Welcome to Dietbetters!

Hi All -
I'm back. I was doing pretty well updating my blog at the end of last year - but when I joined a Dietbet at the beginning of the year, I started updating there and not here. Well, I've fixed that. I pulled all my updates from Dietbet and put them into my journal. You'll see some of them are short, some are long, but all reflect where I was on that particular day.

I'm happy to report that thanks in large part to the dietbet, I have lost almost 10 lbs since the beginning of the year! This is the most I've lost since moving to Memphis (and i'm almost down to the weight I was when I moved to Memphis and began eating ALL the barbeque). I'm really happy with my progress and I can't wait to see how things progress.

I've got a 10% loss goal by the end of the 6-month Dietbet (about 25 lbs before June 30) -- but I have my sights set a little higher. I'm turning 30 in May and want to be below 200lbs (for the first time since... elementary school?). That means I have about 40lbs to lose in 3.5 months. It's a stretch, I know. But honestly, I'll just be happy to get close!

Welcome to all that are new to the blog. Please leave a comment to let me know that you're here!

Progress, Not Perfection

Today was a nice reminder that this is not about PERFECTION, but rather about PROGRESS. The last couple days have been tough depression-wise. Yesterday, I ended up binging... my boyfriend says that it was a "small" binge (800 calories) -- but it was a binge nonetheless. BUT. This morning, I got on the scale and I had lost 1.6lbs since last week. It doesn't have to be perfect to show results. Obviously I'm not encouraging binging -- but remember -- that even if it happens, you need to jump back on the wagon and keep going. I had a small dinner last night and I'm back with a healthy breakfast and I'm determined to keep the losses coming. I'm just shy of 10lbs lost (for this dietbet) and almost to my lowest weight of my adult life. I've got nothing to scoff at, even if I lost control for a bit yesterday.

Hang in there, everyone. Happy Tuesday!