I reached my first goal- I managed to stay on the diet while I was away with my family.  I know this may seem insignificant to some, but to me it’s an important victory.  These were a challenging four days, but I resisted temptation and proved to myself I could do it!

The only bad part about the whole thing is that when I weighed this morning on our home scale, I was up around a lb.  I was really hoping to be down at least a couple pounds..but I weigh-in tomorrow at the doctor’s office (my appointments are on Wednesdays now), so we’ll see what happens.

Whether I’m up or down tomorrow, I will keep pressing on.  I cannot and will not give up this time, I refuse.

Starting a new job as well as starting my last semester of my bachelor’s degree within the next week will add some stress and challenges, but I’m ready and willing to face them.  In fact, I have set a new goal.  I’m going to lose a total of 50lbs by September 30th.  That’s about 20 more pounds to go, in just over 5 weeks, think I can do it?  I know I can. 

Because school is starting, I’ll have free gym access and will start a new gym routine.  This is the first planned exercise I will be doing since I’ve started my weight loss journey on July 4th.  This will help me reach my new goal of losing 50lbs by the end of September!

~Shrinking Kim