Back at School

I don't have much to say tonight, and I really should be getting to bed, since I have to get up at 5:30 tomorrow morning. But I'm not tired enough yet. Or I am overtired, it could be either.

Anyway, Thanksgiving break was lovely, minus all the food. I really love being home with my family, but I always feel like I need to eat a lot to prove that I am "okay" and "normal". So I overcompensate. I had a bagel for breakfast every morning, and then of course dinner was Thanksgiving dinner and then leftovers for the two more days I was home. I didn't eat lunch ever, but I did go out for ice cream(!) once, and munched on pretzels and whatnot during the day. My dad also always makes hot cocoa with Bailey's Irish Cream in it most nights during the holidays, so I was having that every night as well. I don't know how many of you know, but Bailey's is chock full of calories. FML.

I was so scared to get back on the scale when I got back to my apartment; I felt so bloated, and my ins had not been equaling my outs when I was home, either, so I felt like I had two meals worth of food stuffed inside me. Surprisingly, I had only gained 2.5lbs., which put me back at 128lbs. I can deal with that. Especially since the 2.5lbs. was lost during my stressed out study sessions before my exam, so my body was more hungry for food even than it normally is. So, even though I gained, I was (sort of) pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't as much as I was thinking. I had been thinking 5lbs. at least.

My cousin is coming to visit me this weekend. I am really excited. She is more like my sister than cousin; I have two brothers but no sister, and she is an only child, so we filled a void for eachother. When I am with her, though, I always eat crap and drink a lot, so I am going to have to be extra careful this weekend. I will make it work. The only person who can make me eat is me :)

Love you, Skinnies!

~Sottile