Pictures

I'm not calling this a "before and after" picture because I have not reached the "after" yet. It's more like a "before" and "middle" picture. So here I am.....this is Cliff and I with the Great Jeff Gordon on June 12,2011 exactly one month before I started my diet.

And here we are on December 18, 2011 a little over 5 months after I started...70 pound lighter.

The Christmas celebrating and I'm back at it. Taking this week to do a little detoxing and back on the treadmill and I feel GREAT!

I've heard so many people say they are going to get serious about their weight after the first of the year. Best Wishes to you. I'm cheering for you!!

Tackling The Holidays

I would never advise anyone to start a diet this time of year. Its HARD!!! You are inundated EVERYWHERE with sights and smells of treats that only appear during the holiday season. Since Halloween, it seems that everywhere I go I see signs for Pumpkin this or that....oh how I have craved IHOP'S Pumpkin pancakes!!

Thankfully, I have 5 months of momentum behind me. I have worked so hard to lose each and every ounce that the thought of undoing all that hard work helps me keep moving past all those sugary delicacies.

So, how am I tackling the holidays? I'm going to eat...with moderation. I decided that part of the tradition of the holidays is the foods, tastes, and smells that bring back memories and bring us together. Smelling sugar cookies baking in the oven screams Christmas to me!

So on Thanksgiving I ate, without guilt. But keeping in mind that I didn't need 1/4 of the pie to enjoy the taste of Pecan Pie! And also remembering that Thanksgiving is Thursday ONLY...NOT all weekend!

I will treat Christmas the same way. I will enjoy our Christmas Eve treats and Christmas Day dinner.

I think the main thing is that this year I have a plan. And I think thats a large part of the battle.