I'm hanging on to the little bit of weight I lost while we were gone, and I am thrilled!  The temptations are great since the kitchen is just down the hall from where I work, but I've been packing in the veggies and fruit when I've gotten hungry!  Yeah!

Has anyone read through The Joy Diet by Martha Beck?  She asks that you apply each of the actions once a day for a week before you go onto the next action.  The first action is to sit quietly for 15 minutes; I found this so hard to do, I actually set aside the book for nearly six months while I tried to do this every day.  Then I realized I do take 15 minutes for myself --- I meditate while I walk the dogs; I'm introspective when I'm driving; I have time while working where I can close my eyes and remove myself from the world.  So I'm moving on now to the second chapter, which is "Create and absorb one moment of truth each day."  From what I've skimmed, I know that if I'm able to really internalize these, I will be on the way to making the changes I need to with how I treat my body and my emotions.

Windy, rainy, stormy weather today -- at least I feel better than I did yesterday!  Worked REALLY hard in dynaerobics and it was humid so we were sweating buckets (good thing I bring a towel)!

I've watched the last couple of years how our mothers don't eat and the impact that has had on their bodies.  Both of our mothers have limited what they've eaten and in the last year or so, they've limited it to an extreme.  My mother lived most of her adult life on cigarettes, diet coke, and saltines; she is tall and was slim and athletic.  My mother-in-law lived on booze and chicken fingers and salad; she is very small and has zero body fat.  They both ravaged their bodies with what they ate, drank, and smoked.  I don't smoke and rarely drink (just personal choices); my vice has been eating.  I'm curious how I'll eat when I'm their age -- I hope I'll still enjoy food as much as I do now so no one will have to beg me to eat...........