Day 171: Twas the night before Christmas...

It's only a few more hours until Christmas and I have to play Santa without the kid catching on. Meanwhile, while everyone in the house is sick on Christmas Eve (lovely, right?), I am sitting here thinking about this past year.

This year has been relatively a successful one. Did I get my body I wanted? No, but, I certainly got myself to the point where I feel more deserving of having that great physique.

This past year I got the job I needed to advance myself in my career. I bought a car and now in the New Year, a new house (hopefully).

I'm 27 years old, I have a relatively successful career, a healthy and happy six year old, which in the wake of the Newtown shooting I am more grateful for than ever in my life. I have a boyfriend, who while drives me crazy, cares more about me and our family than anything, and a dog that loves me more than she loves herself and dog treats.

I can't help but feel that I am, through hard work and perseverance, meeting my goals and beyond. I feel I can achieve things. I feel that now that I am moving forward in work, home, and life, that the only thing left to achieve full force is my body.

I am not making a new years resolution---I hate those. Instead, a toast. "Thank you for my blessings this year, thank you for the support and success, and here is to my next goal of health and happiness."

Day 170: Happy Holidays!

I haven't been with my shake for about a week and a half. Just went and bought a new batch of the swiss and another jar of almond butter. With Christmas coming and all that brings I need to focus on good habits. That, and I'm in the middle of buying a new house. Talk about stress! I've been anxious as hell about so much stuff. Trying to just chillax and go with the flow but it's not easy. I know myself and I know that my eating habits are definitely directly effected by the stress my body goes through. The more stress I get the less I want to workout, eat right, etc. I need to get myself in check and remember that things work out how they workout and you can do all that you can do and move forward. If it's meant to be it falls into place...if not, try something different. I'm going to give it my all but I need to put myself first.