I had a NSV today!  (That’s a “non-scale victory” in case you’re new to this blogging thing.  I wouldn’t want you to spend 20 minutes on the internet trying to figure that out like I did a couple of weeks ago.)  There was an open house at my boys’ school today, and I ran into a mom I haven’t seen since last spring.  So I’m about 10 lbs lighter than the last time she saw me and she actually noticed!  Hooray!

As good as that felt, it’s kind of a downer when I think about how long it’s going to take me to lose all that I want to lose.  I’ve been reading Pasta Queen’s blog lately, and she’s lost a lot more than I need to lose.  I started reading from the beginning of her entries to see how she kept herself going, and really that’s just what she did - she kept herself going.  You just do it.

I have about 25 lbs to lose to get to my goal of 130.  I lost 4 lbs last month, and if I continue at that rate I will reach my goal in about 6 more months (which sounds like a long time).  But it’s probably going to go slower as I approach my goal, so maybe it will take longer than that - maybe a year (which sounds like forever).  Who knows?

So what do I do?  If I keep on going, I will reach my goal in a year or less (hopefully).  If I give up, I’ll never reach my goal.  Let’s see… do I want to reach my goal in a year, or never?  Hmmm… a year…  never… I guess a year is better than never (duh).  So I’ll just keep going.  I’ll just keep on swimming (honestly, I’m addicted to it and weight loss or no it just makes me feel good).  I’ll keep on eating healthy stuff (which also makes me feel good).  And I’ll try to stop being so whiny and impatient.