New year, new weight loss goals

Well, now that we are officially over halfway through January, it’s probably about time that I post my weight-loss goals for 2011! To begin with, I have a definite goal date, as opposed to the usual “I want to lose 5kgs this year sometime, whenever”.  This year, on March 19th, I am GETTING MARRIED!!! Eeeeek! So, I now need to lose 7kgs by March 13th (so that there is still time for a final dress fitting!).

I plucked up the courage to hop on the scale on January 4th (I was still travelling home on Jan 3rd), and was quite pleased to see that I was at 66kgs – this meant that I had not gained any weight over Christmas (go me). I then dusted off my eating plan, and decided that this time, I am going to stick with it. I got through the first week without too much hassle, and was all excited to see how the scale had reacted. First thing on Monday (10 January) morning, I climbed on the scale and saw … 67!!! What?!?! How?!?!?! I’d stuck to my eating plan!

I spent a little time thinking about this, and ending up remembering that this is not the first time that this sort of thing has happened.  I have a history of having a bad week, and being rather happy that there was no change in my weight (or even a small loss) and then the next week, after sticking to an eating plan, lo and behold, the weight goes up. I have concluded that I personally have a week lag in how good / bad I have been, and I must therefore not be upset about Monday’s weigh-in, but stick to my plan, and see how things go tomorrow (17 January). Also, if I do happen to have a bad week, I must not become complacent when the number on the scale does not reflect this, I must remember that it will take another week to show, and I must therefore be slightly more vigilant when selecting my menu for the week to attempt to counter any gain that may occur.

This week, I have been very good with menu planning and sticking with it. It definitely has helped me that one of my colleagues is on a very similar weight-loss eating plan, and we have coordinated our snack times, so that we don’t feel as though we are alone. It also makes turning down the extra lattes and chocolate offers so much easier when you are not alone! So, thanks C!

On a much less serious note, our little puppy isn’t much of a puppy anymore, and has definitely turned into a little dog… And he now needs to go for runs, rather than walks, which means at least two 3km runs with him every week on top of whatever exercise I am already doing (I have decided that these 20min jogs cannot count as part of my exercise routine, and they will simply be bonus exercise.

I can’t possibly finish off this post without a photo of my newest running partner, so here he is (photo taken from my photography blog, where I am busy embarking on a 52 photo challenge):

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