Ahhh.... can you hear the calm? All the last minute rushing of getting secret Santa gifts for school, making pot-luck lunches for school and finishing the LAST of the assignments is finally done!
And this was just last night and this morning!!!!

I'm taking a well-deserved break now. I've still got to grab a quick lunch and start cleaning up.
Oh... did I mention that DD1 was sick yesterday and i had to go to school to get her? She had a 24hour bug and she seems okay now. Of course, she wanted to go to school (late) because she didn't want to miss two tests.
Did I also mention that it's DD2's b-day in two days and we're throwing a quick last-minute party on the first day of the holidays?
Yup. All that since yesterday afternoon.....

This is the calm before the storm.

How are you guys doing?

Gosh.... where are you guys????

It's DD2's birthday today and we're having a party! There's so much to do....
I just dropped in to say a quick 'hi' and to see if anyone has posted.
Hmmm.....

I know it's a busy season for most but just take a few minutes to let us know how things are going. It doesn't take much. Look at me. School ended yesterday and I've got a party to get ready for.... I haven't even baked the cake yet.... but i find time to pop in.

I hope you're all doing well and are staying on track. You guys were so focused.
I'm going to wait until the new year to start my lifestyle change again. There's so much going on that I don't have the time needed to devote to getting the right stuff to eat properly.

The birthday party was a success! Everyone had fun...... AND, everyone came. We had pizza, cake, candy, chips and then I dropped them off to the movie theatre!

I have a clean house. I'm relaxed.
Hey.... did i mention that I made the cake? Baked it and decorated it. I haven't decorated a cake in years! It took a while to get the hang of the different techniques but it all came back quickly -- kind of like riding a bicycle..... you never forget!
It looked beautiful. Makes me wonder why I gave up decorating cakes?
Maybe there's always so much to do that I neglect the cake and tend to order one... I don't know...

NEW YEAR"S RESOLUTION #1: bake and decorate cakes whenever possible! NOTHING beats homemade and the personal touches are so worth it!

So how was everyone's holiday???

I had fun with lots of friends, family and good food around! It was quite tiring and I'm exhausted.
I got in at 2:30am last night. I don't even know how I kept my eyes open for the hour long drive back home. The kids really wanted to come home and be in their own beds. It's 11;35am and they're still sleeping. I'm also glad we decided to come back home.... we need time to regroup and chill out before we head back out tomorrow evening for the weekend and even more celebrations. There will be even more family members to meet.

I plan to get some cleaning done today ( I actually left a sinkful of dirty dishes for three days! ), I also plan on relaxing a little bit!

Are you guys still on track with your eating habits?

After much time away and many "found pounds", I am back. I know it works. I had great success my first time around. I'm happy to see so many of you still here and still staying connected. Here's to us and here's to fresh starts!

Hello LadyZaidi. Welcome back to the group!
I'm exactly in the same boat as yourself.... I've 'found' lost pounds and was successful in losing them in Feb/March of 2013. That was my second time around with LAWL. I've managed to keep most of it off but, I've gained some back in the autumn and I seem to be 'maintaining' at this weight!
I'm back full steam in January.... I've got too many gatherings to still attend to and it would be fruitless to start now. I'm counting the days....

Good for you for you motivation and determination! Wow! You actually started the program again on the 24!!!! I was too busy stuffing my face with handfuls of cookies. lol

BTW... my scale needs new batteries. I have NO idea how much more weight I've gained since it went on the fritz a couple of weeks ago. Who knows what kind of gain I'll be dealing with. Yikes.
I'm getting new batteries today! But I won't weigh myself... i'm going out of town for a few parties.....

Hi Shy! I look forward to sharing the journey with you and hopefully with others as we all reassemble in the new year! Good luck with your weigh in and let motivate and not discourage you

Wow! @Ladyzaidi, a whole pound already lost????
How are you doing it at this time of year??? There are so many temptations out there to get my attention.... and every party seems to have many temptations for me! lol
Good for you. Keep it up!

I just got back into town. I've put new batteries in the scale but I only weigh myself in the morning so......
I'll have to wait until tomorrow morning to find out the damage and then head back out for a New Year's party and an overnight sleepover! Man, do I just want to stay home for more than a day!

Happy New Year's everyone!

Let's hope this site becomes active again as most of us will re-assess our goals again!
Have a good one and may 2014 bring us all hope, motivation and commitment to fulfill our weight loss goals.

See you next year!!!