Not a sprint

This week was a good week for us! In total we lost 5 pounds - and no one gained anything!

I know when you start a weight-loss routine, you want to see big numbers, fast. Biggest Loser seems to be all about that - but I'm not.

For most of us, we aren't talking about losing 5 pounds. Each of us wants to lose much more than that. When we embarked on this journey, we started a marathon. Not a sprint.

Studies (and those pesky doctors!) show that the key to life-long weight loss and maintenance is slow and steady loss - at 1-2 pounds a week.

Anything more than that, and I worry.

Remember the week I lost 3 pounds? Gained one back the following week - just sayin'!

Sure, I'd like to up my weight loss to two pounds a week for a bit - to get back on track with the overall goal, but I'm not stressing over it. A pound a week is healthy and maintainable - and that's what this is all about!