Little by little...

I decided on New Years Day (yes, how very cliche of me) that it was time to make a change. I'm not happy with my weight. Haven't been for years. I decided it was time to get myself in gear and start losing the extra weight. So, as New Years resolutions often do, it started out all sunshine and roses and as the weeks and months went by the motivation went away too.  I still wanted to lose weight, I still wanted to make a change, I just wasnt' willing to actually do anything about it.

Well, about 3 weeks ago I decided (again, for only the 100th time) that the weight was not going to magically melt itself away.  I could haul myself in for one of those surgery's but then they stick needles in you and I am completely and totally opposed to that.  So, I will do this the old fashioned way.  I will have small goals, I will celebrate the small losses and I will keep myself motivated along the way.

My stats so far:

Since New Years I have lost 20.5 pounds.  I lost about 16 of it early on and 4.2 lbs I have lost in the last 3 weeks since joining Weight Watchers. It's a good program.  It works. It only works if you actually follow the guidelines of the program. There's a commitment aspect to it and I just need to stay committed. All together, I need to lose about 85 pounds from my starting weight. That's a lot of pounds. Right now I am focused on the 27.4 pounds I need to lose to get to my first goal.  I will get there. I would like to get there before our cruise but I am not focused on that. I will just focus on getting there eventually.