I don't have much to update. I am still here and still moving in the right direction.
I feel like I am doing well through these hard holiday weeks, and I don't feel like I am falling off of the wagon, which is good. My focus seems to be pretty clear.
Part of my success, this holiday season, is that I am planning to do a Whole30 immediately following Christmas. To prepare myself for that, I've been trying really hard to conform to those guidelines in advance... Which means, I am really trying to eliminate as much of my sugar intake as I can during this time. I am not trying to be perfect, I am just trying to make it easier on myself later. This seems to be working well for me, as I don't do well on an all or nothing sort of diet anyways... Likely, when I do my Whole30, I will have to do it with a few variations... I know that is not the spirit of the Whole30, but I need to be able to do what works for me.
This last weekend was our 17th wedding anniversary, so Josh took me out to a gorgeous turn-of -the-century hotel... We had the most fabulous time! We learned that we really need to take time for ourselves every once in a while - it's good for our marriage. Sadly - we don't do this often enough, and we know that, time just has a way of passing us by... But, it still amazes me, how I can fall in love, over and over again with the same man... Love and life are truly great!
The reason I mentioned the above... I was feeling great, all dressed up for our dinner - my oldest daughter did my make-up and I did my hair - I felt good about myself. I am wearing a solid size large in almost everything - I do have a few mediums thrown in. :D
The following morning, I took a few pictures of myself in our hotel room mirror, and I was a little shocked at how I looked. I don't feel like I've lost much size since our Disney trip in August - but I do think these pictures might disagree with me. I do look different and smaller.
(And please ignore the weird way I am standing - I am not trying to do that pigeon toed stance that's popular with the young girls these days... The tiles were really cold on my bare feet - that is all. LOL)
It's just really fun for me, to see how my body is changing. Everyone continues to tell me that I am looking younger and younger as the days go on... I must admit - I am starting to get a bit of an ego. ;) But it shocks me to look in a full-body mirror like this, and not see the person I am used to seeing standing there.
D~
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