Day 10

The Holidays

What a better time to start a diet, no? I love getting to work and seeing a plate of Christmas cookies or Hanukkah ruggulah on my desk. Oh yes...and all the office holiday parties....nothing like telling all the people you work with (and most of whom you hate) that you can't go to the holiday party because you have an eating disorder that prevents you from eating like a normal person. Nothing embarrassing at all about sharing that with people you have no respect for. This year, I am also fortunate to even HOST a holiday party. So now, I even get to prepare the food that I can't eat...YIPEE!

On a lighter note, I think surrendering one day a week to keep my sanity isn't such a big deal either. This week, I will be surrendering on Saturday night. Particularly because it's the birthday of one of my bestest of bestest friends. I really just feel that kicking back, eating, drinking, and swapping a few shits and giggles with good people, is too hard to pass up.

On a more technical note, I really believe that eating like a normal person for 1 day a week actually speeds up the weight loss process. I mean, I'm no Doctor...but I can only imagine that eating 1200 calories a day sends our body into somewhat of starvation mode. With that being said, I feel that jumping back up to 2000 calories a day will trick our bodies into NOT getting stuck on a plateau. The worst possible thing in the world for me, is feeling like I did my best all week, and not loosing a single pound. As it is, I'm looking for a reason to give up, so not loosing anything after a week of torment, would totally devastate me. I don't really know...does it sound bananas to you?