Food has always played an important part of the planning…..for many of us I have no doubt.Especially at this time of year when most often we look forward to special treats that stay hidden from our minds until that gate opens and the race begins….and all of our favorite treats come dancing through….Well,for some after the holidays pass normal life returns until the next special occasion and so on…..however sadly for many others this could be disastrous.Why you may ask? It’s simple,we have given ourselves permission,thought of every excuse in the book and despite our clothes getting extremely uncomfortable we pacify ourselves with saying” it’s okay it’s the holidays! “This holiday habits dies hard for many…..Christmas secretly continues in our lives as others get back to the gym and begin to eat healthy.My life was like this for awhile and then like a light switch was turned off it  just disappeared.The discipline,the will and the strength to get back on track.Let me share with anyone reading my blog that there is no better feeling than feeling healthy,loving the reflection in the mirror and having your clothes fit you nicely and not timidly show every bulge off and choke every inch of you.You could actually open your closet and choose what you want to wear not have no choice and grab whatever may look acceptable let alone fit.Arghhhhhh….not fun one little bit.So when does one stop repeating this ugly pattern? An old friend of mine once said to me that although he never suffered with a weight issue he just didn’t get it…you want to lose weight than just stop eating! After spending many years hanging out with me and watching me go through what I do go through he one day said…”.well maybe it’s just not that simple,I’ve never been there so I shouldn’t say anything”.Right on! It’s easy to say “Just do it ” when it’s not your cross to bear! .We become what we think so let us all be gentle with ourselves as our feelings and thoughts of ourselves do become our reality….and we all know that amazing feeling of being in control and remembering  that food is our friend and not our enemy…a little giggle ..Christmas Eve we were all yanking at our firecrackers making noise and having fun when appeared out of mine was a measutring tape! Enough said !