One of my favorite TV shows several years ago was "That 70's Show." I grew up in the 1970s, so I was able to watch my teenaged angst from the outside and laugh at how silly we were back in those days. As far as I'm concerned, they nailed teenage life as it was then. Each drama was world-ending....life-ending... sprinkled with a dose of complete embarrassment or humiliation. The only saving grace was that social media did not exist and everyone still had a land line as their main telephone. There was no voicemail and if you were very lucky, you had an answering machine or, a portable handset for your telephone. The rest of us who spent time on the phone were chained to whatever wall the phone was attached to. How did we ever survive???
Anyway, Red Foreman was the drill sergeant, cynical dad in the family who thought his daughter, Laurie, hung the moon (she so didn't....) and his son, Eric, was the one who needed discipline (he didn't). It was a case of "Princess" and "Dumbass."
One episode involved Eric deciding to jump on the band wagon and admit to his dad that he used marijuana, too, to help his best friend not be alone in his guilt. Well.... you can imagine how that went over.
So, when the whole mess was sorted out, Red announced to his son and his friend, who was living with them that going forward, things were going to change. He announced sternly: "Playtime is OVER."
That's what we are approaching, folks. Playtime, with respect to food, is coming to an end. This is your week to finish up those holiday goodies, either by consuming them, re-gifting them or just throwing them away (yes you can do this and don't feel bad). Or throw a New Year's get together and serve them up to your friends (that's what our family is doing). I already found a home for the three containers of full-sugar regular yogurt that my daughter's boyfriend didn't consume while he was here and I'm trying to consume my chocolate orange before next week (succeeded).
If you really want to make a change in your eating habits and health in the new year, stay with me on this blog. I'm starting back seriously with the calorie deficit diet January 2nd. If you have a different weight loss plan that you are going to try, that is perfectly fine because the goal is the same. It doesn't matter what path you take as long as it's reasonable and medically HEALTHY. If you are not sure what to do, get professional medical advice for yourself. Do not go down the Facebook/Instagram reels hole to get your weight loss advice. You really can't lose 25 pounds in a week (in a healthy way), no matter what some 'genius' on Facebook or Instagram tells you.
If you need the encouragement, I'm hoping you will stay connected to this blog. My goal is to post something daily for the first few weeks starting January 2nd to keep us all on track. Even if it's just a 'how I'm doing' or what worked for me post. I would welcome and encourage you to comment on those posts, even if it's just to comment on how your weight loss plan is going for you. We are a community of people with a common goal, to get healthier by changing how we use food to fuel our bodies. It's easier to do this when you don't feel alone. We are all going to have good days and bad days.
If you are still on the fence about what weight loss plan to choose, below are my posts about the diet I did this year that helped me lose 70 pounds. I hope you will join us next week as we start/continue the weight loss journey. Thanks for reading and I look forward to continuing this blog in January.
Calorie Deficit Diet - Ten Things I Want You to Know
(Photo courtesy of KoolShooters)
This is my last post until January 2nd. Hope you join me then!
