I'm sure you know this, but making a sustainable change in your life is more important than the speed the weight drops off. Sounds like a good plan though! I've had good luck with that same basic diet.

and if you're sticking with it, it should work for you.

You're motivated.

good luck and please keep us updated.

I KNOW you can do this.

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kesha

I notice that some of the other comments has similar (albeit veiled) sentiments. I guess they feel it's supportive but it is a common tendency to be very extreme with one's attempts at self-improvement. A pound a week is considered rather ambitious (which would only lead to a 12-pound loss in your time frame) and I feel that being conservative in this case is the best policy. Why? Because it's more do-able. Plateaus are very common and then you begin to lose again but in the interim there may be a bit of discouragement if the goal is not reached in the time period.

to was tombstoned.

I guess they upset someone somewhere


I think they post in obscure groups just to 'up' their post count or something ...


anyway, I still think you can do it !!


And I hate the cold dark icy mornings in Michigan too.

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kesha

I lost a little more than 25 pounds from mid-March through mid-July. (I am on Weight Watchers, and I reached my goal weight in mid-July.)

And I know EXACTLY what you mean by exercising in winter. I'm a runner who has a goal of a first half-marathon next May. Since this May I have been working on my endurance, and am now up to 5 miles. I want to get to at least 6 by the end of September. Trouble is, Indiana winters aren't much better than Michigan winters, and plus, I'll have a job in October that requires early hours. I'm going to run when I can as long as I can, but I am really dreading the change in my activity schedule.

So, I'm right there with you. Any ideas on how you're going to manage the winter months?