Oh to be just overweight!

Yesterday was a busy, but exciting day!  I got up to our building site about 8:30 a.m. to watch them putting the exterior walls up on our house!!  At noon, the builder walked us through the house for the first time and we got to walk into the “rooms” and it was AMAZING!!!  By 5 p.m. they had the roof trusses all on.  Today the boards and paper for the roof are going on and getting shingled.  I was so giddy yesterday, I felt like a kid getting their dream gift on Christmas.  Just imagine when I actually get to move into the house!  LOL

Unfortunately, I am still hanging on to a fraction of a pound keeping me from 135 even.  It’s amazing how much more patient I am about getting there since I’m finally really realizing this is for life.  The next month plus will be a matter of the ups and downs of maintenance which is excellent practice for the rest of my life!  It’s not an excuse to eat badly, but I also don’t want to spend every holiday avoiding my grandma’s home-cooked favorites…isn’t gonna happen!  I’d much rather enjoy the day in moderation and eat ”clean”  the rest of the month.  Makes a lot more sense to me!  Did I mention my DD’s birthday is on Thanksgiving this year?  Yeah, I’m not gonna go through the day on 1200 calories.  But I will choose not to gorge myself.  I will have a reasonable portion of the foods I want and I will keep my exercise routine up so I don’t have additional calorie overload from not expending any cals.  My DS’s birthday is 10 days later, so it’s a loaded month from November 26-December 26, but I can maintain.  I WILL MAINTAIN and come out of this holiday season at or below 135!