MOCHI Week 4

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 Weighed in January 1st - 271


That's 89 pounds down from my starting weight 4 years ago, and 5 pounds since starting with Mochi.   5 Pounds in 3 weeks after tracking my Macros pretty faithfully for a year without the scale moving.   Now the original 130 pounds I had lost tracking Macros AND exercising - well, I haven't really added back in the EXERCISING part yet, but my son is home from college for just one more week, and even though I KNOW I should be making time for myself, it's hard.   



I did pick up this cute Sponge Bob bank while thrift shopping the other day - $5 !!  My goal is to stick $25 for every pound I lose this year.   So he already has $50 in him, and I'm only .4 lbs away from owing another $25.   Not sure how far I can go in one year - but it'd be nice to see a cool $2500 at the end of the year to celebrate with!!  






I also took out these envelopes.   I made them up with I was working out regularly with my personal trainer - the deal was if he could get me to those goals, we'd split whatever money was in them.   I know a couple have $100s in them - I don't remember how many.   I may never be able to work back up to the pull up and bench press goals - have to see how the shoulder holds up once I get back at it regularly, but I should be able to squat 150 .... and I don't remember the last time I was in Onederland .... but I'm going visit soon!

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