I lost 3 pounds on the scale last night! Woo HOo!!!! That is my 5%. I know I have a long way to go, but it feels really really great to see it coming off. Just a few weeks ago I looked at 10% and said "I'll never get there. That is too much". But now I can see that goal and feel myself heading toward it and know that I can do it. I love setting these small goals. They help so much. I had lowered my calories by 100 points like they said I could do, and it really helped. I was so frustrated before that because I wasn't hardly moving the scale. I also don't eat my exercise calories.

I had lost weight a couple of years ago with WW and then gave up. It came right back on and then some. So now I am almost at that starting weight. I try not to think about it because it is depressing, but I just know that I am going to move on beyond that to my ultimate goal! I am looking forward to next year and not just the week to week. I am looking forward to next spring and next summer when I will be much smaller and able to buy new summer clothes. I am in this for the long haul and am going to stick through it this winter no matter what.

The one important thing that I have discovered is that I need to stay positive. I can't let those negative thoughts and feelings overpower me. I can decide how to feel. I can decide how to think.

Last night, I also ran on the treadmill. I did 45 seconds with breaks in between. I did this for at least 20 minutes and then walked for the other 10. I am also walking at 3.0 mph which I didn't think I could do. So I feel great about my exercise progress.