One whole year of Health Group! How exciting! Am I skinny yet? No. But I’m fine with that. I am ecstatic that Health Group has lasted a full year. That seems an accomplishment to me, because even thought I’ve had bad weeks, and even though my weight loss has been stagnant for a number of months, I haven’t given up. I’m still here, and I’m still trying to be healthy.

Well, I’ve unfortunately put on a few pounds. I was 224 this morning. It’s hardly surprising, because I’ve been sick three or four times this year, and that means my exercise has been severely interrupted, and I haven’t had the energy to eat well. Surprisingly, I’m not upset. I’m not going to let this get out of hand.

Today, for example, I’ve eaten really well so far. I missed breakfast, which is bad, but since breakfast time ended, I’ve been snacking on homemade hummus on celery sticks, I made a great lentil and chard soup, and we just had what I call “potato fries”, which is cut up russet potatoes in their skins baked on a cookie sheet with olive oil and salt. SO good! And quite healthy.

I’ve been thinking this past week about things I can eat to feed my body well. I’ve written them down every time I’ve thought of something. I’m going to make a plan, and I’m thinking about picking up my FAVORITE cookbook, Cookbook of the Year, to get me in the habit of making healthy dinners again. I’ve been in a lazy “I’m too sick to cook” rut, and I’m ready to get out.

It’s strange how I have complete confidence that I now know what I need to do to shed the pounds, and yet, I’m not doing it. I blame illness, which has certainly been a factor, and I am hopefully done being sick for awhile.

How is it going for you?