Making this manageable

Well, the weekend went well ! Despite my concerns that it was all going to go horribly wrong I pointed every morsel that passed my lips, barely nibbled at a chocolate egg and made it through relatively unscathed. Still cruising towards my first weigh in on Saturday morning with some trepidation though.

So, previously when I've done Weight Watchers I've always tried to run before I could walk. I've always wanted the quick fix and the weight off just like that. I KNOW that isn't going to happen but I've never been satisfied with a pound here and a pound there. I want the BIG losses and the noticeable results here and now ! This is why I think I've always fallen off the wagon, always looking for the next thing to give me what I want, which I know in my heart of hearts doesn't really exist.

Now I'm going to make it real. I'm going to set myself goals, mini-goals and even min-ier goals. I'm going to treat myself with something non-food when I get to these goals. Maybe by doing this it will make it possible and likely to happen ?

Ok, so first things first. I have A LOT of weight to lose and by a lot I mean A LOT. I am in this for the long haul sadly so I have to make it as sustainable as possible. I love my food and I'm not prepared to eat diet/ rabbit food for the duration so I will be adapting my usual recipes to fit and reducing my portion size more crucially.

So my first goal ? I am taking my overall loss from my heaviest ever weight so according to that I have already lost 12lbs but I am17lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight.

My first mini goal is to lose 7lbs which takes me into my next stone range and an overall loss of 19lbs. I hope to have done this by May 14th taking in to account first week losses etc.

When I've done that I'll re-assess as to my next goal but from there I'd like my next one to be my pre-pregnancy weight which will be a loss of another 10lbs.