New year, New normal

I know I haven't written in FOREVER (to be honest, I don't even know the date of my last post). But I do know that a lot has happened since then. My "year long goal" for 2010 was to get down to 150 pounds. I was goin strong for a long time, and then it seemed like with the holidays, December's weight loss kind of came to a stand-still. But, the last week and a half or so I really buckled down and it was all worth it. I stepped on the scale on December 30th and saw 150.0. I was SO excited. Now, I knew I had new years plans and a busy weekend full of eating and drinking, so I didn't expect to keep seeing that number, but I thought "well, within the next week or so I'll get it back under control". Well, let me tell you something, I've decided that it's not all about "losing the weight" anymore. It's 100% about being happy. That being said, I'm not going to stop working out, or start eating aweful foods, but I'm also not going to beat myself up. So, for the past 2 weeks I wasn't eating great, and I was slacking a little bit in the workout area (doesn't help that it's been -15 degrees here for the past 2 weeks), and I gained weight. This week however, I've gotten back on track and quickly lost that weight again. It's all about ebs and flows, ups and downs. And for me, I've decided that it's ok to let loose for a few days, as long as I get it back on track to make sure that that "up" comes back "down". The ultimate goal is 25 pounds in my 25th year, meaning that I should be down to 145 to reach that goal by May 31st. I really think I can do it, but I'm not going to go crazy if I don't. I'm at a healthy weight for the first time in I don't even know how long, I like what I see when I look in the mirror, and I have more confidence that I ever remember having. So as far as I'm concerned, that's pretty darn good!