Crawling back to normal!

This year I had made the conscious decision that I was going to be be a little more "wild" around the Christmas holidays.  I was going to eat more then normal and not be so exercise fanatical.

What I didn't anticipate was a huge ice storm.  An ice storm that would lead me to tremendous stress eating and limiting - even CANCELING - exercise for a couple of days.  

And then OH THE EATING Xmas Eve and Xmas Day.  When I woke up Thursday, I saw a number on the scale I haven't seen since early 2012.   

Did I ever tell you guys that after my skin removal surgery I was so full of fluid they had pumped into me that when I would tap my abdominal area you could see the water rippling under the skin - like a waterbed.  Well, on Thursday I was SO BLOATED that at work - when I went to work out - I actually had a ROLL hanging over my shorts and I could tap my stomach and just see the water rippling in there!  

I became convinced there and then that I would NOT lose the weight I had "gained" and that it was inevitable that I would get fat again.  And I said this to myself with a sort of resignation - I was sad, but also didn't really care.  Which was evidenced by me raiding the goody trays that still sat there at work.

My weight slid down a little yesterday and is down even more today.  I'm above my red line, but only by 2.5 pounds.  So I should consider myself lucky.   Today begins a return to normal.  I can't promise that I will be 100% on track - there are still some cookies here in the house calling my name.  BUT, we will take down the tree, clean the house up, and I have a delicious garlic-herb pork roast in the crock pot cooking for dinner.  In just a few minutes we'll be in our workout room resuming our normal Saturday exercise routine.

There is nothing - NOTHING - that can prevent me from getting back to an acceptable weight EXCEPT myself.  Time to make some goals and start to get back on track.  I might not be perfect, but I'll be better, and that is good enough for all of us!