I am in for this month. But it is probably going to be a rough one for me to keep up with posting so bear with me. Christmas day my dad took a fall and a cascade of bad health events occurred. Long story short he is still in the ICU and likely will be for a few more weeks at least. He is in a medically induced coma on a ventilator. Not the Christmas break anyone had planned. Long drives (2 hrs) to and from the hospital left little time for home cooked meals or any exercise.
As luck would have it, the batteries in my scale went this morning when I went to weigh myself, so I am not quite sure how much damage all the fast foods and lack of exercise did. But I think am going to go for 6 pounds this months, prior to all this I would have said I had 10 to lose, so I think 1.5 pounds a week for 6 pounds total is a decent goal.
I am training for the Glass Slipper Challenge next month, which means this is my peak training month pre race. I am doing the 5k, 10k and half marathon. It sounds like a good set up for weight loss this month, but the stress of everything going on with my dad will likely play a role. Also, with lots of exercise, my appetite goes a little crazy sometimes. This is my third time doing the GSC.
Quick introduction, I have been doing these challenges since September. I have had a pattern of losing at the beginning of every month, then regaining the second half of each month. I first started my weight loss journey 6 years ago. I had gained far too much weight with my two pregnancies, and had gone into the first slightly overweight. I lost 40+ pounds from my postpartum high, (not entirely sure how high it got). This spring I had a fairly minor surgery with a major set of recovery period restrictions. I could not exercise at all and I regained 10 pounds. By the end of the summer, 3 months after I was able to exercise again, I still had the 10 pounds, which is when I started joining this and the exercise minutes challenges.
I struggle with my ideal weight number, as I think I am pretty muscular and the scale isn't my friend
People think I am a little nutty for being upset with my weight, based on my appearance, but they don't know the number on the scale. I am less than 5 pounds from being in the overweight range. My doctor agrees with me that maintaining closer to the middle of my healthy weight range would be a healthier choice. Particularly based on a strong family history of weight related health problems like diabetes and heart disease. I am 5'3" which means my healthy weight range is 107-141, so 124 would be the middle. I am hoping to get to at least 128. I will see how I feel when I get there, but I may well decide that is good enough.
Once I get new batteries for my scale I will weigh myself and finalize my goal, but I am thinking 6 pounds as of now.
I obviously need to step up my hosting skills! We spent yesterday taking down all of our Christmas decorations and trying to get as many items ready to post to my Etsy shop as possible as I'm launching it today. I always hate taking down decorations - 1, because I never realize how many we have until we take them down, LOL, and 2, because the house is so bare afterward - but boy, am I glad to have my living room back! Our tree took up the majority of the room and now my house feels so much bigger, haha. Well, let's get on to the QOTD, and I will be bouncing between here and Etsy all day today to get caught back up. 
