Weigh In Monday #21

Welcome to my living room. Please get comfy in an overstuffed chair, pour a steaming cup of tea, lean back, and relax. No harangues here, no preaching, no insisting that here is the only way to lose weight. Here find only friends, shared thoughts, and insights learned from hard won experience. If you are just starting on the healthy path, welcome. Together we can make good things happen.

Back to work! With the holidays officially over, I've stepped on the scale to find myself gaining one little pound. I did terrific through all the holiday feasting. While I indulged, I avoided overindulging. I took small amounts of foods that seemed a treat and never felt deprived. Just like a healthy person. How about that! The one pound gain, I have to chalk up to the past week, when we've had a roller coaster ride concerning my Sweetie's job future. The stress got to me and I responding by doing what I do best. I ate! However, since I only gained one pound, I seem to be eating less in response to stress. This remains a challenge for me. There are still times when the logical side of my brain whites-out. All I can think is that I don't care and hand me that cheese! I suspect this will a lifelong challenge for me. After all, I've had 51 years to perfect the art of stress eating.

I'm still incredibly psyched to have kept last year's healthy New Year's resolution. In fact, I'm very proud. Now, I've proven myself and am officially absolved from having to set any more New Year's resolutions! If I do make another, it will because I chose to, not because of pressure that I had to make a resolution.

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