Yeah! 2011 is here

I am very relieved to be welcoming the New Year. For most of December I felt like, "is it January yet?" It will be so nice to be able to get back into my routine and not have the dread of holiday feasting to live with. The pool is back open this week, it will be so great to get back in the water, it has been three weeks since I got my feet wet (so to speak). And the Christmas goodies will clear away from the office, only the stuff no body likes is hanging around now. I could have done worse over the holidays, and I could have done better. I did very well until Dec 24th, when as the poor suckers who had to work we decided to throw ourselves an impromptu party and order in Chinese food and then it was a free for all calorically from then on. Then there was the chocolate consumption, I alone consumed an entire box of turtles. At least this was over the period of 5 days. No excuses I know, but I was fighting those lovely hormones at the time.

Finally it is a new year, a new decade, how exciting. I was thinking on what kind of outlook I usually have at the beginning of a new year, and usually it is really negative, for example;

"Gosh how could you get so fat"
"Another year gone and still fat, what a waste."
"you'll never get it off"
"I guess I will give it another try! But I just can't do it" .

But this year I feel really optimistic regarding, well just about everything not just weight loss. Someone must be slipping me the happy drugs without my knowledge.
I lost 47 lbs in 2010 and I fully intend to continue on with that pattern.

Happy New Year, Here's to a new you.

All quiet on the fat front

I realized that I haven't posted in several days, and nothing really of interest. And since for me being quiet is a bad sign I figured I better write something.

I am basically in Christmas survival mode. The gift baskets have begun to flow into work, and while I have indulged, I have kept in under control and in perspective (and in caloric range!). This week I have 2 Christmas parties i am attending, one is at a buffet, and one is pot luck. I am so bringing veggies to the pot luck.

I went swimming on Thursday as promised, but missed out on Saturday again due to work. I go again on Tuesday. Due to the cold weather and busy schedule my activity level has dropped. No more 2 hour walks on Sunday, my dog is not built for cold weather and surprisingly neither am I (despite the insulating layers). I am missing the activity though and am trying to figure out what to do to compensate. To bad shopping isn't cardio.

Weigh in Wednesday

338.8 lets just say 339, I much prefer round numbers and drum roll please ..............40 lbs down!

So I lost an little bit this week to get me to the 40 lb mark and that reflects not only the party I attended Saturday night but the Halloween candy I indulged in (which by the was was a whole 4 items, that is way way better then any other year). However Halloween did make me think quite a bit about Christmas and knowing the food disaster that that brings, starting approx mid to late Nov and continuing to Jan.

I live in fear of the food gifts coming into work from clients, and there is no place to escape or hide the items because we are such a small workplace the staff room is also the kitchen, lab, office, storage room......etc. I need to lay some ground rules for myself and maybe a plan for Nov and Dec.