Well, it’s getting down to the wire for me. My photo shoot is in exactly 3mo and I have 20lbs to go to reach my weight loss goal of 120lbs. Realizing my shoot is getting closer and feeling somewhat frustrated with my weight loss stall, I decided to reflect on my journey thus far. And you know what I have discovered? I’m actually not doing half bad. The heaviest I got was 162lbs. I was just about to have my hysterectomy and would like to thinks that 40lbs of that weight was the grapefruit-sized tumor I was carrying around. Yeah, nice try.  When I started my serious journey back in January of this year I was at 146.2lbs.  Currently I’m at 140lbs. Now six pounds in 9 months does not seem like very much weight loss, and it’s not. But what I need to focus on is the other 22lbs I forgot I have lost!!!

I was being what I thought was realistic in my goals by buckling down for the next three months and lose another 10lbs before my shoot. After all, I’m pushing 46yrs old and need to be honest with myself, and  it took 9mo to lose 6lbs. Due to my work schedule I have not been able to make it to the gym as much (about 3 days a week) so my workouts are suffering a bit. I discussed my intentions with my trainer and she said something that surprised me…she thinks losing the last 20lbs in three months is totally achievable! I really need to up my cardio back to 5 days a week, no excuses! I need to strength train at least 3 days a week. Done! I REALLY need to up my water intake. That one is going to be hard for me because how my company and set up, we are monitored and timed on phones, breaks, time away from desks, etc. But you know what? My health needs to be made a priority. I will no longer worry about who’s watching me go where and for how long. It is what it is.

Food wise, I need to snack on more fruits & veggies. I do that now, but not nearly as much as I should. I need to eat fresher foods instead of processed (even though it is much easier) and I needs to watch the beer. Another hard one for me since I also write a beer blog. But I think my beer readers will understand if my articles are a bit more sparse (I hope).

Coming to the realization that my journey has been a lot longer and more successful that I thought really jump started my motivation! I’m rearing to go and looking forward to this challenge. And TRUST ME! IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE! But I’m up for it! Always look forward!

Liz