Better than I deserve

Just had my first official weekly weigh in for three weeks, and up less than half a pound from where I left off. Although this is time that could have usefully been spent losing another three to five pounds, more or less staying the same is a lot better than I deserve. I have been engaging in the classic dieter’s downfall of ‘well, if I’m not following my plan, I may as well enjoy myself’ and indulging in all the wrong foods: chocolate, take aways, more chocolate, crisps, and chocolate.

Anyhow, have been back on plan now since Monday. I know it’s only two days but am feeling virtuous all the same. Tracking success really does help. Just putting those little ticks in my Joe’s Goals goal chart is so rewarding. Funny really, but I guess all that childhood conditioning means that even as adults, we still like to get the little gold star to show that our achievements have been recognised.

Actually, have just reread the ‘How much weight should I be losing’ posts below and decided to crunch the numbers. In the 15 weeks since the start of the year when I weighed in at 221.6 pounds, I have lost 13.2 pounds, or 6% of my starting weight – an amount that should make a real difference to my health. That works out at 0.4% per week, on average. So according to PN, this could be better but is nevertheless on schedule to produce jaw dropping results if I keep it up. I know what I need to do!

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