Thanksgiving...

I had a great Thanksgiving! I did not stuff myself this year. Don't get me wrong, I did not eat perfectly, I ate the things that I wanted to and did not feel guilty about trying a small piece of the "forbidden foods" like pie and doughnuts not to mention stuffing and potatoes & gravy. I even had a dab of butter on a roll....not bad but I'm not missing it in everyday life. I'm fine to leave butter out now. I think I had more trouble resisting loading up on Friday with all the leftovers. I did great for breakfast and lunch but when dinner came I ate too much and then had ice cream for dessert. My stomach is not liking me today.

One of my biggest challenges this year was seeing people that I haven't seen in a year. Losing 56 pounds is starting to show and I can no longer hide the fact that I am losing weight. I had a hard time responding to the questions and the reactions of people that noticed. All is well though and I am starting to feel good about myself.

Funny little thing......I was always the one who was overweight at all the family functions and all the others were thin......time has turned the tables around and now I am not the heaviest one there, there are several there that are heavier than me now. Who would have known?

I weighed in a day early this week because I knew I would not be able to weigh-in on Thursday morning since I would not be home. I lost .8 of a pound. Every little bit is adding up....up to 56 pounds gone . I'm not losing fast but I'm hoping to keep off what I have lost!

How was your Thanksgiving? What were your challenges? food or people???

I am also learning to "let go"of the junk around me. It is a process...but one worth doing. Cleaning house went well and I was able to get rid of some of the junk I was holding on to.

Getting rid of the junk in life...something to celebrate!