A Thanksgiving Blessing

I was reading over some of my blog posts from the past, and I came across an entry from last year around Thanksgiving. Since tomorrow, we will be attending our first of several Thanksgiving festivities ("Steffens-Gobble", which is our annual early T-giving with Doug's extended family), I felt this was an appropriate blessing to share...

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump
May your potatoes and gravy
have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay OFF of your thighs!!!!
-Author Unknown

My sweet friend, Sydney, gave me a very good suggestion for maintaining some control at the gluttony fest that is also known as Thanksgiving. She suggested using a salad plate rather than a full-size dinner plate for the meal. Fill that plate with a little bit of everything (of course, not stacking it 2 feet high with food) and do this only ONCE. Then, be DONE!

That's my plan for tomorrow, and for future holiday meals. I'll let you know how it works out for me!

Two Words...

FIFTEEN POUNDS!!!!!

And a goal...

This is a dress that I have had, but never got to wear. It still has the tags on it because I bought it at the end of the season at Ann Taylor, planning to wear it the next year. But, then the next year came and I had grown about 3 sizes bigger than this dress! Oops.

It's a size 12...
Getting there by April 4th will be a task, but I can certainly TRY!!!

Three words...

I'M DOING IT!!! Well, let's make that four words...I'm FINALLY doing it!! If I believed in "jinxing", I'd say I can't talk about it because I don't want to "jinx" myself. But, I don't...so I will. Talk about it, that is.

About a month ago, I felt as though my mind turn a corner. That's the only way I can describe it. I felt MENTALLY prepared to DO THIS...once and for all (please Lord, let it be once and for all!) I was at the library one day and checked out Dr. Nancy Snyderman's book, Diet Myths that Keep Us Fat. She is the medical correspondant for the Today Show. She is in wonderful shape now, but used to be very out of shape. I began reading this book, and before I knew it, I was starting to follow a "plan". There's nothing earth-shattering in her book. It's nothing that I hadn't heard before. But apparently, I heard it again at just the right moment.

Today, I am 10 pounds lighter. I am amazed at HOW MUCH BETTER I feel with just 10 pounds off. I'm already sleeping better. My clothes are getting looser. And I'm happy with the knowledge and confidence that I CAN DO THIS.
I'll keep you posted...