I know this might sound crazy, but I am so thankful for gaining 3 pounds. Just think about it for a minute and I'm sure most of you will agree with me. I have NEVER gotten thru the holidays having gained ONLY 3 pounds. Before the sleeve I could easily have gained 3 pounds in just one day and now, since Thanksgiving I have gained 3 pounds. Every day at the office there are tamales, baked goods, chocolates, etc., and then just this week we have had three different Christmas luncheons. Now don't get me wrong, these 3 pounds are NOT STAYING! I have already signed up for a pilates class that starts after the 1st, and when I leave work today I will throw any/all food/goodies in the trash can so when we come back to work after the holidays we can all start fresh. But I am not beating myself up over this, instead I am CELEBRATING being normal. Not quite yet a normal BMI, but normal in the sense of ONLY gaining a normal amount of pounds instead of what I used to gain each year.

My New Years Resolutions:

I WILL lose these 3 pounds!!!

I WILL finish losing the last 20 pounds!!!

I WILL continue to be thankful for having lost my weight and finding my health!!!

I WILL continue to be thankful for my family (my real family and my virtual/sleeved family)!!!

and,

I WILL continue to be thankful for being able to be thankful.

I hope/wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and I hope everyone has a safe Happy New Year and many, many more to come!!!

I definitely understand where you are coming from! It must be nice to be a little normal, I am looking forward to that next year! Good luck hitting your goal.

Nicely put. So many people here beat you up if you mention eating something like christmas goodies. I have ate a few cookies and half a cupcake. I am still loosing not gaining, but I determined early on I was going to enjoy my holiday season and not feel bad about it. That enjoyment like I said was just a few cookies and a cupcake half and not all in one day. Prior to surgery that would have been in one morning. Celebration indeed! And good luck to you with that last 20!

Love what you wrote! A nice perspective on reality. Your resolution to be thankful on being thankful was my favorite. Merry Christmas to you and yours and a wonderful 2013.