Week 13 - Counting Down

Only 3 weeks left until this session is over.  No decision about doing the next one yet...

On 9/8 I weighed in at 147.2, which means I gained 0.5 pounds back this week :-(  Ok part of it could have been the turkey sandwich I had before going to my meeting, but I had a feeling I would gain something this week because I strayed off track and did not exercise as much.  I guess it could have been worse...but it could have been better...

Seven more pounds and I reach my 10% weight loss goal, which means I'll have lost 10% of my start weight, which is 16 pounds.  They give you a keychain when you reach this goal :-)  I'm not so sure I can do that in 3 more weeks, which means I may have to start the next session.

Keep moving forward.

With that I am still torn about doing the next session after this one.  It's something that will definitely be something plaguing my mind for the next few weeks.  And yes, you'll probably keep hearing about it until I can finally make up my mind.

Learn something new this week:  I am an epic failure at yoga.  I'm not graceful.  I'm not poised.  I'm not even balanced.  I may still give it another go later, but I need to buy a real beginner's DVD, not a "beginner's DVD who already know what's going on".

What week am I again?

Wow my weeks are really screwed up somewhere... My last weigh in on 9/1 was week 12, which means I only have 4 weeks left in this round...

As I said on 9/1 I weight in at 146.8 pounds, meaning I lost another 2 pounds and reached my second milestone, which is to lose 5% of your starting weight.  I've lost a total of 9.4 pounds so far, and if I lose 7 more pounds I'll reach my next milestone which is 10% of my starting weight.  I don't know if I can do that in 4 more weeks but I'm sure gonna try.  I'm very happy with myself at the moment and hope I can continue feeling this way while trying to lose the weight.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to hit another plateau soon which will probably bum me out...

My next debate to think about is whether or not I want to sign back up after this round ends.  I'm down 10 pounds, but I want to lose 10 more, and although I've learned the tools to eat better and exercise, I'm not so sure I can do it on my own.  I don't know if I'll be one of those people who, if left alone, would run amok and ruin all of the progress I just made.  I know that going to the meetings and having a steady place to weigh myself has really helped me stay on track and stay focused.  Can I do that on my own?  I know it will cost money and I'll have to become one of 'those' people who have a meeting every week.  I feel worse knowing certain people don't want me dieting at all and worry that it will just cause more fights between us.  Or that every person I joined with before has quit, making me feel more alone at meetings.

So I'm not really sure what I want at this point...and I'm not sure how to go about deciding on it.

Learn something new this week:  Actually I haven't learned how I could stop going to my boot camp class and lose more weight than when I was going.  No, it's not because I was gaining muscle either!  But I am sleeping better now that I am not going, so I guess there is a plus side.