Familiar Refrain

I know this is going to sound really repetitive but I'm trying to get back on the weight loss path again. As it turnes out I did make my goal for the end of January by hitting 291.5 - from which I promptly zoomed right back up to 303!! So frustrating!!

Based on what I see, loosing large amounts (more than 4 lbs) of weight in a short period of time - like 2 weeks - is a recipe for gaining it all back. Although I set myself a goal for loosing 1.5-2 lbs/week I had to cram a lot of that loss into a short period of time - post cruise it was like 2.5 weeks. Add to that my excuse making that it was too cold to walk (temps in the teens isn't really inviting) and it's no wonder I found myself at 303 come the first day of March.

What's a XXLXT to do? Try it again, but this time stay to the 1.5 - 2 lbs per week. So I set myself another goal that by the end of March, the 29th to be exact I'd weigh 297. Today's the day and I weigh exactly 297! Gratz!! My feeling is that in order to continue to loose 1.5 lbs per week I'm really going to need to work at this. The warmer weather (well now only in the upper 20's at night) and the spring change over to more veggies will help.

What I feel I need to work on is being consistant with my eating, i.e. no late night binging, cut out the discretionary sugar, watch the nut intake and stick to AB's eating guide lines. I have vacation starting April 15 where I'll be traveling to visit Mom for a week or so. By April 12 I'd like to be 294 and then hold that weight through the 26th. I'll start the clock again at that point.

After I lost that initial 50+ lbs I really felt great! Since then it's been a "brick wall" never seeming able to get below about 286. I still feel good about loosing the weight but I'm unsatisfied with this "yo-yo" weight process. I'm never going to get over this hump with out some discipline. I know it's in me. It's just a matter of want.