GROW UP!

I am talking to myself when I say Grow up! But perhaps it applies to you too. I know what I should be doing to keep myself fit, and in turn, happy, but I keep pretending that I can keep up my old habits and still stay fit. It is just not reality. No, I cannot eat until I am really full and expect to lose weight or even maintain. What I am talking about here is a difference between losing and gaining 5 lbs., which may not seem like much to some. But the problem is it is the same 5 lbs that I keep struggling with. I feel much more comfortable in my clothes and just in general when I have the 5 lbs off. Would I like to be even 5 lbs. thinner? Yes, who wouldn't? But I can say that I cannot maintain that and eat normally. So, yes, I would take just the 5 lbs. off that I speak of. I was reading my last blog, and it said to pat yourself on the back for any progress, no matter how small. So, ok, had a set back yesterday with too many cocktails AND dessert, but today I exercised for one hour and have been eating well and consciously. So, I pat myself...I just don't want to give up and get the middle age spread! (What I dread the most). Good news is, I just don't think I have it in me to give up to that extent. So, battle on for the rest of my mid-life. I do know ladies who are 70 plus who look fabulous, so perhaps the battle will be a lifelong one, and I will never give myself a break. That's ok, because really looking good means feeling good!