You know how I was dreading getting on the scale this morning? Part of me wanted to skip it, to just say I'm sick and didn't feel like it, but that's too much of a cop-out.
So I got on the scale, all nervous - and the results:
Last week: 192.4 lb
This week: 192.0 lb
Down 0.4 lb! Despite all that awful food I ate, I still lost almost half a pound. So I'm still going down but I realized something this morning: I've only got two months left to hit my goal weight of 170 lb and losing half a pound a week won't get me there.
This led me to ask myself, do I reset my year-end target weight or do I go hardcore to drop the 22 lb? It's tempting to try some lose-weight-fast solution to get down to my goal but I know I won't be able to sustain any kind of plan like that and it's not worth hitting 170 lb only to gain a bunch of weight back. But I also don't want to short-change myself by changing my goal weight, because that's where I want to be and even if I don't get there by December 31 I still want to get there.
So I'm going to stand pat with my target and just keep working.
I've been toying with the idea of joining Weight Watchers online for awhile now; I know some women who have used/are using this program to great success and I have no doubt it would work for me. The thing is, I feel guilty spending money on this when I still have debts to pay off. My current weight isn't causing me any health-related problems, nor is it keeping me from doing anything I want to do (I'm still running!), so losing weight is for me, not for any other reason. I was planning to join Weight Watchers once my debt was gone, but maybe I should look at the numbers again.
And with all the overtime I put in last week, I'll have a nice paycheque soon and that will help the debt. Surely I can find the money for Weight Watchers?
I'll let you know what I work out.
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