Hit a goal, & did a small vlog late last night

First off, I recorded the short video last night but I didn't have it uploaded before I went to bed - it was done though by this morning. If you are curious -- it will be at the bottom of the post :>

weight: 210.0 lbs

I am very happy about this! 210.0 puts me into the Obese category from Severely Obese re: BMI.

I've had a bit more of a struggle with motivation and stress since the year started and I was really worried that I might not make this goal in my assigned time line (which was more generous than I've been in the past).

I am down 68 lbs since July 23, 2010 and down 76 lbs since my post-pregnancy weight as recorded on April 4, 2010!!!

My next two upcoming goals are just a smidge lower than where I am now...

208.5 lbs will put me at a 25% loss of my July 23, 2010 weight and 208.0 lbs will put me at a 70 lb loss from my July 23, 2010 weight!


For motivational purposes, let me remind myself (and all my readers) of my achieved goals:

ACHIEVED weight goals based on my 278 weight as of July 23, 2010

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK
5% of my July 23rd weight lost = 264.1 lbs - CHECK
Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK
Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th
Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK
** 10% of my July 23rd weight lost = 250.2 lbs - CHECK
Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 - CHECK (248.0 actually)
Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010 - CHECK (exactly 33 lbs lost since July 23rd)
Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010 - CHECK 239.0 lbs as of Nov 9th, 2010
**15% of my July 23rd weight lost = 236.3 lbs (lower than I was when I first met Baby Girl's godparents in the summer of '07) - CHECK 236.0 lbs as of Nov 19, 2010
Goal 8: total weight loss at least 43 lbs (I'd be 235 lbs) by Nov 23, 2010 - CHECK 234.0 lbs as of Nov 21, 2010
Goal 9: get to 229 lbs by Dec 11, 2010 - CHECK 229.0 lbs as of Dec 10, 2010
**50 lbs of my July 23rd weight lost = 228.0 lbs - CHECK as of Dec 16, 2010
Goal 10: total weight loss at least 53 lbs (I'd be 225 lbs) by Dec 24, 2010 - CHECK 224.4 lbs as of Dec 27, 2010
** 20% of my July 23rd weight lost = 222.4 lbs - CHECK 222.0 lbs as of Dec 29, 2010
60 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 218 lbs by Feb 2, 2011 - CHECK 217.0 lbs as of Jan 25, 2011
Move from Severely Obese to Obese = weight of 210 lbs by March 1, 2011 - CHECK 210.0 lbs as of Feb 27, 2011

And here are my upcoming goals:

**25% = 208.5 lbs by March 10, 2011
 
70 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 208 lbs by March 11, 2011 

ONEDERLAND!!!! aka 79 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 199 lbs (lower than I was when I married my ex in May 2001) by April 11, 2011
 
80 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 198 lbs by May 11, 2011
**30% = 194.6 lbs by May 24, 2011 

90 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 188 lbs by June 11, 2011

  **35% = 180.7 lbs lowest long-term goal set by my naturopath by July 11, 2011 

Move from Obese to Overweight = weight of 180 lbs by July 13, 2011 

100 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 178 lbs by July 23, 2011 

**37% = 175.1 lbs current long-term GOAL

110 lbs lost from my July 23. 2010 weight = weight of 168 lbs

**40% = 166.8 lbs

120 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 158 lbs

**45% = 152.9 lbs current DREAM goal

Move from Overweight to Normal = weight of 150 lbs

130 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 148 lbs

**50% = 139 lbs (unlikely but I thought it would be nice to end the list at 50%)

Now, here's the short video from last night...