Happy New Year, I guess.
I mean, I guess I should be happy. Well, the economy isn't so hot, obviously, but maybe we should all be happy it is the beginning of a new year.
I am not too thrilled about the new year because that means the old one is over and I did not make my weight loss goal for 2008. I floundered at the end of the year and weighed in at 297 on New Year's Eve. That weight gives me a weight loss total for the year of 104 pounds.
I know that is okay. It's not great. And it does figure into the math of my weight plan (cutting out 7000 calories per week = 2 pounds weight loss per week) but I was so so far ahead before Thanksgiving that I was hoping I would meet my personal high goal of 120 pounds for the year (10 pounds per month). Darn holidays and my baking binge!!! I can only blame myself.
So, on New Year's Day 2008 I weighed 401 pounds and on New Year's Eve I weighed 297.
Don't ask me what I weighed the day after because I celebrated just like everyone else this year.
Here's to hoping 2009 is a good year. I don't have as much to lose this year so that is a nice way to start off for me.

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