Call me The Grinch - I hate the holidays!

The holidays make it notoriously difficult for some people to stick to healthier and cleaner eating. It makes it virtually impossible for me to settle into any kind of routine as far as diet/exercise. Oh and yes, I am aware that this is just an excuse and if I really want it I would still do it so... suck it :).

I'm over halfway through a four-day weekend, and snowed in since early today. I have been stuffing my face without care and hiding behind the holiday excuse. I didn't get to go home for Christmas so I have been resorting to my all-too-familiar "comfort foods" to fill the void, and to look for the satiety that never quite gets here.

I stopped making New Year's resolutions when I realized I was setting myself up for failure year after year. I might give myself another chance this year though; I read an article in Fitness Magazine about making less broad and generic resolutions and choosing instead something realistic and practical. I'll give it some thought and see what I come up with.

I spend a lot of time reading other blogs and looking at pictures that inspire me. Below is one that really does it for me, this is Anday from BodySpace at bodybuilding.com:

I love love LOVE her defined stomach!