http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal.asp?id=SLSMOM43 SLSMOM43's Blog on SparkPeople, home of free diet plans and a healthy living community http://assets2.sparkpeople.com/assets/nav/logo_spark.gif http://www.sparkpeople.com/ http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=5204830 I got this idea from a recent blog post by Indygirl. She talked about "setting up shop" for the new year. I really liked that idea - I don't know why, but it inspired me to think about things to do to "set up shop" for weight loss this year. So here's some I've come up with so far: <BR> <BR> 1. Buy a deep freeze. I'd like to freeze pre-prepared meals for those times when I need to eat right away. Hopefully that will keep me from making bad choices. <BR> 2. Organize weekly menus, with the eve... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:37:26 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=5185847 I saw my family for Christmas this year! It's been years and years since we could make it down to St. Louis to see them, and this time everything worked out well regarding travel plans - we managed to avoid all the bad/questionable weather that has in the past kept us trapped at home, and the kids were able to handle the car ride down really well. Definitely a good trip. Wonderful, really. <BR> <BR> I managed to limit the damage regarding weight gain. I started out well and journaled the fir... Wed, 2 Jan 2013 10:42:36 EST