Happy New Year!
I suspect I'll be seeing a lot of blogs similar to mine today. Happy New Year! =)
So here I am! I made it through the holidays. While I didn't really diet during the holidays, I am glad to say that I DIDN'T GAIN ANY WEIGHT! Yay! At my weigh in today I found that I am down 0.7 pounds. Traditionally, I gain at least 10 pounds over the holidays, so how nice to see this loss, no matter how tiny, instead of a gain. This is the motivation I needed to keep going.
I really want 2012 to be the year I lose the weight and get healthy. I know I say that every year, but this year I really want this, so bad that I can taste it! A big motivator was what happened when I went to go read to my son's 1st grade class just before Christmas. As I was getting ready to take my place to read the story, I hear one of my son's classmates say to another classmate "Wow! B's mom is SO BIG!" It wasn't that my feelings were hurt, because they weren't because I understand children will be children. It was the fact being driven home that B's classmates and friends are taking notice and will probably say things like this often. I don't want to embarrass my son or make him feel like he has to defend my honor. I don't want him to have to see his mother be the butt of "Yo' Mama" jokes either.
Again, I'm not aiming for skinny. I'm aiming for healthy, better shape, and to build more stamina and get more active. I believe all those tie in with losing some weight, so here I go. I'm doing hCG again, to give me that big boost I need to really get motivated. Then I'll probably go back onto Weight Watchers, to lose the rest slowly. I know it takes time, so my goal for 2012 is to get down to under 200 pounds (199 is just fine!) by the next new year. I think I can lose 87 pounds in a year. Best of luck to you all as well!