Monday, November 09, 2009

No Nonsense November

Yes, I am at it again. I love it when I can find a good alliterative groove for my exercise.

At my Weight Watchers meeting Saturday morning, my leader pointed out that there were only 10 weigh ins left until the end of the year, and compared the trifecta of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas to the Bermuda Triangle. People go into it with all sorts of good intentions, never to be seen again. I've lost nearly 40 pounds this year - and that nearly is so close that I was tempted to throw out a deep exhale and tell them to weight me again. I have already had a few setbacks this summer/fall - two really bad bronchial infections that made it difficult to breathe, much less exercise, and the high-eating habits of my parents' visit (Mom, Dad - I love you, and please come visit whenever you want - but you throw my eating habits some nasty curveballs. Do you know how much cheese I have in my freezer right now?!?!)

So, I decided that I had already used up my free passes for the rest of the year, and I really needed to stick to the Plan and exercise every day. Hey - I am nine days into it now and going strong. I am sure there will be pitfalls - my birthday is this Friday, I am meeting friends for dinner next Tuesday, Thanksgiving is right around the corner... but I can do this. And I am determined to have more than 40 pounds in my pocket when I reach the other side of this Triangle.

8 comments:

Teri said...

I have faith in you, Joey - you can do it!

And holy crap! 40 pounds? That's 2 Dharma's!

kemtee said...

Go, girl. You got this far… the rest is within your grasp.

mom said...

sorry about the cheese...we would have tried to eat more if we had known it was destinied(?) for the freezer....
Love & Hugs

Bezzie said...

Just don't bake those cookies! (Which were amazing by the way!)

Discoknits said...

Congrats, Jo on 40 pounds. That is AWESOME :0)

Shan said...

40 is amazing Jo, good for you. Christmas is hard for me too...last year I didn't do so well - family visit. It's such a festive atmosphere...it's hard to eat properly.

Kelly said...

Woohoo! Congrats on the 40 pounds. I've lost 17.8 so far and our leader calls the holidays "the Bermuda Triangle!" We can do it!!!!

Zonda said...

Congrats, 40 lbs is awesome! Sometimes our health stuff gets in the way, hang in there! :)