Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown

My next mini weight loss goal is to be down to 175 by December 30. That's still three months away, and completely doable.

But my darling husband has thrown down the gauntlet. He has challenged me to meet that goal a month early---by Thanksgiving. Yikes! I'm gonna have to really kick it in gear if I want to do that.

Everyday workouts. Cutting calories even further to 1400 a day. Whew! I'm hungry and exhausted just thinking about it.

Even more than Troy's challenge is my own personal challenge. We are having our family pictures (including extended family on my side) taken for the first time in nine years. And I haven't weighed 175 lbs since before I got married---over 13 years ago. The first 20 lbs haven't really made a huge difference in my appearance---that I can tell anyway. Some of my pants are looser, and I've had people mention to me that they can tell I've lost weight. But it's not something I can see. I would imagine 42 lbs gone would be more obvious. Even to me. So this is one goal I'm anxious to reach.

The big question is, can I do this even with our October travel schedule? I'm not sure. But I've at least got to give it a try.

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