Lisa's Point Of View

I'm not sure what it is about this summer, but it seems like so many people, including myself, are in a slump.  I read so many posts that back this up.  Some people are hungry all of the time, and are having a difficult time staying within their points.  Some are going way overboard, and going into negative points again, and again - spiraling out of control. Some are gaining weight, instead of losing.  Some have quit tracking.  Some have lost the desire to exercise.  Some have posted that they feel like giving up, and they just want to quit. I understand the posts.  I've been in this funk, and am trying to work myself out of it.  I feel hungry all of the time, and I am missing desserts, and high point foods that I usually don't work into my diet.  I got lazy, and didn't feel like exercising.   I'm working hard with my points, but some days it is a struggle.  I've gone to bed feeling hungry, because I knew I would let myself go over my points if I allowed

The past few weeks I had really been feeling down, and mostly, down about myself.  I realized that something needed to be done.  I couldn't, and shouldn't go on feeling this way.  I looked in the mirror, and although I wasn't seeing "fat," I was seeing "ugly," and that, to me, was worse. Change.  I needed change.  For some reason, I have always embraced change.  I feel that change is good for the soul. First step, is that I got my hair cut, and I got it cut short.  It hasn't been short in a few years.  It's not totally drastic, because my hair wasn't that long, in the first place, but it is a very noticeable difference.  Secondly, I went and ordered a couple of new pair of glasses.  I'm used to having more than one pair, and being able to choose what pair "fit my mood" every day before heading out.  Last time I got new frames, I could only pay for one pair.  Soon, I will have 3 pair to choose from to fit my mood.  I lov