Finally - A Shift

 Weight this am - 153

YES!    An actual new number.    Just when things were starting to flatline a bit too much.   Whew.   I've been getting anxious getting on that scale and only seeing variants of 154.   Part of me understands that it's all part of the process but when you've spent several years fighting a scale that is only going up....there's a bit of PTSD involved when the progress stops.    

I was saying the other day to a friend that this would be how I would want to feel when I switch to maintenance mode after hitting my goal...but it's too early for me to want to be there yet.    I'd like to hit the 120s or 130s before stabilization happens again.   Which is not that far away anymore.   In 14-15lbs I'll be at least IN the 130s.   At 2 lbs a week that's 7-8 weeks.     
I was telling her that my 3 remaining weeks on 1.7 I'll be focusing on chipping away as much as I can to reduce the amount needed to reach that goal.    I'm really hoping to hit 150 and be able to check off my next mini-goal and reset.    Especially since this is the last of the larger mini-goals.   My first 3 were 10lb goals <179, 169, 159> this one is a 9lb goal to get me to even numbers <150> and after I finally hit this one I can switch to 5lb increments.   THAT will be a real achievement. 

On to today - I need to make another checklist because that seems to help

Prep Veggies for Upcoming Meals

Prep ingredients for Black Bean and Kale Soup

Start Putting Away Clothing

Treadmill

Put Away Christmas Decorations

That looks like a good list.    I'll check things off as I go and move whatever isn't completed to tomorrow.