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A SLIM 2009 TO YOU ALL…..

Ok, Christmas went and passed, and so 26, and a dinner party at office, and family reunion for a pizza ( a family reunion my husband waited for at least three years) and tomorrow is New Year’s eve… Help!.

I’ve done a lot of cardio, went to the mountains snowshoeing just before Christams (and it was great!), walk whenever is possible, and I am still suffering for all the trats I had. Moreover, Ihave baked the most deliriously tasty chocolate cake - a best for me- to eat on January 1st (as our brunch). And chocolate is not low fat. ( I have seen my doctor at the supermarket and his cart was full of apples and Perrier water - I had bought champagne).

Anyway, all this sport is doing me a lot of good, at least I have stopped taking all those antidepressant ( and my pretty cat is “on holyday” in my number two home  - the one I love most, and we are very happy together)

Best wishes… let’s forget our diet for a diet in favor of family, friends, children…

Hey, how are you all?  It’s a long time I have written here. Mostly because it is increasingly hard to be on a diet…and having no willpower. But… My dietician two days ago, gave me good news: I have lost four pounds of fat, which is good, but I continue to retain fluids (two pounds). That’s why it is so hard for me to see that needle go down. I can face the holidays, now. Anyway, since I have slowed down my workload, I can do more exercise, and harder. I heve been able to go snowshoeing twice ( and we have had here a lot of snow, it was years since I have seen schools shut down), and did a lot of weights. I begin to see some definition again. Since my mother died last year, I can’t stand December, so I’m back on antidepressants : I hope you are all happier than me right now…

My cousin is in the hospital. A group of relatives and friends, including me,  got help from her doctor and this morning we had the police to open the door of her apartment. I couldn’t believe what I saw. I was devastated.  She is younger than me and I don’t really know if she is able to recover. She is mentally sick. And she used to be a strong, beautiful woman.

I was reading the latest post (December 1) in Maria’s blog, and it occurred to me she was absolutely right in one point: being on a diet is not cheap. Quite the contrary. Fruits and vegetables are awfully expensive, especially if you buy first class or bio , even if you buy from a farmer.  “Stupid recession” she says. This doesn’t help my motivation…Mary at least, is doing very well. It is very difficult for me, right now, to stay on track. Maybe I need confort food, maybe I’m too hungry, or it my my stupid thyroid. Whatever. And Christmas is coming, and this is not an easy period: for the diet, for my feelings, for everything ( my husbands usually is depressed, or gets angry to me…