How Many Pounds Per Week?

If there were a magical chant that I could recite,...turn around counter clockwise,...... hop over two sticks placed parallel on the ground, ......snap my fingers three times....., and instantly wake up at my ultimate goal weight--I can not say that I would not recite that chant. There is no chant, and unfortunately and fortunately people trying to lose weight can not exceed a certain amount loss in certain time frames. Even people lost on an island without food will not turn into dust overnight. So, while on my weight loss journey, I can not expect the weight to drop off my body like the meat cooked in a crock pot falls off the bone....mmmmm....meat [insert saliva here].I am unsure of the results on the scale my new way of eating is going to yield, but I shall still set some goals to work toward. Then I can tweak my food or fitness according to my satisfaction. Starting out, I am going to set a goal of minus 2 pounds per week. I don't want to lose weight too quickly (although that has never been one of my problems....lol) and I don't want to move at the pace of an ice glacier melting. If I happen to have a week where the scale gives me a higher loss, then by all means I will rejoice. I believe in the tortoise and the hare and the age old saying " slow and steady wins the race." Slow and steady weight loss sounds more appealing and doable to me. New habits to help me lose weight will be formed and those habits will help me stay on track to reach my weight loss goal. Slow for weight loss is so much more frustrating than the instant gratification of a crash diet, but "slow" is so much better than "no", or no weight loss at all!