I have a birthday next month. I am not what you might call "excited" about it, but it does provide an easy deadline for reaching a goal. I've put on about 4 pounds over the holidays that I need to shed. And another 3 would get me into a weight range I haven't seen in about 6 months. Goal created...
To lose 7 pounds by February 6.
There it is...in writing. That comes to about 1.5 pounds a week. Very do-able. Yesterday, I cut my Dr. Pepper consumption in half from the previous couple of days, which should help a lot. I ran 3.5 miles, did 100 crunches and a 2-minute plank (feeling the effects of the caffeine reduction and the ab work, by the way!). Good start.
Today is Sunday - a somewhat hectic day at our house because of Jeff's position with our church. That hecticness - coupled with my disdain for cooking - has resulted in the routine visit to our local Mexican restaurant every Sunday after church. Today, Jeff and I split an entree. It saved us $10 (that's $40 a month and $480 over a year, BTW). More significant to the current goal, it saved us BOTH a lot of calories and from the temptation of overeating. Baby steps, people. Baby steps toward getting back on track.
I'll keep you posted as we try new things and I work on reaching my birthday goal...
If you have "little things" that help, please share! I'd love to have more ideas for reaching my goal!
Yay for goals! :) They certainly keep me moving in the right direction. Unfortunately I do not have much advice for you, I am struggling with this last 5 pounds (again). Water is my biggest advice. When you want to reach for a snack, have a glass of water, wait 15 minutes and see if you still want it. Don't know if you are a snack addict like I am, but it seems to help (at least a little!). Good luck!
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