that I have a 13” difference between my waist & hip measurements. ;)

Apparently, the scale that I was using initially was just ‘slightly’ out of calibration, so I purchased a new one. Heh…my 8-lb free weights weighed 6.4 pounds on the old scale, and 8.0 on the new one…and ME, 142.4 on the old scale, and 150.0 on the new one.

So here I am, back at ground zero. ARGH.

I weighed myself last Thrusday: 147.0

The fact that I survived finals week without gaining anything is, in my opinion, nothing short of miraculous…but it still sucks to see only a -.2 pound loss…:(

better luck next week!

The scale reading as of this morning was 147.2 :) Using averages, I have lost just under pound per week since I started, which I think is fantastic…considering that it can be very difficult to lose weight when one is relatively near their target/healthy weight.

I have never, in my adult life, been less than 145 – and I just attained 145 last year!

Believe me: I, too, have faced challenges…like that chicken fajita burrito I ate at Chipotle last weekend… ... :(

I just try not to dwell on it the next day. :)

148.0 exactly!

...a whole pound! WhooHoo :)

I have arrived at 149.0, from 151.2 two weeks ago.

Although it may not seem like a lot, I view it as a huge victory! :)

Last year at this time, I weighed about 175. Do the math of averages on that, and I have lost .5 lb every week over the course of the year…resulting in 25 pounds GONE!!

...went from 151.2 to 149.5.

...not too shabby :)

130 down, 20 to go!

Granted, it’s not much to have to lose, but daily caloric needs are fairly low at this weight. And I like good food!

SW: 151.2 lbs
Height: 5’4”

I will post weekly weigh-ins!