Monday 12/23 check in
Food: logged and over
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: 40 minutes on bike, PT, stretching, and strength.

I am doing so well but I keep eating candy at night! Ugh! I would probably be losing if I wasn't doing that. Today I didn't think I would have time to workout but I think I will. I am heading down after I am finished here.

Today we will go to Mass this afternoon, then we have appetizers and open gifts. This is the first year we won't all be there. William started a new job so he is staying in Houston and Danny is going to his wife's family. We will see Danny Christmas though. Tomorrow we will host Christmas breakfast with over 30 people. I thought it would wind down once people got married and had children but they all still come. Jim and his brother do all the cooking. I do the set up and the clean up. Then we go to dinner at Jim's sister house. Tomorrow we are also going to the bar as Shannon is the "guest" bar tender. They are opening after 8pm tomorrow. Btw-we are getting our appetizers at the bar after Mass today. I am also having a veggie tray, hummus and shrimp.

Hope everyone is finishing up their to do lists and starting to enjoy the Holidays!


@jmilner89 Welcome! We will be doing introductions in January's thread when we get it. Feel free to jump in here if you would like.
@Cafelelia Hope you arrived safely and are able to relax a little. They were playing Christmas movies at PT and that scene from Home Alone was on and I thought of you. Lol!
@kirsten11872 I love wrapping but it is so time consuming. Good luck finishing everything up. I never head of pudding shots! I bet those are way better than jello shots! Hope you are able to relax soon and enjoy the holidays.
@Mrsbell8well Sounds like someone is feeling better! And just in time for the holidays! Your house looks beautiful! Enjoy all your cooking and baking.
@nstephenson01 A dietician once told me that your body adjusts to drinking the extra water and you don't need to use the bathroom that much. That NEVER happened to me. My water intake definitely revolves around my activities lol! Sounds like you still got a pretty good walk in. How do the dogs do on the ice? I didn't realize you had ice cleats so when you say it is icy you aren't kidding! Good job staying on plan. The calories will be higher than normal this time of year. I love your 2020 word! Now I want to change mine Lol!
@pacsnc6 I have done those painting activities twice. I love doing it! I agree, it is so funny how different the pictures turn out. What a fun activity to do with your family. The golf thing sounded fun too. You all are enjoying each other and making great memories! Enjoy today with them too! Hugs!
@ljdanny Lol! Sometimes I wonder if they are trying to kill us! That was some zumba class! Will you go back or stick with the traditional zumba? I hope you can shake that cold off soon. Good thing you have off and can hopefully rest a little. It is going to be fun with the little one!
I am so jealous. My daughter will be bringing her dog Lol! One of these days...
@CassieGetsFit2013 I am glad that you decided to stay.
@tryingagain5 I have the same problem. I do great when I am home and in a normal routine and then holidays, vacations, this bar..... Ugh! I did the restrictive route also and it never worked long term for me either. I try to think back and think how one time when I was home and in a normal routine I did overeat and not eat as healthy as I do now or exercise. We are doing way better than we have in the past. We just have things we still need to work on. We will get there.

Merry Christmas Eve everybody! Just wanted to say a quick hello! We're doing our Christmas dinner this evening, so I'm so busy cooking right now. I'm throwing in a couple healthy dishes for me so I can stay on track.

Also, I hit a huge milestone when I weighed this morning and thought I would share a photo. I've officially lost 100 lbs. It seems surreal because when I started, I thought it was impossible. I guess I proved myself wrong!