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Hi all. I'm at the one month point exactly today and I've lost 10 lbs. in 30 days. I'm happy with that so far. I have a long way to go yet to get to my long term goal. I wish I was one of the people that lost 30 lbs. in 30 days, but that's ok. The weight didn't come on in two months, it's not going to come off in two months. I'm hoping in the month of May to lose 15 more lbs. THEN, at the end of May, I want to post my before and during pic showing 25 lbs. of weight loss so far. That is my 'short term goal' for May. I would like to be under or at 200 by May 31. I think that's pretty realistic. I am on extended induction.
I started my 'official starting weight' after I figured the quick post maternity weight came off at 224. If I look back to mid November when I gave birth, I was at 260. SO, since November I've lost 45 lbs. (HOWEVER, that includes a 9 lb baby and all that goes along with that).
For some reason, I feel very driven here lately. I find myself double checking the carbs in items, trying to be creative with meals so I don't get bored, really mapping out my meals, pre cutting all my snacks for a few days in advance, etc. I've done Atkins before after my other kids and it's taken a while to get the weight off. I think I feel so driven this time because of the 'you're not alone in this' factor that I get from the website. I hope I can stay as focused as I've been this last week.
I've been really tempted here lately with baking cookies, cupcakes, cakes for birthdays. I just keep repeating my mantra, "IT'S NOT WHAT I'M GIVING UP, IT'S WHAT I'M GETTING". And, thankfully, I seem to be able to step back and see the big picture of what I'm aiming for. It's funny that just by thinking a sentence when I'm tempted that it works, but it does. Or I just go glug a bottle of water.
My goal for May is to lose 15 more lbs., add 20 more minutes of exercise per day, and drink one more bottle of water per day.
Thanks for letting me update.
I started my 'official starting weight' after I figured the quick post maternity weight came off at 224. If I look back to mid November when I gave birth, I was at 260. SO, since November I've lost 45 lbs. (HOWEVER, that includes a 9 lb baby and all that goes along with that).
For some reason, I feel very driven here lately. I find myself double checking the carbs in items, trying to be creative with meals so I don't get bored, really mapping out my meals, pre cutting all my snacks for a few days in advance, etc. I've done Atkins before after my other kids and it's taken a while to get the weight off. I think I feel so driven this time because of the 'you're not alone in this' factor that I get from the website. I hope I can stay as focused as I've been this last week.
I've been really tempted here lately with baking cookies, cupcakes, cakes for birthdays. I just keep repeating my mantra, "IT'S NOT WHAT I'M GIVING UP, IT'S WHAT I'M GETTING". And, thankfully, I seem to be able to step back and see the big picture of what I'm aiming for. It's funny that just by thinking a sentence when I'm tempted that it works, but it does. Or I just go glug a bottle of water.
My goal for May is to lose 15 more lbs., add 20 more minutes of exercise per day, and drink one more bottle of water per day.
Thanks for letting me update.
bless you.
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Congrats!!! We started on the same day and at one point were at the same weight of 260. What a coinkiedink....Keep up the great work and I hope you reach your goal!!
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