Never Going Back
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I had lost 14 pounds since I started my diet in the middle of April. Progress over the past few weeks has been slow; but, I have finally achieved my goal of losing 18 pounds. Since I’ve been doing so well resisting snacks, I changed my goal to 23 pounds. I’m not sure how realistic that is since I’ve lost the “easy” pounds from the gut/spare tire that I was beginning to develop; but I want to try to keep the momentum going. Despite being more muscular because of all the running and working out, I’m only about 5 pounds above what I weighted in college which I consider my “ideal” weight. I’ve always struggled to get rid of the last few pounds; but I’m hoping that this time will be different. But, whether I lose the final five pounds or not, I’m still in good shape and ready for the summer. In the future, I need to be more vigilant and not let my weight creep up unnoticed. I’m never going back to the days 10 years ago when I used to be “super-sized”.
I think those last few pounds are always the hardest to lose. You should be very proud of yourself for losing the weight.
Rage: The last few are definitely the hardest. I’ve had good success at getting close but I always end up struggling over the last two pounds or so for a long time. Like most goals I set in life, my weight reduction targets are pretty aggressive. I didn’t carry a cell phone and other accessories (wallet, watch, keys) when I was in college so, if I do make my college weight, I’ll actually be a couple of pounds less. Back then, my close and stuff weighted about five pounds. Nowadays they’re over seven.