It's January 1.
I had two cookies for breakfast, a good heaping portion of pork, sourkraut, and mashed potatoes for lunch (thanks CBS 21 co-workers Julie and Jack!), and I just ate so many Sweedish Fish for my midday snack, I'm now in a sugar coma.
So, the old "take off a few pounds in the New Year" isn't going so well. But that was never the intention...
Who doesn't want to drop a few "l-b's" each year? But why start on January 1? Wouldn't May 1, August 24th, or October 15th be just as good? I know "Jan. 1" is the beginning of a new YEAR, but why is it we wait til then to drop the weight?
I work out 3-4 times/week, but believe me, I've never been one to count calories. It's not in my make-up...I'm part Italian. We LOVE carbs - and wine - and baked goods - and cheese - and sauces - and fried things - and seafood drenched in garlic and butter.... Where was I going with this? Oh, yeah, weight loss.
So, I'll be on the treadmill tomorrow morning - just like I am every Tuesday morning. And no doubt, I'll be greeted by about 30 people who'll get there before me, and who will most likely stop coming to the gym altogether in about 4-6 weeks.
I guess I have no point to this New Year's Blog, except to say - kudos to anyone out there trying to fight the bulge - but please consider June 14th for your start date...or February 9th, or September 16th...it's just a thought.
