off the blog, but not off the wagon

I haven't posted in almost a month...and with good reason! Actually, I have no valid excuse at all, so let me jump right in and i promise I'll try to keep up with my 5 fans :):

Right after my last post, I gained 2 lbs. Yes, this is a rollercoaster so I expect not to be perfect every week, but when you think about how weight loss works (3500 calories = 1 lb), its actually pretty ridiculous that I gained 2 lbs in one week. that means I consumed 7000 more calories than I should have. YIKES! actually its more than that...because i could've maintained without those 7000 calories, but not lost. I sort of know where I fell off (damn work birthday party + calzone + slippery slope).

Then - amazingly, I lost those 2 lbs the next week and then lost ANOTHER 2 lbs the week after that!! I am amazingly impressed because 1.) I went out of town (rest stop food = NOT healthy; mom's house = NOT healthier!) and 2.) I didn't exercise much (I did dance with my Wii!).

This week though, I maintained. I guess its not bad....and I certainly know WHY it happened (6 cans of POP - I KNOW! in 2 days...plus another day that my memory has apparently blocked out - I just remember it was bad). Nonetheless, I'm committed to this process so I'll continue to be mindful of what I am putting in and doing to my body.

My goal is to lose 10 lbs in the next 5 weeks. Totally doable, I think. Why 5 weeks? I'm trying to be 174 by the 4th of July. I'm going home to Detroit, and would LOVE to show my parents and weight loss challenge partner my amazing transformation.

YAY to progress, even with its setbacks...

What new goal have you set? I encourage you to push yourself!! Test those limits!