They say that when dieting and trying to lose weight, it's good to have goals. It can be hard and frustrating to lose 57 pounds (as I ultimately am trying to do). While my overall goal is to get to 200 pounds, my goal in the Lose It App is 220 pounds. Having little goals to bridge the gap can help.
I am coming up on an unofficial goal: getting under 240 pounds.
It has been about two years since I was that 'light'. I remember that I had gotten the flu and had dipped below the mark. After I recovered, so did my weight, and it continued to climb upwards.
Last year, when I had started in on a weight loss plan, I got discouraged after hitting a plateau around 242. This time around, I also saw a plateau. I wondered if I couldn't get under that level.
But then, with some extra work and really watching food intake, I ticked down to 240.
Watching the scale go down has been exciting. I try not to get hung up on when it goes up or stays the same. I have seen the downward trend and have started to trust the process a bit. When it ticks down to 239, I will know I've broken through one barrier. And then it's on to the next.
