manta515's Journal

Still droppping.... slowly
May 05 2008 14:01

So, I had a weigh-in yesterday and I am down from 145 on Easter to 143.  Only 2 lbs in 6 weeks but hey... its two pounds right, its still a loss.  Plus, I haven't REALLY been trying to keep a 500 cal deficit lately like I was in the beginning, and not REALLY counting, only estimating roughly in my head.  AND, I have upped what I average per day, plus I find that I eat a bit more on workout days.  In my head, I kind of feel like as long as I don't go over maitenance, then I am doing good, and if I am under... bonus.  With not being sure how many cals I am consuming, its hard to say whether I am only actually averaging ~150 cal deficit/day or if I am just in a bit of a plateau, not that it really matters.  I kind of have the attitude of being fairly happy where I am at, while still wanting to drop a little more.  I am now 5 lbs from my orginal goal weight and 8 from my revised gw.  Not too bad.  I also know that I am in the range now that every couple of pounds I loose are fairly noticeable.  I guess as long as the scale keeps heading slowly in the right direction, I should be happy with the way things are going and I guess I mostly am.  I have a bday coming up (32, eek!), so hope to enjoy that day, and can say that I am quite proud of myself for getting my weight back on track after letting it go terribly wrong for the last two years.  I refuse to lose that female midlife battle with weight and hope that I can just keep things on track for the years ahead.  8 more lbs and I am at my "fighting weight" as I like to refer to it.  Plus, I figure if I get really motivated for a few weeks, I could easily drop about 4 lbs in 4 weeks, so that makes me even that much closer.  Maybe at the end of this winter I will work to drop the last bit for the summer and bikini season. 

Of course there is the thought... only 4 more lbs and I will be in the 130's!  Only been there one other time in my adult life.  I guess I will just see how I feel and follow my level of motivation to lose.