Monday! A week so far

Week 1 and I'm down 3.7 pounds!!!  WOO HOO!!!


That is way more than I expected but what a great boost!  This has been a challenging week in lots of ways that have nothing to do with losing weight.  I was sure any loss would be meager at best because I've not been able to even get on the gazelle, I have had 'fast food' a few times, and even at home I've eaten more of foods I know I should keep to a minimum.  I will not say "avoid" because what I'm doing isn't about deprivation, it's about changing my life, having a new lifestyle!  So, if I want something high fat, decadently sweet, or fulls of preservatives and other non-food additives that are more and more being found out to add on the pounds, then I will have it ~ but the key is in having a smaller amount of it.  The key is to have just enough to satisfy but no more than that.


The only thing I can say that I have done every day this last week is this:


I have, at least once each day, actually thought about what I did or was doing that day to stick to my goal of losing 2 pounds per week.  


So I believe keeping a conscious level of thought about your goals throughout your waking hours is an important step to meeting those goals.