Moving and Weight Gain

It's been a tumultuous summer and fall for me (actually, the entire year has been rough, if you want to know the truth). We've all but sold our house and moved into a townhome. During the moving experience, I had struggles with the realtor, my work, the kids, my marriage. I wish things had gone more smoothly, but I'm happy to say the end is in sight. Through the process, I picked up quite a bit of weight (as I discovered through my HCG experiences, I am an emotional eater and a carb addict). Moving is in the top five of life changing experiences. The moving carries a large part of the blame with my lapse, but not entirely. What's crazy is I had gotten to a good weight where I was happy and maintaining for quite a while. I took my biyearly trip to Nashville and everything just went hay wire.

So, here I am again to track and get things back in order. I'm forgoing another round to just low-carb eating and good exercise. That was how I maintained before and didn't have to starve myself to do it. Hubby is helping as are the kids. We're adopting our healthy lifestyles before the traditional resolutions begin (I don't believe in them anyway).

Today, I started with a "Michael Jackson Experience" warm up and then 20 minutes on the treadmill. Not bad. Unfortunately, my day went all nutty this morning and I didn't get to make my breakfast (I told hubby I should make the quiche the night before, but we were bonding so, I made the sacrifice). I will get it put together today. Since we're all eating the same, I have to make a lot of what I normally make for myself. My kids eating what I'm eating should make for easier shopping. Of course, they'll get to splurge more than me.

The holidays will be enjoyed. I'll carb, then get back to business. I'm not denying my favorites or making myself miserable to be smaller. I can do this the right way and enjoy what I like occasionally. That is the goal.

So, I'm back. Daily tracking and blogging. It's hard to get back into the habit, but I will. I have to. My health depends on it. Onward and upward!