I think I did pretty well this month and I am looking forward to finishing out the month strong. I am less than two pounds away from being in the "overweight" category. I haven't been there in I don't know how long. I am trying not to beat myself up too much from indulging yesterday. I am meal prepping today and getting my week ready to go.

Emotionally I am just kind of in a funk right now. To be honest, I feel like I indulge too much when I drink. I am considering foregoing drinking altogether but I love love love wine and the whole wine tasting experience and environment. I'd like to be one of those people who can have a couple of drinks and be okay.

When I started my weight lose excursion I was obese then I found MFP and right now I am literally one lb in the healthy weight range. My goal is to have a good 5 lbs dividing me from the yellow zone before I go to the Dr's in march easier said than done.

Living360 wrote: »

I had a slow start to weight loss this month as the 1st couple of weeks were filled with temptations. I am back on track and this morning I dropped from BMI "Obese" to "Overweight". I am so happy to be overweight! 2016 is a year of events for me, the 1st being a baby shower next Saturday. It's for my niece and my sister has invited everyone we've ever known (she loves a party). I am still overweight but I will arrive feeling my best and looking much healthier than I have in a long time. Our old friends are all ages and sizes so it's not a young skinny fest. I simply want to be my best self and not be worried about ending up in any pictures. Thanks for asking @NewOR2015. How's you're new year going?

That is awesome! Well done...

I'm not really loosing, but I don't have much to lose and have not been eating as well as I should. I'm going to be strict with getting clean food low in carbs in my diet. Back to the closest thing to normal routine I get and hopefully all the idiotic drama amoung my friends is sorted out now!

I had a good workout this morning and I feel better emotionally/mentally. I am ready to take on the rest of January. I can't believe this month is almost over! My goal this week is to continue to keep my nutrition in check and am hoping to win two DietBets that I am in right now that end on the 1st. I am swapping two of my high carb days with low carb days to see if this makes a difference.

On a different note, I am Jewish and today is the beginning of Tu Bishvat, which is the Jewish New Year of Trees. I did some reading and meditation on this yesterday and learned that is also a time for us to "come out of hard shells and emerge as green shoots of hope." This rang true for me, as I am still working on removing my hard shell and revealing my ideal life and body, like a new tree. So hang strong, little trees, we have a long journey ahead of us, but it's totally worth it.

Have a great week, friends.

My parents planted 3 trees in their front yard one for each of their children. Well lo and behold my tree died. I have struggled with the darn tree being gone and even last week my mom said just because the tree is gone doesn't mean you don't exist. I really like the thought of being a green shoot of hope. Thanks for sharing that.

Today was a foodie day at work, Mango Cake, Pound Cake, Muffins . . . I went for fruit and half a muffin, a small sliver of Mango Cake because the person who brought it really wanted me to try it and a bite of pound cake. I skipped lunch but still will be over today even with a light dinner. I logged it and tomorrow I'll begin again and so it goes.

Have been out of town for the past week. Did really well until the last day. I've decided to wait until Friday morning to weigh so that I have a couple of days to recover. So far the year's going okay. I'm looking forward to a better February.