Update on my Lifestyle and Weight Loss

In response to a forum post at "My Food Diary" (www.myfooddiary.com) about whether or not it is good to set mini weight goal tiers, I wrote this: I know I did and it has thus far worked for me. I started at 185 and set 5 weight tiers for myself. I chose numbers that were significant to me along the way: Start weight: 185 First Tier Goal Weight: 161 ...reason: I told my dad that I would diet and weigh this much for over a year, at times I simply lied to him that I was staying away from custardccinos even though I wasn't. Second Tier Goal Weight: 155 ...:This was the lowest amount I weighed after the natural birth of my second child. Third Tier Goal Weight: 144 ...reason: This was the amount of weight that my grandmother weighed when I was in High School. I told myself I would never weight more than that amount in my lifetime. Fourth Tier Goal Weight: 132 ...reason: Based on MFD criteria and ideal body weight calculators, this is supposedly an "ideal weight" for me. My dad agrees and hopes I'll achieve and maintain around this number. Fifth Tier Goal Weight: 125 ...reason: Purely for reasons of vanity. I weighed this much in college when I was my leanest and fittest. My current weight: 136.5 Setting these goals has worked wonders for me. Obviously, this is anecdotal evidence of success. Nevertheless, try it for yourself! And, good luck! Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that yesterday I just got my first pair of SIZE 4 jeans! (Thanks grandma!) I seriously skipped in the aisle.