Need will power

Happy Birthday, Marie!

It was a quiet day. Tomorrow's weigh-in for me. I seriously doubt I've lost anything in the last week. So we're almost halfway done with the year, and I've kept to my diet for one lousy week- I think it was one week in late April/early May. That is terrible. I had one good week where I kept within my points on each day. The rest of the weeks - not so much.

I've lost 20 pounds, which isn't so bad considering that I didn't stay within my points for the vast majority of the weeks. How about I try to end the challenge with 1 "good" week? That means staying within my points EVERY day, getting exercise and limiting sweets. I will continue to diet after the challenge ends. I still have another 15-20 pounds to go. And I can lose it by 2010. It's definitely do-able. I know what to do; it's merely keeping with it. Easy in theory, difficult in practice.

It's also easy to stall. I really like how one of my friends looks. I got up the courage to ask how much she weighs because I think it would be a good target for me. She looks to be a healthy size 8-10, my height, and not at all anyone would call pudgy/fat. I come to find out she actually only weighs 5 pounds less than me (or at least that's what she said). But she's more muscle. I'm definitely 'fluffier.' So I think my goal is good. I just have to be focused and not succomb to tortilla chips, chocolate, ice cream and any other food that will take me off course.