Back in the swing....

Good Evening to you

Well, it's all over and done with for another year....I sometimes think of the frantic build-up and wonder why people get so uptight about it all....I mean yes, I can understand that we all want to spend time with our loved ones and 'break bread' together sharing the festive feast which everyone partakes of to excess.  Nearly all of us are guilty of this I know that personally I look on it as a time that food wise 'anything goes' I will generally eat items that normally I would consider unhealthy and fattening but over the Xmas holiday season it seems that all the taboo items like extra thick cream, sweets, puddings, and excess of roast pots, pigs in blankets etc then after rolling away from the table to sit and doze in front of the TV just for a short time we begin again, preparing fruit, nuts, crisps, popcorn and other picky bits until everyone is most uncomfortable whilst engaging in game playing or more TV watching.

But, my point is this dear Reader, why do we use the Xmas holiday as an excuse to get the family round the dining table, why don't we do this with our loved ones on a more regular basis? Admitted it's not Christmas but that doesn't mean we cant enjoy each others company and share our news good and bad and discuss and yep, even play a few games in the evening too...why not??

I think I shall try to get them all together more often to do this so that Christmas becomes just a time of being off work and exchanging a few gifts but the practice of sharing totally as a family should be a normal occurrence and I'm aiming to make that so.

Well, it's day 3 of the diet (new Atkins) and I have suffered from a really awful headache today and feeling sick but on the positive side since I began it on Monday my stomach actually feels so much better, not bloated, no horrendous noises, no gas, just calm - this is the upside of dieting, I feel at peace within my body and that makes me very happy.  I am on the journey of getting a slimmer figure and once my foot is better I shall begin exercising so that the weight will drop off faster.  I also need to start doing some weight training again to burn off the excess flab on my arms and tone up the muscles so that I can wear sleeveless vests when the weather gets warmer.

The storms keep coming....we have never known a year like it - as far as WInter is concerned we have experienced a very mild one so not too bad however, many people have been so terribly affected by flooding that they are still under water now, I feel for them and am so thankful for both my partner and myself have houses that are warm and dry and thankfully not in a flood plane.

I think I have written enough today boring you silly so will end it now....until next time....