Well, I drank way too much coffee, (WWWIIIRRREEEDDDD) but I didn't eat copious amounts of anything that I shouldn't have. I did taste a little bit of everything, which is a milestone...tasting without overdoing it. I'm always a freak about eating in front of people, especially men, and ESPECIALLY my dad. I always think he's going to say something, like he did when I was a kid. ("do you really think you need that piece of cake?") At other family gatherings, I would not eat anything in front of anyone, and then while helping wit the dishes, gorge myself on whatever was leftover. This year I decided to eat like a normal person.

After years and years of yo yo dieting, eating disorders, impaired and distorted body image, you'd think I'd know what works for my body and what doesn't. The problem is that my body changes from week to week. Not only is it recovering from pregnancy and childbirth, but I'm getting older and my metabolism is slowing down considerably. What was okay a year ago is clearly un-okay this year. I'll figure it out, I just have to look at it as a challenge and not a roadblock.

I have decided to weigh myself once a week. I was 248 on Wednesday. I'll post my new weight next Wednesday. I've also decided that starting Monday, I'm cutting out all refined sugar from my diet, and am going to find recipes for low carb foods that call for as little meat as possible. I've never really liked the taste of red meat, haven't had pork in a decade, and eat beef once a month or so...but I'm going to continue to eat fish, low carb pasta, etc. And I found an EXCELLENT low carb pizza crust mix that even my husband liked. (now if I could just get my daughter to try it.