Motivation, that elusive concept for so many of us…It’s easy to start a diet or exercise program with vim, vigor, and a winning attitude, but as the days go by it can be tough to keep the momentum going.

When losing weight at a sensible pace (and for some of us, that means ‘slow’), it can be hard to feel like you’re making any progress. I see advertisements proclaiming a loss of 15 or 20 pounds in a month, and while I know that this is unhealthy and/or impossible, it still strikes a chord of envy in me – why can’t I lose weight that quickly?

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The day of reckoning is here. Back on July 17, I set a goal to lose five pounds by August 17. Five pounds in one month – a sensible goal, I thought.

Well, I weighed myself on the 17th, and my total weight loss for the past month was three pounds. Not horrible, but not great either, since I didn’t meet my goal. But I’ve chosen to focus on the “glass half-full” side of the story: I’m three pounds lighter than I was one month ago!

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