Staying on track for 2005..

Hey gang! I have a HUGE praise for myself. This was my first year that I did not have "lose weight" as one of my new year's resolutions! I'd be curious to find out how many of you are similar. I'll bet a whole lot! I also need a few pointers about getting back on track after the holidays. Really not pointers, but to see if anyone else allowed themselves to enjoy the holidays without sticking to the more stringent rules. If so - how do you plan to get back on track? I enjoyed the holidays by endulging in small treats (still get sick over 12 grams of sugar per sitting) and definitely more carbs than usual. I am in a weird place, because I still am not employed - therefore I am living with people for the moment. So I do not have the money to go to the gym (I was able to put my membership on hold, thankfully). I'm not a walker - but guess I will have to be, huh? Anyway - each of you should feel so very proud of yourselves regardless of your weight loss numbers. Enjoy your one-year anniversaries this month! I plan on having a cook-out on that day to celebrate. I also have a pair of old jeans that I will wear over my old clothes (with a belt of course!) to show the gang how much I really lost! What are your plans to celebrate your victory? I'd be interested in hearing... God Bless! Barbie 281/180/160ish

Hi Barbie, and lemme first say how proud I am of you! You are doing wonderful!! You are staying positive and that is so important. As for my plan to get back on track (the past couple of months I veered so off-course I was going the other way, lol), I threw out ALL the junk I was starting to buy again.Cookies, ice cream etc...and I went back on protein shake in the A.m...I seem to have become a coffee addict since this summer, so that is my resoultions..get off the coffee and start to exercise more... Happy New Year to you as well, and I will be praying this is your most blessed EVER! Donna

I brought back out the food scale and measuring cups. I notice I can eat a lot more in a sitting now.... TIME TO STOP FEELING. Back to measuring to be safe is my plan. I wish you all the best of luck and health in 2005. Dawn -117