The Last Hurrah. 258.6 pounds, + 1.5 pounds today, + 5.6 pounds this week, + 4.6 pounds this month, - 74.4 pounds overall

The last hurrah is a well worn tradition for me, especially at this time of the year. I eat a huge meal and when I'm full and can't eat another bite I tell myself, and sometimes others, that this is the last big meal, the las hurrah. This sometimes works for a while, but truth be told, it is never the absolute last hurrah.

Yesterday was a day of a lot of eating, with a seafood boil being the last thing on our agenda. Every year at the end of the year we put a ton of ingredients into a 5 gallon pot over a fire that has been going for hours ahead of time. The weather is cold and the fire is hot. A generous amount of Old Bay spice is added to the pot early on. The result is amazing. The food is delicious and plentiful and we all eat to excess, especially me.

After a week of eating like crazy, it is time to turn the corner. I've had a year's worth of sweets in addition to all of the magnificent meals. I'm excited to turn the tide and to start to lose weight. This is going to be great. I'm not waiting until January 1st to start. I'm starting today. It is going to be a slow turn so that I don't end up getting headaches and quit. But I do need to start, today. We'lll see what happens the rest of the day and we'll see what the scale says tomorrow morning!