Thankful for gaining 3 pounds

[Knee2010 54]

I know this might sound crazy, but I am so thankful for gaining 3 pounds. Just think about it for a minute and I'm sure most of you will agree with me. I have NEVER gotten thru the holidays having gained ONLY 3 pounds. Before the sleeve I could easily have gained 3 pounds in just one day and now, since Thanksgiving I have gained 3 pounds. Every day at the office there are tamales, baked goods, chocolates, etc., and then just this week we have had three different Christmas luncheons. Now don't get me wrong, these 3 pounds are NOT STAYING! I have already signed up for a pilates class that starts after the 1st, and when I leave work today I will throw any/all food/goodies in the trash can so when we come back to work after the holidays we can all start fresh. But I am not beating myself up over this, instead I am CELEBRATING being normal. Not quite yet a normal BMI, but normal in the sense of ONLY gaining a normal amount of pounds instead of what I used to gain each year.

My New Years Resolutions:

I WILL lose these 3 pounds!!!

I WILL finish losing the last 20 pounds!!!

I WILL continue to be thankful for having lost my weight and finding my health!!!

I WILL continue to be thankful for my family (my real family and my virtual/sleeved family)!!!

and,

I WILL continue to be thankful for being able to be thankful.

I hope/wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and I hope everyone has a safe Happy New Year and many, many more to come!!!

[jen1211 203]

I definitely understand where you are coming from! It must be nice to be a little normal, I am looking forward to that next year! Good luck hitting your goal.

[susanfaye 162]

Nicely put. So many people here beat you up if you mention eating something like christmas goodies. I have ate a few Cookies and half a cupcake. I am still loosing not gaining, but I determined early on I was going to enjoy my holiday season and not feel bad about it. That enjoyment like I said was just a few cookies and a cupcake half and not all in one day. Prior to surgery that would have been in one morning. Celebration indeed! And good luck to you with that last 20!

[N/A 96]

Love what you wrote! A nice perspective on reality. Your resolution to be thankful on being thankful was my favorite. Merry Christmas to you and yours and a wonderful 2013.