Another milestone

 229.9

This is a milestone that I may bounce around with the next few days, knowing that I'm going out of town to visit family. They will be food and alcohol, and it's likely I won't come out of the weekend ahead of the game, but I wanted to at least acknowledge that I had crossed the 230 mark, even if I end up dancing around that mark for a while. 

This feels like a significant milestone for me, because I'm back down around the weight I was 16 years ago when I had my older son. I didn't lose much before getting pregnant with my younger son, and then I've only lost significant weight once since having him. 

Back in 2014-2015, my husband and I decided to try keto. It worked as far as weight loss was concerned. I think I got back down into the 170s (I could probably go back in this blog and see if I documented that), but it was unsustainable as a diet. I never did lose my cravings for carbs and crunchy foods, and the weight gradually crept back on.

That's of course what I'm worried about now. I have to train myself to eat right and exercise; otherwise, I'll just gain everything back whenever I stop taking the medication. So I still have a lot of work to do, not just with the went loss but with leaning to have a healthier relationship with eating. 

I am hopeful, though, that I can continue with the rate of weight loss that I've been seeing for a while longer. We have a ski trip planned in March, and if I'm going to survive two or more days of skiing, I'm not only going to need the weight loss, I'm going to need to really strengthen my legs and my core. 

Time to get back to the gym.