If you do it in the same room, it may prevent future visits.

I prefer my cheese pre-cut.

I couldn't weight for Sunday...
 

283.8

...after 4 days. Yay.

Excellent! :)

I'll be joining you Sunday...

Apparently, I'm not joining you until Monday. But, the filet mignon was good.

I lost about 8 pounds earlier this year and stopped. I'd like to lose at least 8 more. I've recently managed to cut out some unhealthy snacking at work (again). I'm also concentrating more on watching my fat intake since I found out I have high cholesterol. I'll find out in a couple of weeks I've made any progress toward bringing the numbers down.

I'm really at the edge of what I'm willing to cut out of my diet so more exercise is the next step. I belong to a gym but they changed out all my favorite weight machines earlier this year and ever since then I've gone to the gym but I don't do much. I'm currently working with a personal trainer but only for eight sessions over four weeks. I can't afford more and I really want my "quiet time" back. I didn't realize how much I enjoy working out in my own little private iPod bubble. But I'm learning the kind of workout I should be doing.

This discussion is going on as we move into the "eating season" so how does everyone cope with that? Or do you just give in and hope to lose weight in January? And what about food at work? I work with a group of people who will bring in food (and lots of it) for any occasion whatsoever. This time of year it's worse than ever.

It seems to me that the majority of holiday foodstuffs are sugary baked goods, which I really don't care for. Aside from the three big meals (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years) I don't think my eating habits are impacted that much. I just have to watch the carbs and portion sizes, and be grateful I don't have a sweet tooth.

I have to say, that as a non-USA'un the practice of putting sugar and marshmallows on vegetables is strange to us. (maybe honey-glazed carrots, but that's about it.)

honey glazed carrots and candied yams (no marshmellow topping tho) are the only two sugary veggies I ever make and those only get made on Thanksgiving, Yule or Christmas (whichever we decide is getting the big meal vs the finger food meal). Hubbys diabetes is to 'out of control' still for me to be so cruel as to even make any deserts. I do have a sweet tooth but if I don't make it or buy it I can manage to avoid the worst of the seasons impulse eating.

I just work through the entire eating season. No (more) temptation than usual. ;)