And by "all things considered", I mean a blizzard on Christmas Eve, being snowed in until the following Tuesday, and graciously eating in moderation the food our hosts (my parents) abundantly shared. Sweet rolls for breakfast, dessert each night, noodles, cheese, and such at dinner time, etc. Mom and Dad have eaten this way for decades, and the holidays are no time to make a big hairy deal out of special meals for me, especially when we're snowed in and eating food they hadn't counted on sharing out of their limited means. And Mom, bless her heart, is one of those good cooks who always insists everyone take second helpings. Workouts were limited. No stairs, no bike, no way to get out for a walk, none of my usual stuff.
My innards have been paying for Christmas week. I don't handle stress well, for one thing. And I inherited my mother's finicky innards. So the weather watching and crazy ride over to Iowa on Christmas Eve had my insides pretty well wrecked. I was completely determined to NOT miss this Christmas since my dad is facing some major health hurdles in the very near future (please pray for him). But I think I must have been a bit nuts to take off in the kind of weather we were having. There were times when the road wasn't even visible --heck, none of the outside was visible, and I'm quite certain it was only God and His angels keeping us on the highway. It took us a little under three hours to make an hour and 15 minutes trip. Then there was more weather watching as we tried to figure when we could leave to get Adam back to work. He got someone to work for him on Saturday and completely missed Sunday. Monday he had off, and finally on Tuesday morning the highways cleared enough to allow tow trucks through -- I figured then if we got stuck, at least someone could come rescue us. Between all this an the normal stresses of holidays, I have been alternating between diarrhea, nothing moving at all, and throwing up (which just started yesterday --yippy).
NEW YEAR GOAL
The good news is that the new season of Biggest Loser begins next week on Tuesday, January 5. I'm so excited! My older son, Dan, got me one of the Biggest Loser videos and some resistance bands for Christmas. With that and the exercise shoes Adam got me, I'm all set to make great progress in the coming months. As you know, my goal is it make it to 184 by March 27. I'm at 230 today, so I've got a looong way to go. Frankly, I'm not sure I can make it. But I KNOW I can at least get under 200 pounds by then. And I WILL make that goal for SURE! What are YOUR goals?
Today's Tip:
All the experts say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that we should take it easy on the evening meal. My friend Charlotte found this on someone else's blog, and I thought it was good to share here as a reminder of the way our meals should be eaten: "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a beggar." Thanks, Charlotte!
Happy New Year, Everyone!
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