Holy Holiday Damage!

Ok, so I've been a little ashamed to post this, but OH MY GOD I did some big damage over the holidays. Yes, I include my birthday (first week of Jan) in the holidays. But before I got too comfy hiding in my giant winter sweaters, I figured I should do a sanity check on the scale.

Sanity check? Try INSANITY.

It was bad. Seven pounds bad. That's seven over the acceptable 2 - 4 pound cookie-related holiday weight (like my fuzzy math?). I'm surprised the floors don't buckle under my feet! I thought Doggie Drama was just into playing the "Chase Me" game lately...but she was probably running because she thought I was going to EAT her!

I did the scale freak out last week, and instead of weighing my options and buying 3 diet books like usual, I dove right into South Beach. For me, it's the only way to do some fast damage control. It kind of re-kajiggers my system back into relying on actual food - not just chocolate and mashed potatoes. I acted fast, and a week later I'm already down 4 watery pounds. Thank God for quick thinking!

So now I'm cooking up a low carb storm! Stay tuned for some comforting recipes that will warm up this cold and pudgy winter.