I am not big on New Year resolutions, so my timing on this is just coincidental! It's ALWAYS time to improve yourself so there's never any need to wait for anything like a date on a calendar. First and foremost - I bought a new kitchen! Yes folks, I bought a new kitchen - it came with my new house...and it's HUGE and very very condusive to cooking! I am sad to report that I had not been cooking for MONTHS because the kitchen in my old apartment was small, dingy and felt dirty (with the sighting of an unexpected visitor! EEEEKK!!!) Now I'm not saying that I needed to make such a drastic change in order to get back on track, but being in the midst of such a drastic change definitely made it easy for me to be lazy and eat out at any given opportunity. Enough with excuses! I have gained a serious amount of weight in the last few months and I can talk about all the excuses in the world - but it won't change anything. I know that I need to do something about it, so I reluctantly joined Weight Watchers. I say 'reluctantly' for two reasons 1) I wasn't really motivated to join and get back on track, I just know that I have been feeling like crap and that I had gained 'some' weight - but holy CRAP I didn't realize I had gained THAT much weight!!!! I was disgusted with myself, but quickly put that feeling away because it is time to do something NOW and disgust has no room in my attempt to be motivated. 2) I had been with WW in the past (WAY in the past, like 10 years ago) and although their plan worked for me, they seemed really focused on processed foods. I want to elimate as many processed foods from my diet as possible so I was very pleasantly surprised to see how much they have changed! They are focused alot more on nutrition. And you can seriously eat whatever the heck you want on the plan - you can even eat as many fruits and vegetables as you like and they don't count towards anything! It's fabulous (last time I was on their plan, I'd have to make a choice between an apple, a banana, or a low point value processed snack - guess what always won out!)! I am also in desperate need of meetings. I need to be accountable for my choices, because apparently, I spoil myself silly with treats and I ALWAYS feel like I deserve those treats...I have to shift my mind towards other rewards! I am also going to TRY to blog more because I like talking about food! And I miss you guys! :)

LOOK AT MY KITCHEN - and that's only HALF of it! EEEKKK!!!! This year I am hoping to have a couple of events IN MY KITCHEN! So stay tuned!