Holiday Binge Eating

If there's one time a year that justifies consuming a copious amount of unhealthy food and drink, we're in it right now. I have treated the last two weeks like a polar bear closing in on a hibernation period. And boy has it been a glorious time...

Somewhere in the mix of holiday cookies, thick and creamy winter beverages, an abundance of party-time munchies, and delicious carb-heavy beer, I may have snuck in a salad or two, but don't hold me to that. I feel like most people get a little more laid back with their diets during the holiday season, so why should I be any different? Listen, I'm a healthy person. I enjoy running and working out on a regular basis, as I feel it's great for body and mind alike. But you know what's not great for body and mind, at least for me? Turning into one of those health-aholics who sacrifices life's pleasures for a vegan diet and a 4:00AM run in the snow when the temp is in the single digits.

For the next 4 and a half months of my life, I'll be on a regular diet and workout routine while balancing a full-time job and a part time job. Oh, and then there's my final semester's worth of classes serving as a cherry on top of the aforementioned diarrhea sundae. So with that looming, why on earth would I not sit back and enjoy the sugar-filled delight that is the last couple weeks of December?

Oddly, I'm not obese yet. Even stranger, I've dropped a couple L-Bs. Truth be told, I don't think anyone has a concept of the gain and loss of weight of the people around them unless it's a visually significant difference. I've had people tell me that I look like I lost weight when I actually have gained it and vice versa. Beauty's only skin deep anyways, just one of many other fantastic justifications of a holiday eating binge.

I also must mention that the reason this topic is coming up now is because it ties in directly to my lack of blogging. It's a lazy period in life, and I do intend to be more on point with entries once I get my routine groove back. But for the remainder of this week, I shall indulge a bit and hope to gain some new anecdotes for my return to the blogosphere.