Great first day!

Yesterday went really well!  My eating was really good!  I went to Starbucks last night for Mom's Night Out with my MOPS group.  I really wanted a Mocha Coconut Latte and and oatmeal cookie, which is what I usually get, but I stuck to brewed decaf and used my Truvia and fat free creamer.  No treat.  It was fine.  I enjoy the conversations I have with my mom friends, so I didn't even miss all the extra fat and calories I could have consumed.  Although, I may make that a reward at some point, because I do love them, and I am not telling myself I can never have them again, but not as often as I would like to have them.  I am going to have to balance things like that.  Stuff that I like to enjoy occasionally,  but cannot go overboard with.  Generally, I don't have Starbucks very often.  That will be a treat for me, but not all the time. 

I got there early last night, so it gave me a chance to make up a chart.  I have 24 weeks to lose 36.6 pounds.  Funny that I started yesterday, a Tuesday, and picked my ending date as my husband's Birthday, Dec. 20, which is also a Tuesday.  As I said , I need to lose about 1.6 pounds per week to hit that goal date.  I wrote out every week, and what my weight needs to be to be on track for that goal.  I know that some weeks I will lose more, some weeks I will lose less, and I may hit a plateau or 2, but it will give me an idea of where I am at in the grand scheme of things.

I also want to make a rewards chart.  Give me something to work towards!  My first goal is, again, 198.  One pound below what I weighed when I graduated from Pitt.  The next one after that is 192, which takes me out of the obese range on the BMI Index.  It will also be my lowest adult weight.  The lowest I got before putting some weight back on was 192.2.  This will be a big one for me!  After that will be 185, and then go down in 5 pound increments.  If I hit my goal of 170 by my husbands Birthday, I will get jewelery for Christmas!!  And, I would like to go to The Cheesecake Factory for out anniversary on the 27th.  Lots to look forward to!

I weighed in today at 205.8.  Down a little from yesterday!!  My muscles are sore from my work out yesterday, and it feels good!  I did Holly Perkin's 20 Minute Sweat today, and I loved it!  I will definitely add it to my list of favorites!  I am still optimistic for hitting my ultimate goal!!!