We've made it to Christmas and I guess most of you are busy celebrating with family and friends today. We had our Christmas yesterday with the kids and grandkids, so today is a quiet day, with hubby, my aunt and myself.
This morning, I've been busy cleaning the leftovers from the fridge - packed most of them up to take home with Auntie. While I was doing the "clean out" on the fridge, I was thinking about how my weight has been such an issue for me over the past 3 yrs, but particularly over the past few months.
I don't usually make New Year's resolutions, because I find that I tend not to follow through, which makes me feel even worse. I did not maintain my weight as I had hoped to do when we started the challenge back in Nov. I actually managed to pick up an additional 3 pounds, in spite of the fact that I had to go last week for a CT scan and was on a liquid diet from noon one day, until after I had the test the next morning. While I did lose 3 pounds, I picked it all back up again, as soon as I ate a meal - no I did not eat that many calories in one sitting.
I have resolved to begin working on ways to reduce my weight and keep it down - getting rid of the leftovers from the fridge, was my first step. As the days go by, I will be adding more small steps, in an effort to get control of things, once again.
I'm wondering if any of you have actually formulated your New Year's resolution yet, in regards to your weight. Or are you even making a New Year's resolution?
If you have your plan all ready to go, would you be willing to share it with us? Have you actually written your plan on paper, so you have a visual reminder? Have you actually put your plan into "steps" to accomplish your goal or are you just saying "I'm going to lose weight this year?".
I'm also interested in what your major motivation is for losing weight. Is it due to health reasons? to look better? to gain more confidence? The reasons for losing weight are as varied as the people trying to lose weight and the number of "diets" out there.
I'm interested in your thoughts.