My Weight Loss Goal

Wouldn’t it be nice if I had shared my weight loss goal from the beginning? A-duh Sharelle! *SMH @ myself* Well... here it is:

By April 2013 I want to have lost at least 80 pounds. Sounds like a lot, huh? Well, it is! LOL! I’m not ready yet to share with you my current weight, clothes sizes, etc…  just give me a lil while longer to get use to this blog life. *lol* But I will tell you this… I’m over 300 lbs but under 400 lbs. THAT’S IT! That’s all you’re getting out of me… for now… so stay tuned. J

Anywho, so I’m allowing myself one full year to reach my goal. Which is very reasonable and should be more than enough time to lose that amount of weight. Remember, set reasonable time for your goals. Don’t set yourself up for failure by wanting to lose weight in a small amount of time. It’s just not feasible… or worse, you do it but then gain all or more of the weight back! THE HORROR!! On average, a person can lose up to 1.5 - 2 lbs a week! And that's doing it the "natural" way (cutting calories, drinking water, exercising). So try to plan according to that. Anything more than 2 lbs a week... I guess it could happen but overall the weight should come off slowly and gradually. I have had weeks where I've lost 5 -7 lbs BUT there are also weeks where I've gained. So this is why you must make it a lifestyle change… not a temporary fix. I know we like to see results instantly, but it just isn't realistic. Besides, I want my skin to catch up with body changes and be less flabby/loose as possible. And what about my clothes??! I rather lose gradually so I can buy new & smaller clothing when I can. I know I can't afford to spend hundreds on a whole new woredrobe overnight! That's crazy! (it would be nice... but it's still crazy!) So whatever your goal is, make it reasonable and most importantly, MAKE IT WORK!J

So until next time, HOLLA! ♥

If you would like to share your weight loss goals, have any questions or even advice, please feel free to comment below. I would love to hear from you!