Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Happy New Year

Well, I made it through the holidays. I love Christmas. I love to see it come and I love to see it go because it kicks my butt every year. :-) But it really was a great Christmas.

But, too much food. Not just at Christmas, but from Thanksgiving through New Years. Big meals. Christmas baking (and sampling). Desserts out the ying yang. And it didn't help that I couldn't work out for 2 weeks right before Thanksgiving because of having those growths removed. And you end up skipping workouts more right when you're supposed to be working out more. Bottom line ... I packed back on about 7 pounds! Yikes! That's just freakish that it can happen so fast. But, I guess if you loose 1-2 lbs a week, you gain at that rate too. Somehow, it seems to happen faster when you're gaining than when you're loosing.

So, it's back to what I'm supposed to do. Of course, we aren't riding bikes after work because it's winter, so I need to get back to what I did last winter and break out the WII for a bit each evening. Not as good as riding, but better than sitting on my butt. Did I mention that you gain weight really fast? Bummer.

Somehow, the 40 lbs that I lost didn't look as impressive as the 40 lbs that Valerie Bertinelli lost, but I liked how I feel and I don't look bad, so I don't want to ignore the weight gain. If I get on top of it now, I'll be ok.