Weighed myself and have lost 4 pounds so far

and now down 5 pounds exactly. Now on to 10! 4 months ago

When I added this goal I was at a certain number of pounds. And then I fell off the fitness wagon. I don’t know why it’s so easy to fall off that wagon; they really should put some higher sides on that thing.

So, I gained a few more pounds.

And this morning on my weigh-in, I found that I’d lost 5 lbs since climbing back on that wagon. So…do I count this done? Or do I count it done when I get to the initial five? I am asking for advice, internet. 7 months ago

Actually, I want to lose more like 75 to 100 pounds, depending how I feel once I reach that point. However, I’m approaching my goal with baby steps because 75 to 100 pounds is quite a stretch, and if I reach my goal little by little, it won’t seem as impossible to do.

I’m a 24 year old female and am definitely obese by any standard. Considering my height, weighing over 200 pounds is very detrimental to my emotional and physical health.

I’m not going to lie and say that my primary reason for losing weight isn’t cosmetic, because it definitely is; I look and feel disgusting. However, my physical health has definitely influenced this decision.

I’ve never been happy with being overweight, but until recently, I felt “safe”. I’m no longer comfortable in this state. My weight has adversely affected my menstrual cycle over the past few months. Sometimes I find myself short of breath. I haven’t visited a doctor in a long time, but I know that I’m not as healthy as I was before.

My psyche is another stake of my weight gain. I feel physically threatened by thinner women. I can’t keep myself from subconsciously comparing myself to other women. I don’t like what I see when I look in the mirror and I no longer fit into any of my favorite clothes; what I do is extremely ill-fitting. My pants constantly chafe around where the waistband sits and the skin gets irritated and burns. A few of my favorite pairs of boots don’t zip all the way up my calf anymore!

So, as I’ve already mentioned, the ultimate agenda here is to lose a significant amount of weight, but if I set up a series of smaller goals that accumulate into a total weight loss goal, said target should seem more tangible and therefore less intimidating.

The plan? Good old fashioned calorie counting, allowing up to 900 calories a day and one hour of physical exercise, at least five days a week.

Hopefully, I’ll update with another entry by the same time tomorrow. 8 months ago

Yesterday I did my first weigh in for nearly two weeks. I was a little nervous as I had just spent a fairly gluttonous Spring Break complete with a visit to Seattle where I ate out at restaurants a LOT. So I was pleasantly surprised that I hadn’t gained OR lost any weight at all! I guess that’s a win, considering how much I ate in Seattle. Hooray for me? 13 months ago

Earlier today I achieved my goal to lose one pound, so it’s time for an upgrade to my challenge.

Actually, I lost more than one pound. I lost 3.9 pounds! So to make things more precise, I am going to include the additional 2.9 lbs that were above and beyond my previous goal. So that means that, really, I only need to lose 2.1 more pounds. It’s not about cheating, you understand. It’s about precision. (Did you believe that? Good, me too.)

So at the end of this goal, I will have lost a minimum of six pounds total. And then it’s another step up to losing another ten pounds. For sixteen pounds total. That number seems ridiculously insurmountable, but oh well. One goal at a time. 14 months ago

I actually have about 45 to lose. But I figure if I do five pound increments I can track my progress and feel successful. lol!
I’m watching what I eat (using the lose it app) and trying light exercise (hence the hatha yoga.) I’ll work on working my way up to more strenuous exercise as I go. 20 months ago