For my 2008 New Year's resolution, I had set a goal of losing 10% of my weight. In September 2010, I achieved that goal for the first time. It took me 20 months (8 more than expected) to reach my goal. During this time, I've noticed that my weight loss seemed to happen in spurts, across similarly sized increments. It almost seemed that there was a tipping point that lead to a spurt of weight loss. Here are my observations of the changes that led to the tipping points:
In September, I was within one pound of my weight at the start of college. However, during the holiday season, I have been enjoying the holiday festivities a bit too much, especially with respect to food. I've gained about 2.5% in the past month. At this point, I'm not too concerned since my exercise has also dropped off significantly. I believe I can sustainably maintain the 10% weight loss by renewing my diet change and boosting my exercise back to three days a week.
However, to lose an additional 5%, which will be my 2011 goal, will probably require another one to two tipping point actions on my part.
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