Week 24: The Long Pause

Total Weight Lost:  12 lbs

You may have noticed that it’s been a LONG time since I’ve written.  Five weeks to be exact.  Sometimes, no news is good news; this is not one of those times.  Remember my proverbial diet wagon?  I didn’t fall off.  I was thrown off.  And then that diet wagon rolled right over me.

Apparently I do not blog while on vacation.  Nor, apparently do I diet.  Nor do I exercise (much).  I think that’s pretty normal.  Vacations are for cramming in all the fun you can: spending time with family, getting together with friends, checking out new places and rediscovering old ones you used to love.  Dieting can easily be forgotten, and when vacation only lasts a week or so, this isn’t an issue.  The problem is I vacationed for a month.  “Whoops,” hardly seems to cover it.

But I’m not one to dwell on past mistakes; “onward and upward,” I say.  The question is:  will I still make my 20 by 30 goal?  The short answer is, “no.”  The long answer is, “Nooooooooooooooooooo.”  It’s just not going to happen.  I think as of this morning I was back to being down only 12 pounds.  I think 8 lbs in a week is a bit insane, especially when that week includes your 30th birthday.  Because if there is one thing I plan to have on my 30th birthday, it is cake.  Chocolate cake.  And plenty of it.

So my weight goal hasn’t been met, but I don’t think my little experiment was a total waste.  My biggest success?  Allison hasn’t asked for fruit snacks in ages.  She stopped asking for granola bars.  She helps herself to carrot sticks and low-fat string cheese.  She asks for apples and says, “That’s a healthy choice!”  She hasn’t stopped asking for suckers yet, but I can’t blame her.  Afterall, we all have our ‘cokes’.

Our pantry is pretty healthy these days.  If there is one thing I’ve learned over the last six months, it’s that I have no will-power.  None.  But knowing is half the battle, right?  I am confident that I will make it to my goal weight while I’m still 30, and when I do, I’ll tell you all about it right here.  Until then, I’ll be getting my writing fix at my new blog:  Happyland.

Thanks for all the support!