Forgive me father, for I have sinned....

When I decided to go public with my weight loss journey, I never imagined that I would have such an amazing support network. It has been powerful. Along with support, however, comes accountability. With that said, I have a confession. I cheated this week. There, I said it. I cheated all week long..a cookie here...6 truffles here, a peanut cluster or 6 there...you get the point. I am not confessing because I feel I owe my support system an explanation, but I am confessing because I owe it to myself to come clean and start over, and not hold the guilt and shame inside. So, there it is. I cheated. And it was evident by the scale this week. I gained point 2 pounds. Instead of 82.8, I am down 82.6. Not a huge difference, but enough of one to shake me. It's so hard, but I am determined to keep going. I looked in the mirror the other day and was actually happy with what I saw. I want to keep feeling that. I want to start thinking of myself as a beautiful person...and I am getting there..one step at a time, but as of today, one step back. I am choosing to be realistic and understand that this is a hard time of year. I will start over, and keep going..because life it too short not to.