27 Weeks Later

I'm probably the best ever at coming up with some sort of idea and NEVER following through with it. It happens constantly.But as previously stated, this Death of Maggie is happening for real this time.
Tonight I formulated exactly how long it should take me to arrive at my goal weight. 27 weeks. I estimated losing a small amount of weight per week should get me exactly to where I want to be in terms of weight. Honestly my goal weight is probably a little too much to lose for me, but we'll see. I'll stop with the weight loss process once I'm completely happy with my body.
On a similar note, I feel like lately I am coming to all these conclusions that are so simple but I've always seemed to overlook before. One being that I didn't put on this weight overnight, it took quite a few years so I shouldn't think it's going to be gone overnight. I've noticed that that's a big selling point for some of these weight loss programs out here - quick results. While I've said myself that that's been my problem for quite some time, not seeing the results quick enough or stopping once I see some, I'm battling that frame of mind because OBVIOUSLY it hasn't done me any good. Another thing I have come to realize is that these programs seem to bank upon people having way low self esteem issues. I don't really have a self esteem problem, I like myself a little too much perhaps. I am trying to lose weight because I don't LOVE what I see in the mirror, but I don't HATE it either. I feel like the process of losing weight has to walk that fine line between no self esteem and boosting your self esteem - you can't ever hate yourself because then you won't be happy no matter what the results, but you can't love what you see either because then there is not reason for change.
Another really good thing to do is find some sort of support system for yourself. Whether it be a group of people that you get with to workout together, or an online support group, or even a blog (I don't know if you have noticed but I have taken the liberty of making my blog, at least in part, into a chronicle of my weight loss). Talking about the steps you are taking to better yourself is awesome encouragement! It's kinda like when you find out some juicy piece of gossip and you are dying to tell someone, it's best to journal about it if you aren't supposed to blab. The effect of getting it out of your system in some way is invigorating and urges you to keep on keeping on.
I'm sure there are going to be days when I wake up and am like ''No. I'm not going to exercise today.'' I mean we all have days like that. But my point is going to be exercise at least five times a week. That sounds like a lot, but I didn't say that was going to be heavy exercise. You just have to set a goal for yourself and move towards it at a steady pace. That's something I do like about exercise programs (at least the one I am using), they tell you to go at your own pace. Don't over exert yourself. But you do have to push. I'll be pushing for 27 weeks, and then for the rest of my life so I'm not blogging when I am 50 about killing Maggie again.