Revision...

Well, I think that the 181.4 was off for a different reason.

It appears that, depending upon where I place my scale on the bathroom floor, it can sometimes be off by several pounds.

I weighed myself this morning, and at first it said 181.4 again...which I didn't believe, because I was SO good yesterday, and I got rid of a lot of water weight and everything.  So, after I had put it back on the shelf, I took it back down, and weighed myself again.  This time, it said 177.6.  Now, assuming I don't have some disease where I lose 4 pounds per minute...which, if I do, then so long...this means that my brand new scale is either broken, or giving different results depending on where I place it.

This makes me feel a little better...at least I'm not over 180!  But, it also means that I've entered incorrect information into both this blog and Weight Watchers.  I guess that doesn't matter...it will just look like I've lost like 5 pounds in the first week when I've really lost 1.  But I needed to record somewhere that this happened, so that I can refer back.

Anyway, off to have some coffee and get motivated!  Later!

A Plan, a Plan. And Some Goals.

My goal weight is still 145.  I want to accomplish this by the time it gets warm next year...so, we'll say April 1.

I understand now, like I did not last year, that working out for WEEKS may not get me any tangible gain.  As frustrating as it is...I do understand that now.  Also, I need to be SUPER careful about what I eat, and I need to log in to Weight Watchers multiple times per day.  If I follow a correct diet, AND I'm working out, then this has to work this time.

Keeping those things in mind, I want to be down to 160 by the December 31st.  This seems like an awfully gradual slope of weight loss...and I reserve the right to change my goals again if it looks like I'm going to do it more quickly...but I am picking this date because it's a convenient point about halfway between now and April 1, and because I don't know exactly how long it will take me to get to that point where it just drops off.

Those are my "hard" dates.  I have some softer goals as well, that are more just guidelines to keep me on track.  I'd like to be down to 175 by October 1...170 by November 1...and I'd like to be at 150 by March 1.  So, ultimately, I'd like to lose about 5 pounds per month.  I think that's more than reasonable, and I could always lose it faster.

So, how will I accomplish this?  I will log EVERYTHING I eat into Weight Watchers.  I will go for at least a 2.5-mile walk, at least 5 days per week, increasing in half-mile increments as I feel comfortable.  I will need to closely monitor this...ramping up my walk too quickly was what hurt my back before.  I think I will try to do 3 miles after about 2 weeks, and I'll see how it feels.

I also plan to get back into the Slim in 6, and do it RIGHT this time.  Yeah, it's going to BLOW at first.  It's going to be a nightmare, and I'm not going to want to do it.  But, if I follow it and do what I'm supposed to, it should really help me to lose weight.

I will also start back up on the Wii Fit.  This is good for strength-training, not as good for aerobics.  I need to develop a good every-day plan on the Wii Fit, or 2 different plans that I can alternate.

But, I will start with walking.  I want to walk first every day, before I do that other stuff.  I think that's what was missing earlier this year...I was either walking OR doing the other stuff every day, I wasn't doing them both together.  So, I'll walk first, then do the Slim in 6.  After a week or two of that, hopefully I'll be back down to 175, and I can get back on the Wii Fit without it telling me what a fatass I am.

I'm seriously ready to do this.  I'm SO TIRED of always feeling like the fat girl in the room.  I need to be super careful at all of Jacob's school functions...they have a lot of free food and beer, which will wreak absolute havoc on my diet.

Ok!  I'm officially excited.  Carpe diem!  : )

Trials

My god, what a year.

Lots of things have happened since I last wrote in here. My house flooded at the beginning of May, leading to 2 months of chaos while everything was being moved around and repairs were being made. I had just gotten everything back into place (well, as much as possible, considering I was moving soon), when I discovered that I was pregnant. Jacob and I had just gotten excited about it, when I started to have problems, and ultimately I miscarried around early August.  Then, around mid-August, we moved to Atlanta...well, technically Decatur, but still part of the Atlanta metropolis.

So, needless to say...I have not lost any weight.

My plan was to immediately start exercising when we got here...but that has not happened.  In fact, all I have done is GAIN weight since we got here..this morning I'm at 181.4!  UGH!  I don't think that's a true number...I ate really late last night, and I was out with Jacob and friends drinking a lot of beer, so I think I'm both retaining a lot of water and still showing some weight from my late night snack.  I've been vacillating between 182 and 175 since we've been here, so I'm confident that it will go back down tomorrow.  But STILL...that 181 is really getting to me this morning.

I need to get my ass in gear.  I have had excuses since I got here...first we were unpacking, then I was on my cycle, and then I got a really bad head cold that turned into a chest thing.  I'm actually still coughing, but I'm ignoring that because I need to lose some fucking weight.

SO...a plan.  I need a plan, and goals.  As per usual, I will put those in a new entry after this one.  I'm in a new place, I'm eating at home more often, it's September and the weather is lovely, and Jacob and I have talked about getting married sometime in the next year or so...so I have lots of motivation, and lots of things working for me right now.  Let's do this thing!