manda7870's Journal, 08 October 2007

I'm goin' down, down, down! I'm goin' down, down, down! Like the song says. I DID IT!!! I reached my first 10% goal this week. I lost a total of 6 pounds this past week. I needed to lose 4 and change to make it. I really think keeping that goal in mind helped me. It motivated me to workout with gusto (until our less than 2 month old treadmill broke on Thursday :( ). It also gave me the strength to say no to a very persistant co-worker with a dozen, hot fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts this week. For those of you who may not have them in your area, they are like sin in a box when they are just made and still warm. They literally melt in your mouth. I've never had a pastry product do that before but they do! Of course, they are 5 points each and he was not taking no for an answer but I flat refused to even look at him past a certain point. I also made it through a family reunion which was pretty easy. Filled up on raw veggies and FF dip that my step-mother brought. Tried to eat sensibly with the other foods there. You know BBQ meat but no bun. No potato salad or slaw. I took 4 bites of the various desserts on hand. I feel really good about allowing myself to eat "real world" food in sensible portions with a little care and caution and still being able to make my goal. So I've decided perhaps I need small goals to keep me going each week. Ok, this week I'm shooting for my 50 lb. lost mark. I'm at -44.6 right now. I believe I can do it this week. It will be the most I've ever lost. I'm going to do it and then have a giant fatsecret.com celebration and everyone reading this is invited :) Wish me luck! Also, any ideas on who in the world can fix treadmills???? Here we go!!! Have a great week all!