Slow and steady

I am down 10 pounds! I am so excited. They say the first step is the hardest but I think the first 10 pounds are the hardest. Losing the first 10 is the foundation and it takes longer to build a good foundation than the whole entire house. And without a strong foundation the house will crumble and so will any weight loss success. Of all of the times I have lost weight all I could see was the big picture. I overlooked the here and now. The foundation I laid was weak and crumbled because I worried more about losing fast at any cost. My new way of thinking is that if I lose 1 pound a week by the end of this year I will be 52 pounds lighter. Not bad if I say so myself. I don't have to lose 52 pounds in 6 months to be happy. Having a healthy mindset is making all of the difference in the world to me. O have I mentioned how much I dislike planks?