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Weight: 192 pounds Today I faced my first weight gain. I'm trying to tell myself that it's not the end of the world. Everybody's weight fluctuates a few pounds up and down, right? But I've never had this happen before, so it's very, very strange. Christmas was a tough time. Surrounded by cookies and fudge and all kinds of wonderful treats, how can a person always say "no"? Weight loss surgery is described to us as a tool rather than an answer to weight loss problems. All of the issues that led me to overeat in the first place are still with me. Instead of turning to food when I'm feeling stressed or lonely or depressed, I now have to deal with those emotions directly instead of distracting myself with a tasty morsel. That can be really hard work. I knew that facing the holidays without my crutch would be difficult. Dealing with buying the perfect gifts for everyone, the financial pressures of the annual shopping trips, getting to the post office with packages, all of the "stuff" associated with Christmas while being surrounded by delicious treats was difficult. I wasn't always as careful as I should have been. I ate a couple of cookies every day. Once I had a slice of pie. No, make that twice. But I learned something this week. Every hardship is really just a lesson wrapped in unattractive paper. I learned that I don't have to stuff myself in order to deal with stress. I learned that fudge does not get the packages to the post office. I learned that cookies aren't really as good as I remembered them being. So even though I weigh two pounds more than I did last week, I feel a bit lighthearted as well. We never stop starting over when it comes to weight loss. Every day is a new beginning. Time to get back on track. Here I go!
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