Happy New Year

It's time to say Goodbye to 2011 and Hello to 2012. 

2011 is over.

Lets be Thankful for the good of 2011,
then let go of the past and move into the future.

My New Year's message to you is in my latest Ask Grandma video
which I've posted below.

  Taking a Vacation from posting on this web-site until New Year's. 

                       

Moderation means being within reasonable limits; 
avoidance of excesses or extremes.
This concept is a large part of a my dieting hobby,
and it is important for any type of dieting lifestyle.

Even if I've chosen to eliminate specific foods from my life,
many tasty foods remain to tempt me to eat more than my body needs.

For me the most important (and difficult) thing about holiday eating 
is to keep away from the "all or nothing" mindset. 
I need to make intentional food choices, and eat mindfully.

During Holiday celebrations, I work to prioritize the treats I'm going to choose,
I look everything over first and pick the things that look good to me.,
and work to eat those things in moderation. 

Mostly, I choose to leave behind foods, like chips and dips, 
that are available anytime during the year.

I find that it is important for me to be realistic.
Depriving myself of special holiday foods,
or feeling guilty when I choose to enjoy them
isn't going to help me maintain my weight-loss long-term.

I'm not going to lose weight during the holidays.
For me that is a self-defeating goal,
But I need to work to maintain my weight 
by balancing Holiday food with other meals.

It is a week before Christmas.
Even if we are frustrated with all the holiday goodies 
and scared to get on the scale,
……………..(go weigh yourself right now)……
the good news is there still is time to get things under control 
and enjoy the season in moderation.

It’s never too late.
When it comes to a dieting lifestyle, 
every day is a new day.
 
For those of you who are following my “Ask Grandma” video series

Click : “Friendly Flirting" to see my latest video,

which is located in DietHobby under RESOURCES, Videos, Ask Grandma.

Sharing the Truth with you today. 

Today I posted a news article about the progress
at DietHobby's companion site at YouTube. 
I've been spending a great deal of time working on that channel,
and as a result, haven't posted much here this week.

I am now shooting 4 videos every week and posting them there.
You can find every one of those videos here at DietHobby
under RESOURCES, Videos, or you can click the link in the recent news article
and go directly to my YouTube DietHobby channel. 

My current video release schedule is:

Ask Grandma:  Fridays
Recipe:  Sundays
Words of Wisdom:  Tuesday and Wednesday

Somewhere around those days, I also share the videos here at this website.

Learning how to prepare for, shoot, edit, and upload those videos
has been challenging, and even after learning how,
there is a great deal of work involved in the process. 

Also, it has been necessary for me to spend a great deal of time
reading and responding to the comments of the YouTube viewers. 
Because of this additional activity, I've had to be less active here at DietHobby.com.

There isn't enough time for me to write an insightful article here every day,
and do all of the other things I need to do,
so my current plan is to keep this website active by continuing to post here frequently,
to share the videos I make here, along with some personal comments,
and to work toward posting a thoughtful article at least once a week. 

FYI, I read all of the comments anyone makes here, 
on all of the articles, no matter when they were posted,
and I also respond to them as soon as possible.