The week my daddy died suddenly, I reached a 40 pound weight loss. Part of the weight drop was probably due to how grief stricken I was. It was unexpected and untimely, and I was having a hard time eating or sleeping. Since then, I gained 5 pounds and then lost 2. I've been to the gym twice since this horrible life event occurred. Right now, I just cannot find the drive or motivation to get back at it. Should I give myself to the new year? The day before he died, I had just told dad that I was taking the week off from the gym because I was sick again. I've been fighting cold symptoms off and on since I ran my first 5k at the end of October. I'm so glad that my dad was alive to see me trying to get healthy and achieving goals. I don't know when I'll feel up to getting back into the gym, but I don't think my weight is going to go downward anymore until I start exercising again. Right now I'm just working to not gain weight.
20 to 25 pounds to go ... anything after that is just icing on the cake.
