WLWed: Goals

This week's topic is…

What are your weight loss goals?  Do you have some short term as well as long term goals?  Is it to fit in that little black dress?  Or lose a certain amount of weight?  Or bring down your blood pressure?  I hope you'll come and share with us.  Remember it's all about being a community of 3 strands…providing encouragement and support for one another in our weight loss journey.  Together, we can make a difference in our lives.

It's time for another confession…

I am terrible with goals.

I know you're supposed to have them.  I know they are supposed to help you reach them faster.  But I am terrible about setting them.

I have an idea of what I want in my head.  But to actually set goals means planning ahead, which I am also terrible at doing.

Instead of actual goals, I will tell you about the vague ideas that I have in my head.   Sometimes these thoughts are more vague than others.  But here goes the main idea.

Yes, like most everyone trying to lose weight, I really do want to be thinner.  As I have said before, I was very tired of seeing me in the mirror.  I felt fat.  And I hated that feeling.

More than that, though, I wanted to feel better.  I tend to have a lot of back and joint pain.  I was hoping that losing weight would help me feel better.  You know the old saying…desperate times call for desperate measures.  Well that was how I felt.

So how am I doing?

As of tonight's .4 lb loss, I have lost a total of 28 lbs.  I am beginning to like what I see in the mirror.  My stomach is flatter and my muscles are tighter.

Yes, I do feel better.  I did have a bout where my middle back was bothering me terribly.  I think I was doing one of the Pilates moves wrong.  I have since corrected that.  After a couple of visits with the massage therapist and chiropractor, my back feels much better.

Even better though is how I feel about myself.  Losing 28 lbs has given me my self confidence back.  It makes me realize that I am stronger than I thought.  It feels good to be doing something good for myself. 

And you know what my friend?

If I can do it, you can do it.  I promise it's not as scary as it sounds.

Yes, I eat differently now.  But it wasn't as hard to make those changes as I had feared.  I have learned the truth of what my Weight Watcher's leader says, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."  And you can too!

Just remember…

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.  2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

How about you my friend?  What are your weight loss goals?  How are you doing with them?  Link up for Weight Loss Wednesday and share.  Remember…we're all in this together!

Write a blog post it, referencing this post.  Then link up with Mr. Linky below.  Please know, though, that I reserve the right to delete any link that does not conform to the spirit of Weight Loss Wednesday.  You can also join us on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #wlwed. 

Also please remember to visit some of the other ladies as well.  It's very encouraging to know you are not alone in this journey.

Next week's topic is…

Up for discussion!  What would you like the topic to be?  Give me a few ideas.  Then I'll pick one and give you full credit.  I'll make sure to update this post with the actual topic by Monday.

In the meantime, remember….

Quitting is not an option!