[Insert something witty here] - My journey

Thanks SlimMom & Trusylver for the encouragement! Of course this past weekend, right after hitting 199.5, we went to Berlin for the weekend and ate out way too often... but I'm happy to say I held it together and came home still under 200. Yay!

I've been thinking about what my next goal should be... ever since starting this journal my obsession has been getting under 200, and now that I've done that I find myself looking for a new challenge (I work best when I'm competing in some way... even if it's just against myself). I ended up settling not on a number the scale can show me, but a bmi calculation.

I'm currently 'obese' according to all the bmi calculators out there, and I really, really hate that I am. So, my next goal will be to get under 30 for a bmi. I played with the numbers a bit and it looks like once I get down around 190 I'll be there, so... another nice round figure to aim for on the scale, and an even more important statement that all my hard work is paying off with the body mass index calculation.

And now that I've got another goal to obsess over, I'm happy again. Time to exercise!
 
Thanks for stopping by my diary-I love new visitors:jump:
Your doing really great, I just finished reading your diary and you seem to have a plan.Congrats on making it to onderland!!!I know I will be happy once I meet my goal.
If I had alot of money to just blow away I wouldnt be overweight-why you might ask-I would be able to go shopping everyday-LOL Everytime I would see myself in a hot oufit I would rethink that chocolate bar or the few slices of cake that I am able to inhale.
Germany has really helped me put on the weight!
First of all everything has a sauce and its so rich with cream-I now live in the city but I was living in the country where I had to drive everywhere-I am a city girl who walked everywhere change my environment and you get a fat lazy woman.
Throw in the kids and a husband who also likes to snack and you have the reason for my weight gain.
 
I'm currently 'obese' according to all the bmi calculators out there, and I really, really hate that I am. So, my next goal will be to get under 30 for a bmi. I
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thats the same goal I'm shooting for - i personally think it's a great goal!!
 
Thanks, guys, for stopping by and for the encouragement! I'm actually updating my progress and ticker a day early this week as we have visitors from America arriving tomorrow and it'll be a pretty busy day.

I'm down another 2 pounds, bringing my weight to 197.5 and my bmi to 30.9. I've been doing really, really well, but I'm worried about how I'll do now that we've got company here and soon we're traveling- two things that in the past have been real diet-breakers for me.

Add to that the fact that on Aug. 1st we land in Malaga, Spain for 11 days of bathing suits, beaches and eating out. I mean, I'm really excited to go, I've never been to Spain... but dreading spending so much time in a bathing suit, plus all the eating out before & during vacation could really set me back (which, again, makes me dread the whole bathing suit thing!).

I don't know how I'll manage to pull it off, but I'm really going to try to not only maintain the weight I've lost (I'd be crushed if I ended up above 200 again), but continue to lose at least a little bit per week. Again, no clue how I'll manage to do it. lol. I just know that I've worked too hard to eff it up now...

*07/20 - quick update - weighed this morning and was down another pound! Since I'm a ticker addict I'm totally updating mine even though I said my thursday weight would be the official marker for the week.
 
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As long as you make smart choices you cna have it all...Ive eaten out 3 or 4 times this week - geeesh - LOL and I just order salads instead of fries and water instead of anythign else - that kinda stuff...You can still eat out nad enjoy yourself as long as you make better choices and i liek to share dessert!!! That way I get to have some and Im not gettin all the cals with it...

I hope your visit goes well with your company and I am so proud of you for maintaing onderland and still losing!!!
 
OHHH I love spain I have been there several times and it gets better with each visit-Well in my single days it did:cool:
It hard to stay on track when on vacation-luckily the spanish have alot of tasty food that may keep you on track. May plan head and think of some of the food you will like to stay away from. I love Paella thats the first thing I use to eat when I got there.You also can get american food there.If you have full or half pension make use of it alot of the hotels have healthy things like musli fruits and yogurt for breakfast and lunch and dinner almost always have nice salad buffets.
 
Ok, back from a long vacation and an even longer time spent with family visiting. The day I left for Spain I weighed 196. Today I weigh 192.5. And with as bad as I was eating-wise, I'm not complaining at all. I guess all the swimming & walking helped balance things out.

It's amazing to me to be so close to being out of the 190s. When I broke 200 I was beyond thrilled, but kind of figured it would take months to get below 190. So far it seems like it's going quickly though.

I'm also getting close to my next goal of breaking the obesity rating attached to my BMI. I think in a pound or two I'll only be overweight... ha... who'd have though I'd ever be happy with that?
 
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Man, I'm getting so bad about updating this. The good news is that I'm still losing weight, albeit a little more slowly these days. I'm down to 189.5 now, so I've finally managed to break that obesity barrier!

So that's the good news...

The bad is that, ever since we got back from vacation, I've felt like I was floundering. You know, sort of exercising... sort of watching what I eat... but only in a half-assed way. I miss the drive and dedication I felt a few months ago. I really, really need it back.

So I thought by posting here and spending a few hours concentrating on what's important... that hopefully I can regain whatever momentum I lost over vacation. Because while 189.5 is a hell of a lot better than my starting point of 220, I've still got a looooong way to go before I'll feel slim & svelte and all that jazz.

Time for me to ante up & get serious once again... wish me luck!
 
The main thing is you are still dedicated to yourself & your goal. We all flounder now & then & wonder why & how we are doing this. Just means you are human.

Congrats on the loss you have had so far & good luck with the future weight you say good bye to! Glad you are here again. :)
 
Down another pound this week and slowly working my way into the 180s. I vividly remember a weigh-in right before having my youngest daughter where I was 185. At the time I was shocked... it not only meant I'd gained 40 pounds during the pregnancy, but it was also the heaviest I'd ever been. Not a week later I gave birth and began the process of working it all off.

And here I sit almost 7 years later hoping to be 185 again (and this time not even pregnant). Gotta love life's little ironies.

In an effort to up my momentum, next week I'm increasing the amount of exercise I'll be doing and trying to cut back on my portion sizes. Yay. But hey, it's gotta be done if I want to ever feel comfortable in my own skin again.
 
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