Well, 2011 was a pistol. After all of those rounds of hCG, I've regained much of the weight. Clearly, the diet works, but what doesn't work is my ability to do "maintenance". Add to that, Walt (my husband) has had a year of dealing with atrial fibrillation, culminating in cardioablation surgery at the end of November. The poor guy has been too exhausted to exercise or care for several months and only now is beginning to return to some semblance of himself. He's regained all of the weight he lost last year and in 2009. So we are looking for a better way. I've told him that whatever he comes up with, diet or exercise, I am going to support. I love him and I want him around for a long time, and any movement he is willing to make in the direction of taking better care of himself is great.
I think that this year was a year of real learning for us... about how much we love each other, about how much God loves us, and about the necessity for discipline in every part of our lives - but especially in how we take care of ourselves. Discipline has always been an issue...and I'm really believing that if we can get it right here, the result will be seen in every other part of our lives. I'm willing to be teachable and to look at everything again with fresh eyes.
Rather than weight loss, we will be focusing on health this year, and I believe that if we just do that, weight loss will follow. We just got a great deal on a used bike from a friend, and we're reading several books and lots of research on nutrition (which we thought we knew something about -and maybe we do know a little - but there's always more to learn).
Meantime, it's almost Christmas, and we need to be fed spiritually as well. We are looking forward to celebrating the birth of Christ and the incredible gift of salvation over the next few days. May your Christmas be blessed, bright, beautiful and merry!
