Milestone

Hip hop hooray, ho, hey, ho!  I've completed 4 weeks of THE UNFATTENING!  Last week was filled with really good food and lots of it.  And I enjoyed it!  But I stopped when I was full and kept track of all of it.  So, I lost 2.2lbs!  That's now a total of 10.2lbs!  

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only 10 million more to go!!!!!!! Slight exaggeration.  But at my height of 5'5", I should weigh no more than 144lbs.

That seems so tiny.  

I cannot remember a time when I was 144lbs.  Never in my adult life, that's for sure.  I've ALWAYS been overweight, even as a child.  

But that is the goal.  Who knows if I'll be okay at that weight.  It's so far away, I have plenty of time to reevaluate.  

After I entered in my weight in the Weight Watchers online weight tracker thingymabob, a little box popped up and told me I lost too much weight this week. 

Silly computer, losing weight is fun!  You can't have too much fun!

Oh but apparently you can.  You're only supposed to lose 0.5-2lbs a week after the first 3 weeks. You can risk gallbladder damage, kidney failure, thyroid problems, osteoporosis, increased estrogen production, lessening of sexual functions, heart irregularity and changes in blood pressure.   That's not fun. 

However, unless I keep losing more than 2lbs/week for a month, it's not a problem. 

And considering I celebrated my 10lb loss by going to Buffalo Wild Wings and having wings, fries, and fried pickles and NOT going to the gym today, even though I said I would, I don't think I'm going to have to worry too much.  By the way, the fried pickles are really delicious.

So, that brings up another topic: how to celebrate weight loss.  One one hand, the best prize is a lower number on the scale.  On the other hand, I like presents. But why do I need a present for when I lose weight?  Shouldn't I get a present when I do everything right, yet don't lose any weight?  You know, like how kids get an award for perfect attendance at school even though they're supposed to be there anyway?  You could be the worst student in the history of the world, but if you show up everyday, you get an award!  Good job!

Okay, so it's probably best to reward myself, if I am going to do so at all, when I actually accomplish something real.  Like for every 10lbs I lose, I can get myself a gift that is not food.  

(Motivating myself through the plateaus is really the whole reason why I started this blog.  And probably a topic for another time, so let's get back to presents!)

I like sparkly things.  So, I think I shall get myself some jewelry.  I think a nice idea would be a charm bracelet where I could get a new charm for every milestone.  Or I could get a new necklace for each milestone. Hm, no, the point would be to have them all together to remind myself of my accomplishments and to motivate me to keep going.  If it were necklaces and I wore them all at once, I'd end up looking like I'd spent Mardi Gras in the French Quarter.  Minus the booze and puke smell. And I'd keep my shirt on.

I think I'll go with the charm bracelet.  

And a trip to a tropical island when I reach goal.