Weigh-In Wednesday

Note to self: with these weekly pics of my feet, I should to do a home pedi every Tuesday night ;)

And there we have it. Down 1.2 pounds this week, 3.4 pounds total.

Not the happiest camper around. A 1.2 pound drop in one week is okay, but I'm aiming for 2. Given that this is week 1 and I haven't missed a workout or gone over my calorie limit, I expected a better number. I always lose quick in the beginning and then it slows down. If I am only losing 1.2 now... I'm starting to worry about how long this quest to 150 is going to be. 

***Side Note*** Full disclosure: yesterday I weighed myself and was 201, and I am supposed to start my TOM today or tomorrow, so that could account for the less than impressive number. But it's still not fun to see...***End of Side Note***

Oh, that's right, I decided last night that my official goal weight is going to be 150 (which will be a 55.6 pound weight loss). I think that is entirely possible, given that I got down to 145 at the end of my sophomore year of college (after a semester of healthy eating and daily workouts). To be in the 140's again would be great, but I don't want to aim for a number my body may not be able to get to anymore. I worked out with a personal trainer 4 or 5 years ago when I was in the 160's and could never get into the 150's (probably because I worked at a school and the number of calories in the teachers' lounge rivaled Willy Wonka's factory), so it'll be hard enough to get to 150.

Speaking of weights I've been, I got pretty bummed yesterday when this popped up when I submitted my food/exercise diary on MyFitnessPal last night:

While I can't wait to be in the 180's and 5 weeks doesn't seem TOO far off, the thing that bummed me out is that 188 was the weight I got to when I dieted for all of December (I dropped 8 pounds total, not an easy feat for Christmastime!). I cannot believe that I gained nearly 20 pounds in 6 months, and that it's going to take at least 6 weeks of healthy eating and exercise just to get back to where I was when I gave up last time.

I guess this is a good reminder that even if I am not losing at the rate I want, at least the number is going DOWN and not up.