Nearly There

I am happy to say that though I feared weighing up at my WW meeting due to a week that had more eating on-the-go/eating out than I may have liked, I weighed in at 201.4.  That is 1.4lbs away from my 10% WW goal.  I have found myself rather introspective about how close I am to my goal, and how badly I want to meet it and leave it far behind me.  While the road to weight loss has been a VERY long one, I am finally making the life changes I need to make sure that as I lose, I keep the weight off.  As of today I have officially lost over 20 pounds on Weight Watchers.  It pleases me to say that, and I shush the voice in my head that says "Is that all?"  20 pounds is a significant number and as my BBF Sooz pointed out to me in a recent phone conversation, maintaining a (then) 15 pound weight loss for 2 years is a big deal.  Her words have stuck with me and remind me that while I am still not where I would like to be with my weight loss that I have accomplished something...today that is 20 pounds lost, sure it took me 2 years, but as with many things in life weight loss that lasts is a learning process.  I know "quick fixes" don't have the staying power I want for positive changes in my life.  I HAVE to hit my goal next weigh in.  Participating in Meetups has helped give me some new ideas on changing up my exercise and getting me outside as well.  I enjoy a 6 mile walk with some friendly Meetup folks once week and my family and I will be cycling the nearby Pacific Electric Trail in the late afternoon/evening once a week.  I build in physical activities to my outings whenever possible and focus on choosing Power Foods whenever I can.  Slow and steady wins the race right? ;)