Goal for December

I can hardly believe that it's December already! This year has flown by. I knew when I started my weight loss/life change in mid-October that it was going to be a little wild around the holidays. When I first met with the dietician I talked with her about how the Thanksgiving-New Year window has been my downfall on more than one occasion in the past. I debated waiting until after the holidays to even start, but then decided that I really didn't want to face January 15 pounds heavier and that much more miserable. If things are going to change, I couldn't wait. So, I didn't. But now, here I am again. With the holidays and honestly, all of the food that goes with it. Thanksgiving wasn't a complete failure in the food area and that was great. Now, it's the beginning of December and I've decided to set a realistic goal for myself. It's actually more of a holidays goal.

I have decided that my weight goal for the Thanksgiving-New Years window is to simply stay under 265 pounds. That is a 5 pound window from the morning before Thanksgiving. While losing would be nice, the truth is that if I can just keep my sanity and control to some degree, I will be okay with that. I'm going to try to not let it be an excuse, but I'm not going to freak out if the scale moves up a little bit. Over the next 4 weeks we have a 3-day Disneyland trip, a family Christmas party, our small group bible study Christmas party, lots of eating out usually because we're so busy, and Christmas itself. The food is high in calories and quantity this time of year. In between the events I am committed to keeping my work out schedule and making the best food choices possible during the days. I can do this and I'm looking forward to surviving and pushing ahead again in January!