WW - Day 340 Busting through

Boy, I love the milestones:
I now weigh under 200 pounds! Woo hoo!!!

I got to 199.8 at the weigh-in this Saturday, which means I am now under 5 pounds to my WW lifetime member goal. I have lost 74 pounds in the last 48 weeks.

My next milestones are as follows:

(1) Cross the 75 pound mark by next Saturday.

(2) Get to 195 before my 1-year WW anniversary on June 7.

(3) Successful 6-week maintenance period to get lifetime membership.

After that, I will want to set further goals for the future, which involve fitness and strength. I would love to see myself take a long bike-trip. Or do a long-distance walk. Or perhaps swim x-number of laps. Basically, I want more strength and better muscle tone.

FOOD: Minor struggles from time to time, but we are enjoying very good and interesting food for the most part, and the spring/summer bounty is almost upon us. This keeps me looking for better options. Example: last Friday I did not have fruit for breakfast or lunch, so in the afternoon I was really craving something. I walked by my usual haunts downtown to White's market and picked up a banana, some pineapple, and some strawberries. This is a total change from my previous behavior, and it seemed like the most knee-jerk choice. It wasn't something I had to talk myself into -- it was what I wanted.

MOOD: Ever since the weather has improved, I've been able to get exercise again on a regular basis. In fact, sometimes after dinner I'll take a second walk! I just feel like I HAVE to do it -- and this makes me happy. I've also got a new bike seat and have made some rides to work in the last couple of weeks. The kids and I did a 4 mile circuit from Pauline to S. Seventh to Scio Church to Maple to Pauline, which was fun. But now there is construction at Stadium and Pauline so I want to avoid that whole mess. But my spirits are up. I feel much better about myself -- a little bit more forgiving, kind of happy about what I see in the mirror, etc. Things are good and I feel like I can do anything I set my mind to right now. Woo hoo!!!