I'm back! (With a vengeance)

Ok ok...it's been awhile and people have been asking what happened to the blog. Well, I have a good reason for taking a little break from blogging. I'm GETTING MARRIED!!!! The last couple weeks have been filled with celebratory lunches, BBQs, and dinners! I've had a blast! 

I am so in love with this man. He is my everything. He is my best friend, my cheerleader, my confidant, my everything. I often catch myself thinking ...'Wow, how did I win this man? Is this real life or am I dreaming? Is he really mine?'. I sometimes have to pinch myself to find out if this happiness and life that I'm living, is real. I admit, there have been times (in the past) that I have been a skeptic of real true love. I have questioned it many times, and there is no doubt in my mind, that True Love exists and I am actually experiencing it! I have never been happier and I'm so excited to see what the future holds for us. I can't wait for July 20, 2013!



So, needless to say....I fell of the track. It happens. My flexi-veggie lifestyle took a backseat to many glasses of wine and many fattening full-flavour meals (including lots of sugary sweetness). So, here I am...trying to get my wellness and health back on track. I really can't believe how easy it is to fall off the wagon and how hard it is, to get back on! Sometimes I feel that my wagon is heading down the highway and I can't catch it. Seriously...it's hard to get back on track. I feel like I have to compete with food addictions. I compare my 'food issues' to that of an alcoholic - a sip of alcohol can mean relapse big time. A taste of sugar for me...is the worst. Instant food cravings....instant cave-ins....and total unhealthy, chubby relapse.

Yesterday, I hosted a Back to School luncheon for some teacher friends, who I hadn't seen in a while. I felt like there was an elephant in the room...ME. Full-flavoured, Love Chub ME. Yes, I have gained weight. Lots of it. I'm not proud of falling off the track, yet I don't regret any of it. I have loved every single sip of wine...every single dessert....every single late-night pizza and McD's run....and I've loved every single minute of it! Why? Because my man was by my side. We live to eat, rather than eat to live.  WE love food. WE love eating. But now, as we look at current pictures of ourselves, we realize things must change. We must begin to make positive food choices again, begin to feel better about ourselves, and begin to get our sweat on. We want to enter marriage in a positive and healthy way.

With school around the corner, I can't think of a better time to begin the NEW ME. (yeah, yeah, I know some of you have heard this before...many times actually). But, I'm ready to commit to my wellness (again).

So, to all the teachers out there, Happy New Year! A great time to set new intentions and goals for the year!  Have you set yours yet?