January wasn't too bad for me. I managed to lose all that Christmas weight (and OMG there was far too much of that this year; I will not let that happen again next year!). I got myself back on track and didn't let the setback get me down.
My goal for January was to lose 10 lbs, and as of this morning's weigh-in, I have lost 9.6 lbs. I'm really happy about my progress even though I didn't quite achieve my goal by the specific deadline I had set. I'm hoping that by not getting discouraged and sticking to what I've been doing, that I might actually get there only one or two days late.
As soon as that's done, I need to focus on my February goal: lose another 10 lbs. Eating properly seems to be much easier now. I'm not so tempted by popcorn, pizza and those other things that I used to go crazy for. I can turn those down now and not have my brain fixate on the lost opportunity for hours. I say 'no' and I move on. I'd rather use my calories on other things now - things that will feed my body's nutritional needs, not just my cravings.
But strangely, I seem to be struggling more with exercise than ever before. I am not sure why. I don't feel like I don't have energy. I don't get home too late every night. On the other hand, it's not like I'm not doing anything. When I get home, I have dinner then I immediately start cleaning the house. On most nights, I keep going until bedtime (which is early - 9 p.m.). Seriously, it's not so important that I vacuum our bedroom for the 4th time that week that I can't set that aside and put in some time with my Wii. I even enjoy my 'wii-ing' time so I don't really get it. I will be working on getting in some decent exercise time in February. It will help me reach my goal.
So here's to the end of a productive January and to a February that will build on my recent successes!
Watch out next 10 lbs! I'm going to be getting rid of YOU!
