Though my belly does still shake like a bowl full of jelly, unfortunately, I can't say that this has been a fabulous Christmas. So far, it has been quiet, which is a blessing, but due to financial strife all month, there was little money for gifts and I barely managed to get things for everyone on the list. My stress levels have been very high all month, and my Crohns has been flaring in response to that stress. Of course, I have also been terrible at resisting emotional eating and chowing on sweets, but I have kept up with my workouts despite illness and crazy weather and scheduling conflicts. Last Thursday it took my husband's vanpool THREE hours to get from Redmond to Maple Valley, and I couldn't make it to the gym because my son was ill, and they don't allow sick kids in the daycare. So there was that added frustration, and now my hubby is extremely ill, and barely able to make it out of bed to open presents today, so I am trying to make up for his non-existent holiday cheer by being extra attentive to my son, family and friends. I still am planning on a nice Christmas dinner of ham, mashed potatoes, corn and tofu-pumpkin pie for dessert.
Traffic has been insane in the whole SE King County area, and there was snow and sleet on the ground today. Because I do not like to drive anyway, the traffic conditions and rude drivers have only added to my stress levels. I actually ate two-thirds of a box of dark chocolate cordial cherries Monday night. I just could not stop eating them. My son was despondant, so I had to buy him his own box of milk chocolate cherries, which he ate in one day. Sigh. Nice job of passing on my bad habits there.
But I have avoided some of the more onerous holiday snacking, such as eating whole bottles of marachino cherries, or making sure that I make several dozen sugar cookies and eat at least a dozen myself. This year, Santa got chocolate mini-kiss cookies that I couldn't eat because they had eggs and dairy in them. And the cherries stayed on the shelf. So I figure if I have a small soy pudding later in the week, that will be okay, I will work that in to my calorie count for the day. And January, with its resolutions won't intimidate me this year, because I know that I can lose weight sensibly without starving. And one final note, my neighbor actually called me "buff" the other day! Ha! I don't consider myself Bruce Lee, but I do feel more toned and muscular than I have in 20 years.
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