Well, well, well…much to my surprise, today I found that I have packed on some pounds again.  It shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise.  I gained 12 pounds in the month following my dead’s death in November of ‘05.  I wasn’t eating and just putting away the Mt. Dew.  Then I finally came to my senses, shed the 12 pounds and thought everything was okay.  Well, I guess grief will do it to you.  My brother passed away in February of ‘06, and although I knew I was grieving and that I have been stressed out, I didn’t think I was gaining weight.  You’re probably wondering how did I not know?  Well….I am not a slave to the scale anymore, so I never weigh myself.  I run around in lounge pants.  I hardly ever have occasion to wear anything besides lounge pants…until today. 

My husband took the day off and wanted me to go out to dinner.  So I go to get ready, planning on sliding into my favorite pair of Levi’s…but…oops!  I didn’t slide ride in…it was more like trying to hoist them over my hips left me winded! WHAT?  I can barely get them buttoned!  It really shouldn’t have been that big of a shock because I haven’t done much since my brother died.  No physical activity, really.  And once again, I am up to 2-4 (sometimes 5) Mt. Dews a day.  *Sigh*

So I am going to once again start the best program I have found yet:  Slim in 6 by the folks at Beachbody.com  I used it to shed the last 20 pounds I was carrying around in 2004, so I am sure it will work again.  Plus, I really like doing it as it’s very upbeat and I get such quick results!  The last time I did it, I lost 2 inches off my waist in 3 days.  I chalk it up to drinking 8 glasses of water a day and working out in the morning before breakfast (you lose weight quicker by exercising in the morning).

Bright and early tomorrow morning, I will be up and working on getting rid of this weight.  I’m definitely looking forward to it!