Well here it is the day after Christmas. After getting home from the gym this morning I sat down to watch some TV. Going through the channels trying to find something to watch, I noticed that on every station for every commercial break, the were tons of adds for all kinds of Diet Plans, special diet foods, exercise equipment, you name it!

It occurred to me that yes, it's New Years! Time for everyone to commit to diet programs, gym memberships, and aim at looking and feeling better for next spring/summer. And there is Madison Ave. ready with all their advertisement. They have been preparing for this since last year to rake in the $$$.

Of course we all know it is futile for the overwhelmingly majority.

I had a great feeling of satisfaction come over me knowing I have been "set free" from all of that!

So true.

As I read this, 2 commercials came on back to back, both with celebrity endorsers. Atkins and nutri-system. Both basically shaming people for what they gorged on over the holiday. As I'm typing this, hubby is signing up for membership at 24-hour fitness. Guess he's tired of me losing and him gaining.

B-52 I am right there with you. The whole time I was working out this morning, I was thinking that last year I would have spent the day at my mom's house eating more pie, ham, and the other leftovers saying to myself that I would start a new diet on New Years. Wow what a transformation of attitude for me. I woke up this morning thinking yesterday was a great holiday. I enjoyed it but today I am gonna enjoy my workout (and I really do meant that-I truly did enjoy it). I am loving my new life!! And you are so right, every year for as long as I can remember my New years resolution was this darned weight loss thing and I never succeeded in really making it a permanent change.

I really do enjoy my workouts also, and feel bad that the gym was closed yesterday, Christmas.

I remember from years past, that the gym will become VERY crowded in the next few weeks/months or two. I asked one of the staff what the heck was going on and she told me it is like that every year at New Years, and it will thin out and get back to normal after a bit.

I kind of feel sorry for these people, having been here myself.