Resolutions Revisited

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That's the goal, here's how the first week has gone: AMAZING!
-Down 4.6 lbs (water weight melts off at the beginning really easy, but I'll take what I can get)
-Went down each day this week except one (where I stayed the same as the day before)
-Continued to go down despite going out to dinner and dessert with Michelle, having cake and ice cream for Michael's birthday, and going out to dinner for Michael's birthday
-Under 150 again!  (Started at 151.4 on Dec. 31, now at 146.8 on Jan. 7)
-Only 16.8 lbs to go!  Exactly 3 months to get it done, need to average 5.6 lbs/month or 1.4 lbs/week
-Feeling a little thinner when I look in the mirror
-Not snacking as often
-Not drinking as much coffee
-Thinking positive (which is easy when the weight is coming off quickly and easily), January's Health Goal

As exciting as it is to give such a great report this week, I need to be realistic with myself and know that these types of results are limited to the first 7-10 days and I will see a leveling off in the weight loss to more reasonable numbers each week.  However, I do love the rapid water weight loss to give me motivation and excitement to keep going.  :)  Next week I would expect to see 2-3 lbs lost, and following that I would expect 0.5-2 lbs lost each week (if I stick to my appropriate calorie allotment).

Challenges coming up...

Next weekend we're going to Minnesota to visit Nate, that will be a decent amount of eating out plus "vacation" mindset.  Michael and I have already discussed a few ideas to help with road trip weight gain.  We talked about packing healthy snacks for the car, not just junk like we usually do: carrots, apples, tangerines, celery with peanut butter and raisens, babybel cheese, yogurt, beef jerkey, and granola.  I've gone out twice this week and still managed to lose weight, so choosing the right menu items will also be key.  I think being out and about will help as well.  I tend to snack a lot at home because I'm home all day and it's convenient.  I think not having snacks readily available (or only healthy ones) will be good.  The trip is really my biggest challenge coming up, I got through Michael's birthday week fine and the rest of January should be fairly easy.  I'm going out to dinner with Nate's girlfriend, Kaydee, who lives here in Wichita on Tuesday.  But after being successful at two dinners out in the last week, I'm feeling confident in my restraint and healthy choices.  Still, I'm going to try to gear us towards a healthier restaurant and check the menu ahead of time for a good healthy option.  :)

Hope you all have had a good first week in the new year!  Stay tuned for another post soon featuring a couple new Christmas presents and my relaxing morning.  :)