Numbers Game

I thought it as really interesting that, despite there being a fair number of comments on the post about sharing money information, no one actually did share the specific numbers. Of course it's my blog so it only makes sense that I should start. However, since no one else would share I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out why and I feel like "Well, what do they know that I don't? Am I not supposed to share for a reason?" So I think I'll start off slow.

Here are some other numbers no one ever wants to share. Even people who have urged me to join Weight Watchers don't tell most of their numbers. They'll tell you if they've had a loss and they'll tell you total loss but they won't tell you where they started or where they're headed. Some people won't even tell you their losses. So, I'm gonna come clean on everything I know right now.

I started 3 weeks ago at 153 lbs., essentially the heaviest I've ever been. I think I clocked in at 155 at the doctor's office at some point but allowing for differences in scales we'll say this 153 is the worst it's been.

I lost 3lbs the first weigh-in, 2 the next, none the next and 1 today. Total of 6 lost.

I weigh 147 lbs.

It doesn't feel fast enough and I hate the program. I've been trying to stay positive but this is the place for honesty, right? Yeah, hate. I don't feel like it's going fast enough and I hate having to think about what I'm eating and what I'm going to eat and what I have eaten and why and where and how to budget and do the math and walking everywhere to gain precious activity points so I can actually have a piece of cheese once in a while.

I'm headed to about 138lbs, in theory. That's the top end of what Weight Watchers calls healthy for me. The bottom end is 115 which, sure, I'd love to get to but I just can't keep this up for that long, I will kill someone and then I will slather myself in carbonara sauce and lick it off my extremities until I'm dead, too. Realistically I think I could/should get down to around 128. We'll see.

I spent $65 to sign on for 3 months. At the end of that I'll re-assess and if I haven't stuck a pate-laden fork through my eye I may sign up month to month to the tune of around $17 per month until I hit somewhere in the 120s. I think it'd also be smart for me to stay on an extra month after I hit the goal, to get used to the maintenance program.

Do you do anything with numbers that aren't financial? What are your numbers?