210!

So I am pretty ecstatic about this number.  When I first stepped on the scale I saw 227.  Scary.  That is 17 lbs since January 4.  This is excellent, healthy weight loss.  I am super proud of myself.  I just spent the morning calculating my projected losses for the next year and a half.  I am pretty pumped about it.   I am calling it the 85 week challenge.  Silly?  No.  A test in patience.  YES!  If I have to name one struggle I have had the last 3 months, it would not be a binge, an overindulgence, or anything like that, its my patience.  I want to see 5 lbs lost per week, instead of 1.  Completely unrealistic.  I know.  But still, this has been a test of patience.  For my personal sanity, I need to think of this journey in a more concrete way, so here is to my.

85 week challenge.
You will notice that I have allowed a 1lb  weight loss per week.  Nothing unrealistic.   I compare the numbers to my actual weight loss and so far, I am celebrating.  I am not projected to be at 210 until April 25, that is huge!  So yay me.   The weights highlighted in yellow mark major benchmarks for me.  Here they are.  I have also changed my goals based on realistic and attainable goals.  Considering my progress.  

I am doing very well. 

Which calls for a little happy face.

#1 5% of body mass lost
#2 10% of body mass lost
#3 Weight when I met my husband.
#4 Weight the fall of first year of teaching
#5 Weight the first time I lost a ton of weight
#6 Goal I never achieved
#7 Any number below this is fine by me.
#8 Finally fit number.

Projected weight Loss per	Week	Date
227	1	4-Jan-2010
226	2	12-Jan-2010
225	3	18-Jan-2010
224	4	24-Jan-2010
223	5	1-Feb-2010
222	6	8-Feb-2010
221	7	9-Feb-2010
# 1 BENCHMARK 220	8	14-Feb-2010
219	9	21-Feb-2010
218	10	28-Feb-2010
217	11	7-Mar-2010
216	12	14-Mar-2010
215	13	21-Mar-2010
214	14	28-Mar-2010
213	15	4-Apr-2010
212	16	11-Apr-2010
211	17	18-Apr-2010
210	18	25-Apr-2010
209	19	2-May-2010
208	20	9-May-2010
207	21	16-May-2010
# 2 BENCHMARK 206	22	23-May-2010
205	23	30-May-2010
204	24	6-Jun-2010
203	25	13-Jun-2010
202	26	20-Jun-2010
201	27	27-Jun-2010
200	28	4-Jul-2010
199	29	11-Jul-2010
198	30	18-Jul-2010
197	31	25-Jul-2010
196	32	1-Aug-2010
195	33	8-Aug-2010
194	34	15-Aug-2010
193	35	22-Aug-2010
192	36	29-Aug-2010
191	37	5-Sep-2010
# 3 BENCHMARK 190	38	12-Sep-2010
189	39	19-Sep-2010
188	40	26-Sep-2010
187	41	3-Oct-2010
186	42	10-Oct-2010
185	43	17-Oct-2010
184	44	24-Oct-2010
183	45	31-Oct-2010
182	46	7-Nov-2010
181	47	14-Nov-2010
# 4 BENCHMARK 180	48	21-Nov-2010
179	49	28-Nov-2010
178	50	5-Dec-2010
177	51	12-Dec-2010
176	52	19-Dec-2010
175	53	26-Dec-2010
174	54	2-Jan-2011
173	55	9-Jan-2011
172	56	16-Jan-2011
171	57	23-Jan-2011
# 5 BENCHMARK 170	58	30-Jan-2011
169	59	6-Feb-2011
168	60	13-Feb-2011
167	61	20-Feb-2011
166	62	27-Feb-2011
165	63	6-Mar-2011
164	64	13-Mar-2011
163	65	20-Mar-2011
162	66	27-Mar-2011
161	67	3-Apr-2011
# 6 BENCHMARK 160	68	10-Apr-2011
159	69	17-Apr-2011
158	70	24-Apr-2011
157	71	1-May-2011
156	72	8-May-2011
155	73	15-May-2011
154	74	22-May-2011
153	75	29-May-2011
152	76	5-Jun-2011
151	77	12-Jun-2011
# 7 BENCHMARK 150	78	19-Jun-2011
149	79	26-Jun-2011
148	80	3-Jul-2011
147	81	10-Jul-2011
146	82	17-Jul-2011
# 8 BENCHMARK 145	83	24-Jul-2011
144	84	31-Jul-2011
143	85	7-Aug-2011

I know this may be a little psycho but considering that I am a freak for data analysis and goal setting, this works for me.  I can't just get up and decide hey, I am losing weight.  I need to track my food, workouts and analyze the data to change habits. When I realized that the data would help me progress I became unstoppable.

Do you set time period goals that are attainable and realistic when it comes to weight loss?