Merry Christmas!

Hi everyone, I honestly can't believe that Christmas is only a couple sleeps away.  I'm loving that my son Magnus is still too young to get caught up in the materialism of it all but still excited for the simple things like decorations, a few extra treats and more time with extended family.  I know that in the coming years Christmas will get even more exciting and perhaps more complicated so I am enjoying this time of simplicity.


For me Christmas has always been a time of excess; spending money, eating out, and indulging ALL season long.  Being a nurse I have to admit there is an extra struggle with Christmas goodies brought in by staff and gifted by patients and their families and working nights even makes it harder to resist temptation.  My family has a true addiction when it comes to food; two very close family members have had weight loss surgery.  As a family we enjoy the good eats over the holidays but often leave at the end of the night feeling sick and somehow disappointed the food did little to nourish us; mentally, emotionally and physically.

This year as I continue my weight loss and journey to better health I am working on focusing on the events (the pictures above and below are from the Kettle Valley Railway Christmas Express), the people, my personal food choices and of course Jesus and his true gift.

I wish you all a season of true peace and hopefully a new or refreshed attitude towards what is really important.  Don't wait until 2013, don't dwell on resolutions, just make a commitment of health to yourself and your loved ones whether it be weight related of otherwise.

Merry Christmas!  Love Chubby Mommy :)