I woke up 4.2 lbs lighter than I weighed last night- so it looks like I will have to be doing my final weigh in at night-time. I know the kickstarter goal is to lose 6.76 lbs (162.2 lbs) but I would like to make it my own personal goal to be 4% of today's morning weigh in which would total 158.2 lbs by February 8-9.
I got down to 159 lbs before Christmas break, and at 5'7" I finally felt "average" and "healthy." My fiance fought with me when I weighed myself this morning because I got excited that I didn't really gain a full 10 lbs over break (5.8 lbs is still nothing to be proud of gaining). He worries this weightloss journey will never end between last year and our wedding (July 1st 2017). he believes this journey is going to damage my mental health. Therefore, I want this week's short term goals to be as healthy and pro-body image and mental health as possible. I don't want to focus on the numbers on the scale but focus on small little habits I can be adopting along the way to a happier and healthier me.
Short term goals for January 12th - January 18th
1. Drink 100 oz of water per day (4 full thermos waterbottles)
2. Get 2 hours of any form of exercise this week. This includes sexercise because, yes, I am that sedentary. Each 20 minute interval of exercise counts toward my "f21 pot".
3. Say one good thing about my body, to myself in the mirror, each morning.
Money motivates me for weightloss. Money motivates me for... just about everything. I mean, I am currently throwing away my 20's to work 60+ hours a week to get my doctorate... so that one day I will have (you called it) money. Therefore, I am going to add the incentive that for each day I do one of my goals $1 goes into my "forever 21 pot for cute new clothes". I have the potential to save $21 by the end of the week IF I AM FLAWLESS.
I could really use new slacks... or new booties (since all of my current booties heels are coming off). Decisions decisions.
Today is Tuesday, Day one. Today is also day one of my 10th semester in graduate school (3 semesters left after this one! I am 77% done!). I really think I am going to like Tuesdays and hope I find the time to post a blog each Tuesday morning. Today, I work on campus 8am-1pm, take cognitive & affective 1-4pm, then work another 3 hours. I am hoping that I can toughen it out and walk the three miles home for some exercise tonight but I have been a baby about the cold recently and do not know if I will have what it takes. Maybe the forever 21 pot will motivate me to walk my ass home. There's nothing better than a long walk outside after an 11 hour day, right?
Don't wish me luck, wish me inspiration. Have a great start to your Tuesdays, everybody!!!