Yup, the appetite does come back, and without discipline, so does the weight.
This morning I wanted to get a little something done around here, but I have a busy work day, so I kept it to one task that I could finish while a cup of tea brewed. My bill pay files are in the living room where I can get to them easily. I picked up an over-stuffed folder from my file of current bills, statements, school information, work statements, etc. It is my "Bills to Pay Now" folder that tends to end up with old statements left in it after they've been paid online, and other things set in it so they can be filed instead of left on top of the file case.
Didn't take long to sort the bank statements and stuff them in the right folders, put the paid bill statements in with the records from the month they were paid, and put a whole bunch of payment envelopes, bill inserts, and outer mailing envelopes into the recycling. I did this next to the shredder. When my tea was ready, my bill file looked much better.
I've received notice that my electric company changes tomorrow. I'm waiting on a final set of numbers on flood insurance to change house and car. I am going to do Internet and phone soon, maybe this weekend. It really is empowering. Not maybe as big as when I dumped my old investment broker and switched to Vanguard and actually saw my investments, as puny as they are, start to grow. They languished with the nickel and dime antics of the former brokerage (which is now kaput.)