Thankfulness is often a matter of perspective.

Here it is, the Sunday before Thanksgiving.
It feels to me like the Holiday season has begun.

When I woke up this morning, I didn't want to step on the scale.
I didn't feel like dieting. 
I felt like "taking a break". 
I felt like giving myself permission to eat whatever I want,
whenever I want, in whatever amounts that I want.

That's what I FELT like doing...
but that's not the behavior choice I'm making.

My behavior choice is to step on the scale, see what it says
and write down the number to be added to the graph I keep of my daily weights.
To log all of the food I eat into my computer software journal,
and to work towards eating limited amounts of reasonable foods
in a manner that will keep my daily calorie totals
close to or below the total amount of energy that my body burns.

In other words, I'm going to work to continue my dieting lifestyle
through the Holidays...even though I do not feel like it. 
Because....
that is what it takes
to be successful at weight-loss and weight maintenance

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 Here is my Halloween treat  to you.

  A Joke.

Okay, maybe it was a trick.☺

 
Despite my current miniature house plumbing crisis
which I discussed in yesterday's article,
today I feel Joyful.
  And, I'll admit that part of that is due to
what my scale said this morning.

JOYFUL is a word I seldom hear.
The Definition of JOYFUL is:

Experiencing, causing, or showing joy: happy

Synonyms: blissful,  delighted, gratified,
happy, glad, joyous, pleased, satisfied, thankful, tickled

Antonyms: displeased, dissatisfied, joyless,
sad, unhappy, unpleased, unsatisfied

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The Fall season has started here in Central California.
The weather is getting cooler,
Days are getting shorter,
and the leaves are beginning to turn and fall from the trees.

Fall brings many changes,
but my commitment to maintain my weight loss isn't one of them.

I continue.

Minute by Minute
Hour by Hour
Day by Day
Week by Week
Month by Month

Some would say,  "It should be easier
after consistently following this behavior
for a 7 year period.

Possibly it should be.
But it's not.
And That's Okay.