New Year's Resolution

Between Halloween and Thanksgiving of this year I accidentally lost 14 lbs. I say "accidentally" because I was not actively looking to loose any weight. I didn't diet or exercise….the weight just kind of disappeared. Between Thanksgiving and today I have gained 17 lbs.

I partially blame the many, many wedges of (sometimes baked) Brie I have eaten this holiday season. I also blame the constant flow of food into my office. People keep sending me dried meat and luscious chocolates and full fat cheeses (you KNOW I can't turn down the cheese). Not to mention my gingerbread latte habit; those things have to be packing serious fat/calories/carbs/all the other crap that is bad for me. In my culture it would be completely unheard of to send back food. You have to eat all of it by yourself. It's like a rule or something.

To top the whole thing off I "accidentally" (again, that word) caught a glimpse of my thighs in the mirror this morning and I actually shuddered. Seriously. They have never looked that bad before (OK, maybe when I was pregnant, but I had other things to worry about then and I was much to depressed to actively try to look at my thighs).

So, as much as I hate to admit it I am going to have to (for the first time in my life) make the New Years Resolution to loose the weight. I’m gonna have to cut down on the cheese and chocolate and do a little exercise.

Exercise isn’t that bad, right? Ya’ll, I may need a prayer or two.