Well, I'm 2.4 pounds from my goal of 186. And I've been a bit nervous about the whole maintenance thing. And then I started thinking. Do I REALLY want to hit mainenance right before Christmas? (no!) Do I REALLY want to hit mainenance and then have surgery and not be able to exercise for a month? (no!) And most importantly, do I REALLY want to stop at 186? (NO!)
So I have reset my goal weight to 175. This will be a total of 111 pounds lost. I can then set my mainenance weight range at 175-180. I have room for a post-surgery 'bounce". I will be well within my ideal weight range of 173-186 (based on my % body fat and the amount of lean tissue I have).
Is this a copout? Maybe a little bit. I'm just delaying the inevitable foray into maintenance. BUT I think this is a good idea. It sets me up to SUCCEED! I will NOT change my goal again to lower than 175--any lower and I start to look anorexic! But I do feel good about my decision.
It's funny, in the past couple of days I've actually had 2 people who, after commenting on my weight loss and learning that I want to lose 13 more pounds, said "WHERE are you going to find 13 more pounds to lose?" Ummm, in my right THIGH?!?! Seriously folks, I'm not thin by any means. I can certainly find 13 pounds to lose, probably more but I WILL stop there. I just kind of chuckled when they said that. I've also had a couple people say I look like I weigh about 150. I wish!!! But hey, if I LOOK like 150, and my ideal weight according to the charts (useless pieces of paper that they are) is 143, then I guess I look pretty darn good!
The other day at the gym, a woman came up to me and said, "I just wanted to tell you, you look great!" I thanked her, and tried desperately to think of who she was. I realized I had absolutely no idea--her face was totally unfamiliar to me. Maybe I looked confused, but she finally said, "I've been watching you shrink, and I just wanted to come and tell you how good you look". WOW! A total stranger who noticed! That's a new one for me. And at the same time, there are still people who look at me and say, "oh, have you lost weight?" Umm, HELLOOOOO? Yeah, just 98 POUNDS! I cannot imagine someone I know losing that much weight and me not noticing until the end. I guess some folks are just oblivious! Heck, even my FATHER noticed! And he is the least observant person I know!
So I've been debating what to do as a reward for reaching the 186 goal point. I was thinking at first that it had to be pretty spectacular, since I'd never reached my goal weight before. But since I've reset my goal, I decided it doesn't have to be such a big deal. Anyway, I've decided on a pair of Ugg boots. I'm hoping I can go with the short ones, but if they are too tight on my calves, I'll go with the mini ones, that are just ankle boots. I was looking at the skinny girls at my kids' school today wearing theirs, and I'm just not sure the taller ones will be big enough. Unfortunately, I may have to go to the mall to find out. And I NEVER go to the mall during Christmas shopping season! But I've got to try them on before I buy them, so it looks like I don't have much choice.
My mom told me tonite she heard that Talbots may go out of business! WHAT?!?!?!?!?! NOOOOOOOOOO!!! Not Talbots! My favorite place to buy clothes! I guess I have to go and buy lots of clothes there very soon so I can personally keep them in business! If only I needed clothes right now...
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