Uh-oh, back on the diet ... (and a Food for Thought Friday!)

 

Only a year ago, I decided to go on a very strict diet to lose a few pounds ~ no matter what it took! After a couple of set-backs, I eventually did manage to drop some pounds. However, it would seem that, as what happens all too often when one "diets," I have been slipping back into my old habits. Partially because of lack of energy and also due to the constant hormonal struggle with weight which seems to come with, unfortunately, peri-menapause. Unlike only a few years ago, when I lost over 40 pounds in order to get into my beautiful wedding dress (which I had actually bought the year before our ceremony), it is not as easy as all that anymore!!

Yesterday, I decided to go shopping for a nice little black dress in which to wear when hubby and I go out for dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary this weekend. It was then that I realized exactly how much I had let things go ...

And, I had found the prettiest little (well, not THAT little ~ LOL!) Jim Shore designer necklace to go along with it ...

I had also picked up an "Athena" costume at the local "Spirit Halloween" store that I simply couldn't resist ...

Now, all I have to do is buckle down some in order to feel a bit more comfortable in these outfits. And so, my friends, here we go again! LOL!!