Too lazy to think of a title :)

Date: 05/06/2010

Starting Weight: 219.6

Current Weight: 155.5

Goal Weight2: 155

Final Goal Weight: 145-150

Loss Since Last Weigh In: 1.3

Total Weight loss: 64.1

Pounds left to lose: 0.5

I’m making steady progress still. Seeing 0.5 pounds left to lose, until I reach my second goal is a hard pill to swallow. I just want to be there! 10.5 pounds until I have made my final goal. I am so excited and pushing myself harder than ever. I have just started running on my own and cut out the walk with my parents. I do enjoy the time with them and encouraging them, but it just wasn’t enough of a challenge and I need to start pushing myself athletically. This is a whole new world and experience to me. I actually like running more and more every day. It’s a nice little time where I can push myself mentally and physically. I won’t claim to be an all star runner, but I am already a long way from where I started a week and a half ago. I can only imagine with the right training tools where I could be a few months from now. Let’s not forget the old school 80’s abs DVD after my run. It’s a nice little cool down for my heart rate and that extra something I need to really tone my body.

Now let’s touch on a little subject that sadly I am just experiencing! It’s one thing or another to have a roommate or family members in your life that aren’t doing the diet (Medifast) that you are. That is a hurdle that I had to overcome, just the added temptation of having food in the house you can’t have but are forced to look at. It takes a lot of constant mental reminders of why you are making the commitment in the first place.

I recently just started dating, now that’s a whole new world. How do you tell someone about this big thing in your life that is a sensitive subject? On your dates do you come off as high maintenance and be picky about sticking to the diet? In the end there are no right answers. What worked for me was on the first date to order the most “health conscious” thing I could without coming off as one of those women who will only order a salad. I am the type of person who likes to put all my cards on the table. I have already told him about Medifast, also the fact that I am a health coach makes it an even bigger part of my life. If you feel comfortable with your date, open up to them. Maybe don’t go into all the gory details of how overweight you used to, but if this man or woman is worth your time they will embrace your new lifestyle and try their hardest to accommodate it. Hopefully I will be a good few pounds below my second goal weight by next blog. Keep up the good work! Oh I also thought I would update with a couple pictures I took this morning.