End of the year

I can't let December pass by without adding one final post. If all goes well, I'll end this year at about 100 pounds down. Not the 108.5 showing on my ticker, because the scale is showing some odd things these past few days.

I know I overate for a few days over Christmas. There was rum cake and red velvet yule log and ham and hashbrown casserole and lots of cheese/sausage/crackers and little sweet treats. But really not 8 pounds worth. I'm not sure what's going on, but all I can do is get back to my normal healthy eating routine and keep moving forward.

Of course, I had hoped to be about 20 pounds lighter by year end. So be it. All I can control is today, and I can set things up for a good tomorrow. Today has been the first day truly back to healthy eating (so far). I'm going to toss the remaining hashbrown casserole. There is one slice of yule log left but that's for my daughter. There are a few sweet treats left, but I'm not going to indulge. Tomorrow night will be a little challenge (champagne!), but I'll make it through to the other side and make 2012 a banner year. Turns out, I lost about 35 pounds in 2011. Not too shabby. That was in 7 months, so 5 pounds a month. If I can do 60 pounds in 2012, I'll take it. I'm shooting for more like 75 or 80.

How to get there? Well the "goals" are not to lose X pounds by Y date. No...the goals are to eat healthfully and to be active. Track all food and exercise on Spark. 1000 fitness minutes per month.

There will be rewards for milestones. A new swimsuit when I reach 299 - that's the first one.

Onward!