Goals

I think it's really important to have a goal in mind. I think it needs to be more of a broad goal that a super specific one. AND I don't think it should be based on numbers, specifically weight. This past Friday was the 3 week mark of the 8 week challenge. I knew Elaine was going to be doing measurements so I made sure to weight myself that morning. When I did, I was very sad to see that I had only lost 5 pounds. I thought "What??? but I've worked SO HARD and feel so good... that just can't be right"... so I was kinda bummed throughout the day but I have been told enough times that its the measurements that matter not the weight, so kept telling myself not to worry until there was something to worry about! Soon enough the end of the work day came, and Elaine came over - and we went through all the measurements one by one and I had lost everywhere!!! To the tune of 7.5 inches I might add!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy shit right???? Its crazy amazing and feels SO good!!!!! - so in there lies my point... do NOT let that scale run you.... I am the WORST!!! I told myself that I am only going to weigh myself once a week..... that's it... cause I know me, and I'll obsess about it... over every little pound or half pound or whatever!!! KEEP OFF OF IT!!! Opt to measure yourself instead and go by that.... I mean no one knows (well maybe Elaine does) how much muscle weighs in comparison to fat and when you work out you gain muscle mass... so your weight may not fluctuate at all for awhile, OR depending on where you are at it may even go up!!! - this is my theory on myself, and I keep forgetting to ask Elaine if there would be any truth to it, but because I have worked out in the past I think maybe my muscles are bouncing back quickly... I read before that muscles actually have memory so if you've built those muscles up before, they will come back faster than if you hadn't ever built them.

ANYHOO - my goals..... my first goal is to be under 200 pounds.... there are charts and calculations that tell us for our height what we should way. BULLSHIT.... I group that in with "they" because they don't know YOU personally.... every one is built differently... I have 6 very close girlfriends and we are all probably within one inch of height of each other but we are all remarkably different shapes. Even if we all were at 5% body fat there would still be one bigger than the other, one curvier than the other one, and so on and so forth. Don't pick a solid #... I don't think we can ever know what were are 'supposed ' to weigh. But I know I want to be under 200 pounds! That's a good benchmark, and beyond that - I'm just going to wait and see where I end up. - But I think it has been almost 10 years since I have seen my weight under 200. When I make it there, I'm probably going to cry and scream and walk around naked for 2 weeks.

Second goal.... I have a belt. I have a belt that I really love... that I bought on one of my other weight loss attempts, that will go GREAT with the goal jeans that Lindz gave me, and will go FABULOUS with a pair of shoes that Jen bought for me.... now all I need is a wicked top to go with everything else... and then of course someone to take me out when I'm all ready.   :-)

Those are my goals for starters... OH!! I should have mentioned too.... my first first goal is to win this 8 week challenge!! - then I get to keep Elaine for longer and reach my other goals sooner! YAY!! - its practically already done! ha ha ha ha ha!!!... a little cockiness never hurt anyone right... emphasis on little. tee hee hee. But also note I did not put a time frame on these goals.... as I said before there is no hurray! You wanna be healthy about it and keep it off, you have to do it right.... and the last thing you need to is to put unnecessary pressures on yourself!