Now that I’ve found my way back on track, I am confident I will reach my goal weight sometime during the next few months. It feels like a million years (and pounds) away, but I have so much to do in the meantime!
First, I will need to do a serious cleaning-out of my closet and dresser drawers when I get closer to my goal weight. I’ve been weeding out too-big clothes as I’ve lost weight, but I know there’s a lot still in there that is either much too big or simply not my style anymore. Why keep clutter?
Next, I want to finally organize my closet. The walk-in closet was a major selling point when we bought our house, but I have put off investing the time and money into properly organizing it because I wanted to wait until I knew exactly what needs to be organized. I won’t know that until I am near goal weight and finish the major clean-out.
Other women may salivate at glossy pictures of flashy jewelry or fur coats. Me? Closet organizers! Shelf dividers! Hanging organizers! *swoon* In my mind, I’ve arranged and rearranged the closet so many times. I want to be able to easily see what I have, get to it quickly, change out my purses easily, etc.
One of the most important things I need to do is map out my maintenance plan. Not just “Oh, I will maintain my weight loss”, but a specific, careful, and tangible plan of exactly how I will do it, and how to ensure I do not gain this weight back. Ever! I have some ideas kicking around and just need to put pen to paper and commit to the action steps.
And, last but certainly not least…I will need to reward myself! I have several ideas for my goal weight rewards, and it’s so much fun to daydream about them. One necessary reward will be shopping for clothes. I have started a list of items I will need, like a swimsuit, and smaller jeans, and I’m quite sure I will see plenty of other things I want simply because they’re cute.
I’m getting a bit ahead of myself, though, since I still have one major hurdle to leap: losing the rest of this weight and actually hitting my goal weight! But I am confident that I will. Nothing is going to stop me now.
Meanwhile, when I am not meal planning, running, or working out, I will be redesigning my closet one more time in my head and adding to my goal-weight-clothes shopping list! It’s motivating just to think about it. Each day brings me just a little bit closer, as long as I keep making good choices.
Sweat & Sparkle 