Getting ready

Wow, I got comments! I was so excited. And I even got one from Angie of Angie all the Way, who is a big hero of mine. What she went through and how far she has come in spite of her obstacles is just amazing to me. Makes me realize I have no excuse to get my butt in gear and do it too. I now can see what people mean when they say having a blog like this motivates them to keep going and the people they meet inspire them and keep them accountable. And I've already found several more blogs that I want to keep up with, including someone in my city.

My official weigh in day is going to be on Wednesdays so I am going to start actually counting points tomorrow. I have been watching things for the past two days and honestly trying to get some bad stuff out of the house (yes, by eating it, I realize that kind of defeats the purpose!). But I have gone to the grocery and have stocked up on healthy food and I am ready to go. I will post all my stats tomorrow along with my points for the day. I am also going to take measurements tonight and hopefully take a better before picture.

Here are the weight loss goals I have now. I am going to work on them for the Biggest Loser challenge and then reevaluate them when it ends and see where I want to go and what I want to focus on then. I know at the moment I am mainly focused on losing weight but I also want to become healthier over the long term. And I honestly don't have an ending goal weight yet because I have no idea where it might be that I'm happy with myself. According to Weight Watchers for a 5'3 person my weight should be between 113 - 141. I think I'd be happy somewhere in that range. I certainly can't remember the last time I weighed even the high end of that so I'm looking forward to getting there.

Weight loss goals:
10% (19 pounds) 176
Wedding weight 165
Closer to 100 then 200 149

Non weight related goals:
Eat less sugar
Eat less processed food
Drink more water/less soft drinks (I love Diet Mt. Dew)
Exercise at least 3x a week