Now that it's December, I'm faced with the harsh reality of the Resolution I made in January. My goal was to lose over 30 pounds this year taking me from 182.4 lbs, 6 weeks after giving birth to Max, down to 150 pounds, the weight I was over 3 years ago before I was pregnant with Mason.
It's been harder in some ways than I thought it would be. Taking care of two little ones leaves much less time and energy to exercise and think about my eating habits than I expected. On the other hand, it was too easy for me to procrastinate since I had a whole year to lose the weight. As it turns out, I don't expect to reach my goal of 150 lbs. by December 31. However, there is still some success I'll be able to celebrate and I'm looking forward to seeing what the final result will be!
As a final push at the end of this year, I'm going back to using the "MyPlate" feature on livestrong.com to track my food intake and my activities. Also, I'm using Stephanie as my accountability partner. I will have to tell her at least weekly what I weigh, with no excuses. Although I post it in my blog regularly, it makes a difference to say it out loud to a real person!
I have 31 days to reach a new goal. I weighed in this morning at a surprising 163.6 pounds. It was lower than I expected after indulging in delicious Thanksgiving meals with our family in Kansas City (which, by the way, we had an amazing time seeing our grandparents and hanging out with Mom and Dad Murrill - it always goes by too fast). I am setting a new goal of losing 5 pounds by December 31. That means my new, adjusted goal is 158.6 pounds. Here we go!
