WW - Day 78 The Bronze key ring for 10%

Woo hoo! To date I have lost 28 pounds! I passed my 10% and got my bronze key ring (is it really bronze? it's unnaturally shiny and sort of reminds me of molten neon...)

Now I need to set my ultimate goal: I want to weigh 190.

In the last 11 weeks I have averaged 2.5 pounds per week. Going at that rate I could pass 70 pounds by New Years day, but I know my weekly rate will get smaller over time -- maybe even sooner than I think.

Do not set unreasonable goals!

I want 40.8 pounds for my birthday, which would put me at 233. That is 12.8 pounds in 8 weeks, which is 1.6 per week. It is possible. I'll see Mom and Starr again around my birthday. Maybe I'll be 40 pounds lighter than the last time I saw them in April.

I had thought I wanted 55.8 for Christmas, which would put me at 218. That would be 1.6 pounds per week through the most brutal time of the food consumption year. (And if Obama loses the election, we could see some depression eating, too!) Perhaps my Christmas goal shouldn't be that aggressive. I need to see where I am by my birthday. I need to figure out how I'll get my daily exercise during the fall.

Celebrating 28 pounds today, I focus my attention now on the obvious mini-goal of 30 pounds. I can't wait to be able to say, "I've lost 30 pounds this summer!" -- how cool will that be???

Yes, I'm excited...and motivated to move forward, leaving my fat clothes behind!