2010 - A new beginning

A new year! I really enjoy the holidays, but I have to admit that I am also very happy when they are finally over. Christmas just seems to drag on a bit too long, giving everyone too long to over-indulge.

I was so good all the way through Christmas Day. I did have treats, but they were all healthy ones. But I did have too many, even if they were made with healthy ingredients, eating too much of even a good thing still puts on the weight. Plus I am also much less active during the winter months. I fell off the bandwagon-so to speak-and cheated for the first time since I started. I ate some chocolate covered popcorn, then some homemade chocolate mint truffles, then some pumpkin roll, and possibly a few other things that I can't remember. I really thought I had the whole eating/will power thing under control, but I should know better. I didn't have a problem all Christmas season as long as I took care of the offending treats as soon as they came in the door. Give them away to family, have Dennis take them to work, or else throw them away. On Christmas Eve we had a bunch of goodies delivered to our door, and I put them out for the family party. There was still quite a bit left over, so I was sending it home with the kids when Dennis told me to leave some. I asked him if he was going to eat them, and he said no, but still leave some. That was the downfall, because it happened to be one of the kinds I really like to eat in the past, but he hated. I don't know what he was thinking, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings. They sat on the countertop until Sunday. I went visiting teaching Sunday and came home with a bag of homemade chocolate covered popcorn. Later in the evening is when I broke down. First I had the popcorn, then the chocolate truffles that had sat out for 3 days. Dennis never noticed that they were gone. I repented and ate good until New Years Eve, when I ate the pumpkin roll. All of these treats were made by and given to me by the sisters I visit teach. Do you think there was some mental thing about that? Don't know, but it all tasted so good, and now my body is craving sweet things.

But the beauty of a New Year means starting "NEW". I am adding a few new goals this year.
1. Increase reps on the cellercizer
2. Eliminate all dairy from my diet. Goodbye yogurt, cheese and butter. Hello to alternates of these. Today I tried some flavored goat cheese I bought from Costco and I loved it.
3. Do more hiking. I got snow shoes and hiking poles for Christmas, and we have plans to go backpacking with some friends this summer.
4. Eat at least 70% raw every day.
5. Start a book club on books dealing with health and nutrition.

One thing I did notice with eating healthy for so long, and then having some unhealthy food, it makes me feel sluggish, tired, and have cravings. I don't like the feeling one bit, and am glad I can feel the difference so blatantly.

I did gain 3.5 pounds this month. Probably the majority of it this past week. I have had several people tell me that I do not need to loose any more weight or I will look anorexic. I tell them that I am not trying to loose weight, but I am just eating healthy and eat until I am full.

2010 will be a great New Year!!!