Here we are, another summer, another year passed where I did nothing to help myself.  Yet, I have had a great week of self controlled eating.  A great week of walks with my children.  A great week of chores that keep me busy instead of finding something to snack on.

I wanted to discuss, though, how frustrating it is to see weight loss "stories" on t.v.  Shows like "Today" where they highlight 100+ weight loss.  I need to lose 100+ pounds.  So I watch their tips.  Each smaller portions, cut out soda (don't drink regular, 1-2 diets per day usually), choose this over this.  All in all my eating habits aren't bad.  Which I guess is why I don't necessarily gain much weight (a pound or 2 over the year, etc.)  But I want there to be a solution for me, something I can "CHANGE" in a big way and then start "watching the pounds slip away."  Like there's a key to use to unlock the secret for myself.

There's not.

I am doing the right things, and I'm eating healthy foods (well I could probably eat more fruits and vegetables...) and keeping calorie counts down and choosing exercise rather than laziness. Yet I don't watch the pounds slip away.  Then, as I do this for a few weeks, and I only lose 3-5 pounds, I get frustrated and stop trying so damn hard.

I'm determined not to do that this time. I am determined that 274.8 will be a dusty memory for me soon, and 250 and 225 and 200 will be in my rearview mirror sometime next year.

So I set my goals, again, and I set my mind towards finding the key for myself.

August 10 - my vacation date: 260 (15 pounds gone from July 10)
August 26 (first day of school) 255
October 31 (Halloween) - 240