Top of the Year.

The holiday is over. And though I don't have eight families to visit over Christmas, I consumed my holiday excess through work events and lovely time with friends. And really, it's times like that where you shouldn't be restrictive about what you're doing. You shouldn't be over-indulgent either, but no one is going to deny me trying that pie or having a second helping of turkey.

But it's January, the top of the year and a good excuse to start fresh. You'll notice that my MFP weight loss ticker reads 0 lbs lost. I reset all my stats to shed the ideals and attempts of previous years. 2012 is a new year, and there's something about that number that's been speaking to me. Anytime we started talking about postponing the wedding date, I couldn't - there's just something about 2012 that tells me that that all the pieces will be tied together this year.

So what do I have on my plate this year? I've decided to trust in my knowledge of food and quit being so restrictive. I would like to rely less on processed, prepackaged food (within reason) and create more of my meals from scratch. And as a continuation of last years cutting out of any form of fried potato, I vow to cut out all deep fried foods from my diet.

On the exercise front, I vow to keep going to karate and absorbing as much information as I can. I will start my weight-lifting program, and once we move in the spring, I will restart my Couch to 5K running program.

And in the meantime, my partner and I will pack up our apartment, find a place to live, move, unpack our apartment, plan a wedding and get married. All by the end of June...the second half of this year is going to be a breeze!