I resolved not to gain the celebration weight this year. And then husband brings home a cheesecake from work. And then I had the opportunity to eat out with a couple ladies near and dear to my heart twice in a week. All these things are good and healthy parts of life, but the excess prevalent in American culture becomes so much more evident when you're trying to form habits of moderation. It's too easy to graze your way one taster at a time right back into the 20-Wides. I find myself more and more admiring the people who don't seem to be under food's spell, who have maintained a healthy weight for years.
Joyfully, Advent is nearly here. For us Advent is similar to Lent with increased prayers, fasting, and giving things up to prepare ourselves for the arrival of Jesus.
I recently found this photo of myself, taken by my husband in February, a mere nine months ago. By this point I had already lost 18 pounds. Today I'm 39 pounds lighter than I was in that photo, and the same weight I was 9+ years ago when I got married (one pound more than I was in July of this year. I'll say it again: weight loss is a lot like time travel.
February 2015
November 2015
15 pounds to go!
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