April

March Results:

March 1 Weigh In: 280.5
March 31 Weigh In: 272.0
Total Lost: 8.5 pounds.
Goal: Came up short by 2.1 pounds

That's fine with me. This is the first 8 pound month for me in a long, long time. But here's the reality. I've been to 272 a TON of times. In order to repeat my 8.5 pound loss, I'll have to break into new grounds - the 260's - and STAY there.

The last weekend was so much fun for me - I got to go to the FAT party with my peeps, I had a surprise party for my cousin, I had an NCAA Elite 8 game in a suite (with unlimited food - yikes), a Red Wings game, Tiger's Opening Day, my birthday, my family over for cake and ice cream (which I had) - you name it. AWESOME weekend.

And you know what I find the best?

I stayed strong through the entire thing. I had a small piece of cake and a scoop of ice cream. But I did so well - I was strong in the suite, I made the best decisions I could - when we went out to dinner for my 'birthday meal' we went to Applebees so I could get my Chili-Lime Chicken Salad (250 cals) and French Onion Soup (150 cals).

This is a good reminder for myself, and anyone else who reads this, that no matter the obstacles you deal with - if you plan ahead and have a bit of pride in what you can accomplish, you can do what you need to do to succeed. Under the past circumstances, I would have *GAINED* five pounds this weekend due to poor choices. I don't feel like I was left out, and I did well.

April 1's weigh in: 272.0
This morning's weigh in: 270.4

I want to lose 10 pounds this month - beat April's 8.5

That would get me to 262.0. Those 10 pounds would be HUGE for me.