Let the countdown begin

Team Loco: Dustin T, Josh K, Mark P, ZachR, Neil W, Jill C, Courtney S, me, Jeff S, Crystal F

The holiday season is on it's way. Thanksgiving is in 9 days. Christmas Day is in 38. New Year's Eve is in 43. It's madness. I can't believe there is almost no time left! Right now, I am thankful I have started to get my diet in check. On Sunday, I cooked 3 meals and portioned them out to Zone dimensions. I felt like a nerd, but it helped. I don't have the excuse that it takes too long to prepare a meal. There is still the office snacking temptation. I have tried to put the kabosh on that by keeping nuts and dried fruit on hand. I do, though, feel weird not having protein with it - that's the Zone in me. Regardless, it's better than going to the vending machine outside my office door or dipping into the candy jar at the front desk. I also have tea in my desk all the time so I don't go get a soda. I am trying to hold strong.
Luckily, over the holiday season, my work will be near non-existent. Everyone I am working with, both at UNO and in Special Olympics, wants time off to enjoy the season and their families. This works out very well for me. My biggest sis comes home for Christmas and I will have nothing in the way of hanging out with her for the 8 days she is in town. I can babysit for my favorite 1 or almost 6 year old. I get to take care of my fiance who is going under the knife in 7 days. Hopefully, this also means I get to get back to regularly being at CFO. My time there has been so sparatic for a lot of different reasons. blah blah blah. I haven't been going as often as I should. I am hoping the fear of gaining a little extra cushion over the holidays will get my lazy ass to the gym. I know, I've said it all before. Here's hoping this time I pull through.
One more thing I'd like to point out. Team Loco was victorious in our attempt of owning the ultimate med ball tournament. We dominated! It was great! I love that team. It was a freaking blast. Thanks again, ZachR, for getting it all set up.