The tragedy and triumph of the month that is December when it comes to waistlines and the expansions thereof.
I started the month well-positioned for weight loss, 1.4 pounds under 180. 170 here I come!
By December 4th, I had dropped to 177.9, which would sadly turn out to be my lowest point of the month, because…December. By the 8th I had ballooned up to 180.8 pounds, and it took 16 days to finally get back below 180. I held a glimmer of hope that I could carry the downward trend onward. It lasted two days. Even after a lot of exercise and old-fashioned calorie-burning yesterday, I was still up this morning to my highest point of the month at 181.2 pounds. Sigh.
However, while I am always striving to do better, I am no longer making promises to myself. I will hazard a prediction that I will be down at least a little in January, if only because the worst indulgences of the holidays will be past. But we’ll see.
Stats:
December 1: 178.6 pounds December 31: 181.2 pounds (up 2.6 pounds) Year to date: From 174.2 to 181.2 pounds (up 7 pounds) Body fat (year to date): January 1: 22.4% (39.1 pounds of fat) December 31: 23% (41.6 pounds of fat) (up 2.5 pounds)