Courage or something like that....

I went to WW last night (for the first time in three weeks). It was nice to get back and as always, Tammy and I had an enjoyable evening. She is so positive - she is truly a blessing to be around.

Anyway, our esteemed leader reminded me that this was my last Silver (6 month) membership, which expires on December 31 - because I had boldly stated in July when I purchased it, that I would be at goal by the end of the year. So to that end I have lost - what! - I have gained 3 lbs! Now to make my statement a reality, I will have to lose 3.77 lbs per week, for the next nine weeks - yes I am 34 lbs away.

Now I know it is not realistic to think that I can lose that much weight before the end of the year - and probably not that good for my body. But how close can I come? What goal should I set? Am I setting myself up for failure if I have too ambitious a goal - will it DIScourage me rather than ENcourage me? As I write this I notice that both of those words have COURAGE for a root word. Do I have the COURAGE to push ahead and try to achieve this goal? Is it courage I need, or motivation, or discipline, or something I have not yet defined?

So what I am endeavoring to do is to see just how much weight I can lose, while maintaining healthly principles. My assignment is to:

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day - slosh, slosh, slosh.
2. Buy some of the WW 0 points soups to eat.
3. Limit myself to just the 22 points per day and not eat any of the extra 35 weekly points allowed (she writes as she sips her coffee with a generous splash of French Vanilla Coffeemate)
4. Exercise - cycle 30 min 6x/wk; weight train 4x/wk; yoga 4x/wk; walk every afternoon; meditate daily
5. Read my Weight Loss Advantages card at least twice each day.
6. Receive encouragement

And your assignment, my beloved friends, is to provide encouragement and support.

"On three. One, two, three - Just Do It!"