Yesterday was my 53rd birthday. I know my blogging stopped rather suddenly but didnt think about how long it had been since my last post till spammers hit me today and jarred me back to life. I have not been here but I have thought about my goal of a 53 pound loss. Unfortunately, I didnt make it by my 53rd birthday. I can make a lot of excuses but the bottom line is I hit a very depressed state and did not stick with healthy eating or exercise.
Shortly after my last blog post, my sister died suddenly. She was two years older that me. I can't even begin to describe the spiral this started. I spent a little more than a week at home helping with things and getting my mom to doctor appts because she was having respiratory problems. This all happened the end of October. Sadly, my mother died on Christmas Eve. It has been a tough few months for sure.
Yesterday I weighed 190 lbs. That is 35 pounds lower than my highest weight. Today, I am at 192 since I ate a bit of higher sodium foods yesterday. Looking back at my last entry in early Oct, I am the same weight as then. So in spite of the tremendous stress and my lack of exercise, I have maintained.
I have decided to reboost my quest to be healthier. I will even maintain my goal of 53 lbs.
My husband and I have decided to pursue the goal together. We are going to approach this goal reasonably and set it as a pound a week. In one of the weeks, we will be hooting for an extra pound so we hit 53 in a year.
In order to accomodate both of our eating preferences, I am going to combine Scarsdale with the Whole30 plan. We bought fresh veggies today and tomorrow starts a new week in my quest to step backwards.
