When it rains, it pours!

Hey yall,
Caitlin here- As you may know, Ashley and I want to make this blog very realistic. That means sharing the good and the bad. We want people to celebrate our triumphs but also to be able to relate to our failures. That being said, this is one of those confessional moments. So, how many people have heard the phrase "When it rains, it pours"? My spanish teacher in high school explained it as the spanish version of our saying "It's raining cats and dogs." However, to me it means something else. To me it means that when you let a little happen, a lot can happen. Make sense??? It is kind of like a dam. When it springs a leak it starts out small, but then suddenly it just breaks and all the water comes rushing forward. That was kind of how my trip home went. I began my journey home with good intentions. I was going to pack some food with me and avoid eating out. However, by the time I was done packing I had absolutely no room for food. If you know me and my ability to pack, when I say there was no room that truly means there was no room. I started my first meal okay- not great, but not terrible. I settled for a bagel with butter, and a big cup of fruit. After that it all went downhill. I ended up doing Arby's for lunch, and not only got a sandwich, but also got mozzarella sticks- definitely not healthy. Then while at my brothers I had a slice of cheesecake and some regular soda. Then to finish off the day I had burger king on the trip up north. As I said, when it rains, it pours! That being said, I did make some good choices while at home. For example, I had a big serving of vegetables with my Christmas meal, I had limited portions of starch, and I stopped eating when I was full. Now something else I must admit was that I brought on my own demise. You see, I made a dessert for my family that I knew I loved eating. I made it cause my family had never had it, and I wanted them to enjoy it like I enjoy it. The down side to this was that it was very difficult to limit how much of it i I ate. One way I countered this was to limit other goodies I ate. I did not eat nearly as much puppy chow and chex mix that I would usually eat around the holidays. So, overall I could have done a lot better for the holiday season, but I could have done a lot worse. I have definitely seen a positive change from how I handled the holidays last year to how I am handling them this year- and for that I am blessed. How did your holidays go?