The year to reach goal? I think so!!

I've sort of slipped in posting and keeping track of what number weigh in I'm on. Such is life.

The holidays weren't really a struggle but I did gain 1.5 pounds. Was I aware of what I was doing? Yes. I enjoyed what I ate and drank but stayed mindful of what I was doing. Had I not, that gain would have many times greater than 1.5 pounds!

If someone is reading this who is struggling with all issues of weight loss, 1.5 pounds gained might sound like nothing or it might sound like the beginning of the end. It is neither. It is cause and effect. A gain is reversible. As my leader Suzanne said today, we can't think of food as good or bad. A blouse isn't good or bad, but when shopping, we have to decide if the price of the blouse is within our budget.

Sometimes we are going to splurge because something just looks too scrumptious to pass up. A dinner with my sister-in-law wasn't terribly over point allotment, but a few other days like that contributed to the gain. I don't feel guilty. I didn't do anything bad. I will make other choices this week and the rest of the gain will disappear. I spend wisely, whether Smart Points or dollar bills, even if occasionally it doesn't look like I have a budget.

I will be going on vacation next month and need shorts and a bathing suit. I haven't had a flattering bathing suit in eons and last year's shorts were happily too large at the end of summer so online shopping ensued last night. Because it is hard to know for sure how a suit will fit and if it will flatter, I ordered one bottom and two tops from one store, and another top and bottom elsewhere. These five pieces were a ridiculous sum of money for someone who rarely gets in a pool but weather permitting, that is where I will be next month. Decency requires body parts to be covered. Vanity requires this to be achieved somewhat tastefully. If some combination of the suit separates fit this criteria, the expense will be a worthwhile splurge.

Having said all that and sounding positive, I need to talk about something negative. I will do that in a separate entry because I want this one to be strictly upbeat.

I am less than 15 pounds from the goal I've set at WW but I intend to go below that and see how that feels and works for me. Considering I didn't know if I could or would stick with WW when I rejoined in June of 2014, part of me can't believe I am able to say I am 15 pounds from that goal. Having lost 84 pounds (down .5 from that 1.5 gain) as of today, I am sure that I can achieve my goal this year!

Onward, downward and in a new suit once the mail arrives!