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I did do much better with caloric intake yesterday and didn't deviate from my plan at all. Yeah for me!! Although I don't intend to weigh myself everyday I have been this week because I was so distressed about the 199.0 number on my scale. This morning it said 194.8 so I am almost where I was before I went on vacation. I need to make this work.

I went on the Prevention site today to figure out my current BMI. It is 31.64 which is in the obese category. No surprise there!! So I figured out the the weight I need to be to get in the overweight category, that weight is 185#. That is 9.8# and very doable by Dec. 31. That is my short term goal...to weigh 185 and have a BMI of 29.86 by the end of 2009. Now a long term goal is to have a normal BMI by April 7th -my 60th birthday. I just counted up and that is 21 weeks away so at the rate of 2 pounds per week that is doable!! Lets state this goal here in black and white. By April 7, 2010 I want to weigh 153 pounds and have a BMI of 24.7 which is in the normal range. So I guess with that statement, I need to readjust my Dec. 31 goal--which is now 180.8 with a BMI of 29.21.

I can, I will!!