Losing weight is one of the most, if not the most, popular New Year’s resolutions every year.  So who am I to buck the trend?  l’ve set a goal to lose 24 pounds in 2015.  I know it sounds like a lot, especially for someone who currently weighs 172.  That’s approximately 15% of my current body weight and would bring my weight down to 148.  I know it will not be an easy task because weight loss has been a goal many times before and many times I’ve failed. The times I’ve succeeded my target weight loss has been less and it has been short lived.  This year, I’m hoping that the power of social media provides some pressure and motivation to keep me on track. So why 24 lbs?  According to the Ideal Weight Calculator at Runningtools.com this is my ideal weight.  But it’s not just some online calculator that I’m basing that goal on.  I’ve been down to that weight many years back and internally I know that is the right weight for my body type. My goal is to focus on losing about 1 pound a week over 25 weeks, which could bring me to my goal weight at the end of May.  Here is the baseline graph.
If you want to create a graph to outline your own weight loss goals and track your progress, you can download my template here – Weight Loss Graph.  I plan on updating this chart as well and posting relevant diet and exercise information on this page on a weekly basis.  I hope you’ll come back and check on how I’m doing!