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Wow! I can’t believe that I am in week 4 of the weight loss challenge and I have lost my first (of many) 10 lbs!

This feels great! 🙂

I knew that I would start to notice, once I lost that first 10 lbs, and this is definitely the case. I wouldn’t say that I can tell so much in my clothes, (I tend to wear everything as baggy as possible it seems) but I am definitely feeling tons better already. WooHoo!

Exercising and healthy eating are starting to feel like the habits that will become my life. I wouldn’t say that I’m absolutely there as I know it does take a bit to develop this, but I KNOW that it is coming!

I would definitely have to do say, that the most difficult part for me so far, was just making the decision to really do this and maybe fighting old patterns that first week or so. BUT now that I’m on my way and over that first hurdle, I can see myself going in one direction and not looking back…I KNOW that I am making this change for a lifetime. I’m at 268 and I won’t be in the 270’s again! I’m going to be telling myself this each time the scale sees a new set of digits! 😉

Of course I cannot wait to be under 200! This will be a HUGE deal for me!

How are you doing? Please do check in by posting your comments.

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I’ve discovered that walking to the local grocery store is a perfect thing to do in the morning.  I think I mentioned that I don’t currently have a car and have been very frustrated about this situation until recently. (more on that another time)

I’ve been walking about 30 minutes or so to the grocery store, doing my shopping and then loading my backpack to walk home again. The trick is to not go crazy and put too much weight on my back as I do not want to have a repeat of the earlier back injury that kept me from exercising altogether.  I think I should plan to do this frequently as I need produce and other perishables. When I need to do a bigger shop – for heavier items or a lot of items at one time, I will take the bus to Walmart as I have been doing.

I’m starting to feel much better about not having a car – just trying to have the discipline to wait on this until it makes sense financially AND recognizing that it’s things like this (walking to the grocery store) that are supporting me in the weight loss challenge.

Hmmm…do you think perhaps God knew best when I was praying so desperately for a way to get a car months ago? 😉

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At least to begin with, I am basing my calorie target on what I’ve read in The Biggest Loser book. This is my present weight x 7 and I am actually making this a moving target based on my day-to-day weight. I may modify this as time goes on, but for now I need some good "rules" for the challenge. Having a daily calorie goal and being consistent with keeping a food journal are two things that I believe will really help me to learn to have the discipline that I need to achieve my long-term weight loss goals.

Today, for example my calorie target is:

272 (current weight) x 7 = 1904 calories

I write this number at the top of my notebook page and subtract calories as I record my food throughout the day.

In another post, I will record some examples of exactly what that food diary looks like for me….the good, the bad, the ugly! 😉  So far, so good…not too much ugly goin on around here!