How to make sure that I don't just settle at 20....

First of all, thank you all again SO MUCH for all the great support and feedback about my pictures and the progress that they really show! I am proud of myself for posting them, and feel so fortunate to have such a great support network out there! Thanks to all who commented and sent me notes in other forums... it means so much!

But, 20lbs isn't the end goal, and I have more to do... With my recent focus on getting to 20lbs and trying to make sure i keep moving forward, I have been revisiting my points watching on Weight Watchers.

The past several months, I really haven't been counting points religiously. My eating had changed enough that I was feeling okay about being in the right ball park, plus between activity points and flex points for the week, i certainly wasn't going over. But I know that there are days I don't eat enough points (not a good thing) and then days where I blow by the points. I decided to commit the next 3 weeks to getting back to tracking all my points again.

The other reason? Well, the downside of losing 20lbs means that my points got recalculated, and now, I get 18 points a day. When I started WW, I got 20 points a day. It may not seem like much, but it's worth my time to focus on it and see just how much of an impact it makes.

It's a good reminder to me to make sure I'm really watching what I'm eating, both to make sure I get enough on the days I tend to eat less, and making sure that I'm not splurging TOO much on my splurge days.

On the other hand, I've been very good at getting to the gym the last few weeks, too. I've consistently been able to make it 3 times a week the last many weeks, and I'm hopeful that, now that Spring is here, it will be easier for me to supplement that with some outside time. I think between the focus on the activity and the renewed focus on what I'm eating, I'll have enough momentum to make sure I don't just settle in at 20 lbs lost. I still have much more I want to accomplish.

It's not just about getting to bathing suit body. It's different than that. I want better cardiovascular health. I want better muscle strength so that I can do things that I enjoy at higher levels and for longer periods of time. Losing weight and gaining muscle both help me with that a lot, but there is more to do, and I'm excited about keeping it up and going forward.

Hope you're enjoying the beautiful first weekend of Spring out there!

Thanks for reading!