A Little Bit Traditional : You got this. You can do it. I got faith in you....

I originally started my weight loss journey over a year ago...
Things happened, I fell off the ban wagon...
I gained back all of the 30lbs. I worked my ass off to lose...
I made excuses... My husband was sick, I was stressed to the max, We were a one income family, Hubbs father figure passed away.... All excuses!

With losing weight you have to realize everyday is a new day, a new day to start over, a new day to eat right, a new day to exercise....
A new day to be the person you wanna be!
YOU CAN DO IT!

If I had not given up and made excuses where would I be now? Would I be at my goal weight of 140? Would I be strutting my stuff? Would I be happy in a itsy, bitsy, tiney, wieny, bikini?

These are things I will never know because, I gave up, I made excuses, I wasn't motivated!

Staying motivated is a huge part of making this, long, weight loss journey attainable. Here are some of the things I'm doing to keep me motivated.

Although I have an overall goal of weighing 140, that's a long way off. It could take me a while to reach that goal and I'm ok with that. Yes, I wish it was as easy as snapping fingers but, its not, it's hard work to achieve what you want. I am working away!

So I haven't lost any weight the past 2 weeks and I pretty down but, I am gonna do this and I will win. I am setting mini-goals to get me thought till I make 140lbs. They seem very attainable, at this point and keep up my motivation. Some of my goals are by pounds lost and others are strictly time driven.

20lbs lost- I am gonna get my hair cut. I don't really cut my hair that much. I don't go to the salon every month. I am more of a get my hair cut every six months. It's been way past six months, probably a year... So, imma get my herrr did!

I am currently 5lbs of meeting my first goal.

(At 20lbs. lost you also get a picture comparison)

30lbs lost- We are gonna have a family seafood thing. Growing up on the beaches of Florida, you couldn't help but love it. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE SEAFOOD!!!!! I am kinda undecided on this goal but something will happen when I make it to this point. I am not sure if I should reward my weight loss with food. What's you opinion? Is this a good choice? Work my ass off, literally, to go eat... I DON'T KNOW!

3 weeks from now, Hubbs and I have an opportunity to go to the beach, here in NC. I don't want to feel like a complete beached whale, seal, hippo... I have a goal to lose 15lbs. Yeah, it's 5lbs a week, I've done 5lbs in a week before, I can do it again!

My little brother is suppose to graduate, from BT, in late September. Read my brothers story here. September is also my birthday month. So naturally I have a goal for September! I want to be in the 170's. We will say on weigh in day September 21st, I will be there. That's 10 Saturdays from now. Very attainable!

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Oh, weekend how I miss you!