3 month goal update 6

well, i am a month into it now and i just realized this was really a 3 month goal, i don't know where i got 4 months. it may end up being 4 months before i can hit my goal of -35lbs! i was down almost 12lbs on monday, and somehow in one day i gained 2.5lbs, and another pound the next day! now i am down about 8.5lbs, because i lost a half a pound from yesterday until today. its very frustrating with the ups and downs, especially since i've been doing so well with diet and exercise. i've been getting to the gym 5 days a week, doing cardio every time, and 2x upper body and 2x lower body weights. i think i am putting on muscle, which could be why weight "loss" is slow, its because i'm gaining some muscle while losing the fat. when i have lost 20lbs or so, 2lbs won't seem like that much, at least, not in the grand scheme of things (i would like to be able to say, yeah, i've lost about 18-20lbs instead of 8-10lbs, it just sounds like i've accomplished more) but i know this too shall pass, and all that. still 8.5lbs isnt bad in 4 weeks. if i could continue to lose 2lbs per week on average for the next year or so, i would be very close to my goal already! i just can't wait until i've lost enough that people start to notice, audibly, because i work with a bunch of men, and my husband sees me every single day, so none of them notice an 8lb loss... ugh, boys. i need to hang out with my girl friends more often :) 2 months to go before my birthday! I'm hoping to have lost at least 25lbs by then, and i'll hit 35 by the next month :)