My goal was to get to Onederland by the end of the year. I'm not quite there yet - 3-4 pounds away - but my holidays begin next week, and I'm not naive enough to think I'm actually going to lose weight then. I am pretty confident I can maintain, though.
All in all, I've lost somewhere in the range of 20-25 pounds, and I'm at the lowest weight I have been in years. During a recent trip to the doctor I was told I should lower my diabetes medication dosage because my numbers are so good.
This is the first time I've made a resolution concerning my weight and stuck to it for most of the year. I was positive I didn't want to go on a "diet" but rather make lifestyle changes that I could sustain that would lead to weight loss. I've dieted before and gained every pound back and then some. So I adopted the go-slow approach. I made good progress last winter. The summer was very hard, to much partying and snacking and drinking - I didn't lose anything, but at least I didn't gain anything. I started CICO in August using LoseIt to track calories, and it's been a godsend. Right now I'm as confident as I've ever been that I can keep this up and eventually make it out of obesity. Who knows what the future holds, but right now that's where I'm at.
Keep at it, folks. Go your own way - if you want to go fast, go fast - if not, go slow. Don't beat yourself up for failures - something I'm usually the champion of. It'll come.
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from loseit - Lose the Fat https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/a6bew5/im_not_going_to_make_my_goal_this_year_but_im/
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