Caution: Holidays Ahead

So, we’ve got just a few weeks before the holiday season begins. I am decidedly more excited this year than last year. I think because we were all so scared about the impending doom of the economy last year, the holiday spirit just wasn’t as obvious. Now, I think it’s getting back to normal. I am making my Christmas shopping list already, figuring out what new decorations to get, what cookies to bake, etc. We will travel again for Thanksgiving—to Philadelphia. I am very happy about that as I love going there this time of year and we have fun with J’s family. The girls go nuts there and love all the attention too. It’s the one part of being so far away that I regret—that these family times are few and far between.

I am also getting excited for our trip to Ohio over Christmas. After my dad’s heart attack in September I am eager to get back home and see how things are progressing. All signs point to good with him so that’s fantastic. We’ll have fun just spending time there and doing the Ohio things we love. I fully expect to meet up with my old high school friends this time—something that never quite happens when we go home.

All in all, I am excited. I love the colder weather and am eager to put up my Christmas lights outside and just start basking in the Christmas music.

I am trying not to let my super fun weight loss rut bug me too much. I mean, I have no one to blame but good ol’Suzi. I think I just need a break from it. Not a break from being healthier, but a break from the WW treadmill that I keep avoiding. I know staying on WW is good because I know it works, but I am not working it so why bother spending the $ and keep making myself miserable with the feelings of dread that come every Tuesday night—even though I don’t gain anything and even lose some. I think I might take a break from WW until the new year and it’s not why you think—I am not planning on going crazy with the holidays and eating a ton of crap. Nope—I am over that. I just need to stop, reprioritize what I want out of WW, and make that commitment to do it. Paying my monthly fee isn’t helping me lose weight—it’s not supposed to. I have a great group of friends that I met at my WW meetings. We formed an email group that has become invaluable to me. I am sure they will be sad that I am away for a bit, but I think it’s necessary. I’ll keep emailing and will return when I am ready. I think that’s the plan for me right now.

So, that’s where my head is at this morning. I know I have work to do, but I think I need to make some adjustments to my plan on how to get there. I feel like I’ve been treading water in a lot of areas just to get by. I don’t like to just “get by”.

Time for me to start swimming. Just keep swimming. :)