Hello Everyone,
Can you believe that Christmas came and went? I hope it was a wonderful holiday for all of you.

Is anyone else as excited about the New Year as I am? I think I'm so excited because it's a whole new chapter just waiting to be written by me!

This is the first year that I can actually say I lost weight like I said I would last January.

We had a family dinner today with cousin's that I've not seen since last year; all they could talk about was how good I looked. I NEVER get tired of hearing that.

I must admit the past week I've eaten way to much and not very balanced meals; and I feel it. My stomach is sour and upset, my head hurts off and on from the sugar highs and lows, my pants feel a little tighter. We went to the grocery today and I just didn't buy those "treats" I let myself have from time to time. Why? Because right now, I can't handle them, can't control them. If I really think I need something this week, I'm going to have to stop at the store and buy it, and I've given myself permission to do that if I really think I need something, but I won't have it in the house at my finger tips. Sometimes ladies, I just need to get tough with myself!

It's back to work tomorrow for me. My new job is coming along. I'm a little nervous about tomorrow because I'll be working with my boss all day. The other person I've been shadowing is out of the office tomorrow, so I'm with the boss all day...lord, I hope it goes fast! My new boss is great, but still..it's the boss!

I'll check in tomorrow.

Susie

I'm new here. Congratulations on your weight loss to date. I have lost track of my weight loss goals this month and too am anxious for January to come so that I can get a new focus. Besides wanting to be healthier and more fit, my main goal is to lose weight so that I will look nice in the professional portrait that my dh and I are going to take in 9 months from now to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We had also wanted to renew our vows, but we are not sure we can fit that into the budget as we live on an extremely small income in a high cost of living area.

Good luck working with your boss tomorrow.

We live with my widowed father-in-law and he loves to have his sweets in the house and he is not overweight... so he can feast on sweets without health consequences, so we always have sweets in the house for him and I must say that sometimes I succomb to them. Especially this month. I must do better.

Looking forward to finishing the book that I am currently reading so that I can start the book "Inspired To Lose" which upon my request was a Christmas gift for me.

I weigh-in on Wednesday mornings. I lost last week, but am afraid to face the scale this week. But face the facts I will and start anew I will do too.

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