The next challenge... comfort foods meant to make me happy. In droves.

Well, I'm coming up on two important milestones this weekend.

The first is that Thursday is my birthday, which means that the countdown to 40 is now at one year... Feeling okay about it!

The second is that my parents are coming to visit for a visit to our NH place for a few days... and my mom is very excited to do a lot of cooking for us. Pot Roast, sweet potatoes, meat loaf, stuffed french toast, desserts, etc.

Now, my mother is aware I'm dieting. She's also aware that the kinds of food she makes and the amount of food she makes isn't what we normally would eat -- richer, fatter, more calories, etc. But this is how she likes to spend her time, and what she likes to do, and it makes her happy, and I want her to be happy. So, what that means for me is tasting/trying a number of things, with minimal portions, and keeping balanced for the other meals of the day.

Oh, and she's a fantastic cook, so those minimal portions are going to be a challenge.

Wish me luck!

In other news, eating this week has been okay. Lower on points than I should be, but also, with the big weekend coming up, and lots of temptation, I'm trying to just approach the week with saving a bit more on the calories. I know that's not what I'm supposed to do, but I'm just figuring the week will be a little bit of a crap shoot.

I'll be in NH until Monday night, so next week's weigh in will be on Tuesday.

Thanks for reading!