This morning I must confirm my suspicion - I have slowly gained weight during this cold weather. I donned a pair of jeans I haven't worn for a while and they are very snug. They're still in the size I've worked to reach (down from larger sizes I wore last year), but they're tight. My job has been so sedentary lately, and I haven't had excuses to climb the stairs (six flights) - I must make myself get up a couple of times a day and climb them, if for no reason than to get out of the basement to see what the weather is doing. This weekend is supposed to be chilly again (not so freezing as it has been, but a clammy kind of cold down into the high 30s). Not conducive for active yard work, so I'll at least keep the meals modest. One day it will eventually warm up around here. I think we've had almost 60 nights of freezing temperatures this winter, something that is almost unheard of in our southern clime.

It's a major cleaning day, something I decided this morning when I looked around and found enough for several loads of laundry. I can start storing the heaviest sweaters, so they need to go in on ultra-hand-wash (I love that setting!) and I need to change out blankets (launder before storing for the spring, etc. Like I said, it isn't warm yet, but it is time to put away the really heavy-duty cold weather stuff.

Must make some of my robust whole wheat loaves of bread. I have never been happy with small loaves, they don't bake as well as the standard size. I can keep it going for about a week without suffering in quality, and anything left goes into a batch of bread pudding or a snack for the pooches. Bread isn't counter to weight loss if it's healthy and you don't eat too much. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

SRS