Ok, here goes ...
The week of Christmas is when it all went downhill. I threw caution to the wind and have been eating with reckless abandon for the past 2 weeks. Here is the issue ... I feel terrible, emotionally and physically. I feel more unhappy, foggy, and its honestly been harder to breathe ... My pants are tighter, etc. I feel like my body is craving fresh fruits and veggies ... Buy my mentality is that I can't start til Monday. So I'm literally stuffing myself until then. No moderation even! So, please reach through your computers please and slap me!! I just need to get my stupidity out there!

We all got fat waiting for Monday.

I was doing the same thing you were. This month is pure **** for weight loss. In one months time my family has this:

Hosted a christmas party december 3rd , my birthday is December 10th, hosted anotherr bigger Christmas party for a different group December 17th, made goodies for friends, made goodies for school, made goodies for school party (and of course had to sample it all). December 24th christmas eve, December 25th Christmas, December 31st new years eve, january 6th orthodox christmass eve, January 7th orthodox Christmas and my husbands birthday.

Oh my freaking goodness!!!

I was doing great until baking all the goodies starting around December 16th... And then I just said "enjoy". And I did... Thoroughly for 11 days. I gained 13 pounds (of which many of it is water from eating so many carbs which I'm not used to). But yesteday I said "enough". I'm ok with having to lose some weight... But a month of free abandon could take a very long time to recuperate from, so.... I'm stopping. I'll enjoy on the 31st and the 6th and 7th in moderation, but no more "wait until the season is over". I can make the damage much less and shorten the time it takes to repose the weight by stopping relieve than later.

I can enjoy without being totally crazy.

Ladies ... You all honestly did give me exactly what I needed to hear. The perfect slap in the face. Thank you!!
You're all right ... And seeing as you've all been there and have or are choosing to pick up and move on gives me hope & motivation. Thank you. I've gotten fat waiting for Monday ... How true! I've been celebrating the holidays every single day and I've gained an unknown amount of pounds back (I'll weigh on my weigh in day Monday, but still start fresh tomorrow).

Thanks again I'll be back on track tomorrow. And, thank you for the 'detox' comment because lord knows I'm dreading the weeks of detox it'll take the get this crap out of my sysyem lol! Eek!

Good for you! I was already to start Monday, too, then though, what the heck? Go through another weekend, more temptations, more misery? So I started yesterday and am feeling very proud of myself. When my birthday rolls around next summer, I will have a whole new wardrobe, outlook, and presentation. I can't wait!

so.very.true.

Dont wait for monday cause you and i (and everyone here) knows that monday will come and go and you will never get started. Just get up and get going that is the only way to get started. That is what i did i just started and stopped making up reasons not to work out! Good luck!

Start now....Its now or never; later does not exist lol...I know :0

Priceless!

This.

Start now. Right now. Don't wait.

**high five**

True! I'm starting fresh today!