Hi Everyone!

[Guest guest]

I hope everyone has survived the holiday season! I for one did but just

barely. I am so happy to be back into the swing of things! I was home for

the two weeks, exercised the first, did nothing the second (although I sure

wanted to), and ate terribly. It was like it was the week of " stuff all you

can in mouth " to prepare for before picture Naw, just kidding. But I

didn't feel great all week and I know it was from indulging in too much of

just about everything.

I started my first challenge (along with a lot of other people) yesterday

and boy it feels great! I ate pretty good too. I woke up late which sets me

off my schedule, so I didn't get the entire 6 meals in, but you will be

happy to know that I had something just before bed (half a protein bar was

all I could eat). My husband actually kept after me... " don't go to sleep,

you have to eat in half an hour " . Remember back in December I said he wasn't

very supportive. Something must have happened to him over the holidays (or

he just sees how important this is to me) and yesterday he was supporting me

all along. While the kids were sitting around eating chips, crackers (and

so on) while playing cards, I didn't cheat, and when the temptation was

there, he'd slap my hand (lovingly of course). It was kind of cool to

actually get some support!

I hope everyone is doing great. The list has been quiet and I hope it is

only because everyone was enjoying their holidays with their families.