Regardless of how far I go in this journey I will never divulge my actual weight to you. Sorry, but after nearly 30 years of battling with the scale I find those numbers to have such a negative influence on my self-esteem that I barely even acknowledge them myself. I realize, however, that they are a way of determining success, so I can't discount them completely.
So, I've decided that I'm going to kind of embrace them for the sake of the blog. Kind of. Though I don't take much stock in things like height/weight charts or even BMI, I do acknowledge that there has to be some easy way to track success. So I'm starting with the number 40, which is the number of pounds I think I need to lose. It's a somewhat arbitrary number - based solely on what I think I should weigh in order to look the way I'd like to look and feel the way I'd like to feel - but it's a number - and I know people like numbers.
Once a week I will weigh in and report to you where I am at. The goal, of course, is that every time I post the number will have decreased. Since I didn't post last week's weigh-in I will do that now - it was...39.
This will be fun, right?
Here is to 39! Keep it up. Remember it is through all of the days, weeks, or months tests that you will see your willpower increase while your number decreases. I have all the faith in you. This weekend, say yes to one less glass of wine or beer and one less no-no food. That in and of itself is a success!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing. Just remember you are and inspiration to so many.
Jen