It’s my second week in my goal weight range! It’s been a struggle this week, and the loss is not huge, but it’s still a loss and I will take it!

Here’s the weekly weigh in data:

This week has been difficult. For many reasons. I’m getting very close to the end of this leg of my weight loss journey and I’m not going to lie. I’m scared. I’ve been here before. And the weight came back. Granted, this time the journey has been much different. I’ve got a great support program and have created a wonderful and fit lifestyle. Even Knight is into being fit. And our fitness is already making an impression on our 6 year old, who opted to purchase running shoes instead of a toy last weekend, because he “wants to run with mommy.” *heart melting*

But nonetheless, I’ve become familiar with the weight loss portion of my journey. I know what I need to do. It’s comfortable.

Last week at work, I got asked what I was going to do once I reached my goal weight. I honestly had no idea. I jokingly answered, “Eat more.” While it’s true I will get more calories a day because I won’t need to create the weight loss deficit – I don’t want to get in the mindset that I can just start eating whatever I want.

I think for the next portion of my journey, I am going to need to do some research and figure out how to maintain my weight and lose body fat. It’s always been a goal of mine to have 20% body fat. I don’t know why, it just has. So, in the next couple weeks, I will be doing that research.

Also, I’ve been struggling with the tracking calories vs. POINTS. I feel like I’m gaining (not much, but still) when I track calories. I decided that for the next week, I am going to track in both programs, Livestrong (for calories) and Weight Watchers for POINTS. I think that will give me a better idea of how many calories I should be eating each day. I will let you know the results next week. (I’ve got a spreadsheet! With formulas!)

Week 4 of the 100 Pushups program: This program is definitely getting harder! I was not able to do the last 2 sets today (W4D1) as set out in the program. I still tried, just couldn’t do as many as they said. But I’m holding strong and not giving up!

My first half marathon is in 5 days! I’m so excited and nervous! Not scared, because I’ve trained very hard for this. I’m ready!

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I hope everyone had a great week! Do you have a plan for keeping the weight off once you reach your goal? I would love to hear it!