My last post consisted of my saying I had one pound to lose and some successful "after" pictures to take...then all you heard was crickets.  Why?  You know why!  October gets me everytime!  It is a bit of a struggle because my family has two birthdays this month to celebrate- and I like a good birthday cake of course.  Then there is fall comfort food.  YUMM!  Soups, breads, latte dates.  Yikes!  Sometimes I wish I could be in January when everyone's focus is to live healthy and make good choices, but instead we American's like to sign out the year with poor dietary and financial choices.

In my big attempt to stay focused on God throughout the holiday season, I was reminded to keep focused on healthy choices as well.  It always makes me happier when I do!  So today is a new day!  I am weighing in at 139 and hope to work my way back into the upper bracket of "normal" categorical weight.  So for lunch I almost had a burrito when I remembered I could take that burrito filling (lentils, quinoa, and taco seasonings) and put it over a bed of lettuce.  Brilliant!  Why didn't I think of that before?!  It saves my about 120 calories, and I can say I had a salad for lunch instead of a burrito. Here is is:

Lunch today: lettuce, lentil & quinoa taco filling, olives, and homemade salsa.  Don't forget the water!

Honestly this whole refreshed attempt was inspired by discovery an oldy NOT goody picture of myself when I weighed much more, but I cannot even be sure because I tried not to weigh myself regurlary or at all.  I knew it was bad news.
Luckily, I am not stuck in the past, and even though I do love naughty varieties of fall foods, I also love the fact that I can get local fresh apples, pears, and squash.  So here is to a new chapter in this coming up on year long quest for a healthy BMI status.  If you are feeling like a lost cause in holiday diet blunders, just keep your eyes on the prize...and fruit basket!

 May each of your fruit baskets at home resemble this.  Don't be afraid to snack and enjoy these fall foods.  Go ahead and indulge!