Twas the Month after Christmas 'Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house, Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse. The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste, At the holiday parties had gone to my waist. When I got on the scales there arose such a number! When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber). I'd remember the marvelous meals I'd prepared, The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared. The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese, And the way I'd never said, "No thank you, please." As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt, And prepared once again to do battle with dirt. I said to myself, as I only can, "You can't spend a winter disguised as a man!" So--away with the last of the sour cream dip, Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip. Every last bit of food that I like must be banished, 'Till all the additional ounces have vanished. I won't have a cookie--not even a lick, I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick. I won't have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie, I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry. I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore, But isn't that what January is for? Unable to giggle, no longer a riot, Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!
Cute - I liked that. The last week of December was brutal for me... chips, soda, almost every meal was at a restaurant, didn't even flinch at the thought of eating fast food (something I haven't done in months). And you know what's funny? I actually lost about 5 pounds (most likely water due to no longer taking creatine). But I'm glad to be back in the thick of things. Every day, Monday - Friday, I eat the same thing at the same time, and so far my body has been responding really well. When it comes to diet, unlike exercise, the idea is to not trick your body what-so-ever; deviating from your normal diet is really bad. It's funny though, you see a whole wackload of new faces at the gym, resolutioners as I call them. They won't be around in a month. Happy 2009 to the H&F forum. I hope this year you can achieve your fitness goals.
I lost 2 pounds over the holidays and started a new circuit training workout! Time to carry on and hopefully a few "resolutioners" will stick with it this year.
I gained 9 lbs during the last 2 weeks of 2008. But then again I was too skinny before and actually wanted to gain weight. It was awesome just eating whatever I laid my eyes on. Since I continued working out both weights and cardio, hopefully some of that 9 lbs is muscle mass.
