SubscribeIt’s hard but don’t give up
For the Christmas holidays, my mother made her family-famous sweet potato pie and an aunt prepared a made-from-scratch-melt-in-your-mouth pound cake. One of my sisters offered up her delicious macaroni and cheese. I had to eat some, right?
I’ll admit it, I didn’t stir up much resistance to these wonderful foods and others that filled the cupboards in the homes of my relatives and friends. That meant I strayed from my effort to reduce the amount of sugars and starches in my diet, and ultimately my belly fat. But I exercised every day, getting my sisters to join me every morning for an hour of brisk walking. 
This time, I’m resisting my old pattern. You know how it goes: You start a new eating plan, fall back into old habits and then just give up on the effort. I’m committed to my new healthy lifestyle and expect that there will be tough patches along the way.
These next few days will be challenging as I return to a more sensible way of eating. I’m not planning to make a New Year’s resolution about the matter. I’m just going to do it, day by day. Join Soul Rhythms blogger Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb and I as we take a six-month Melt the Middle journey to reduce our belly fat. If you had a hard time over the holidays, don’t give up. Focus on your long term goal. I am.
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I am a member of the Sandwich Generation, a Baby Boomer raising a teenage daughter and dealing with the needs of an aging mother. I am a veteran journalist, having worked for more than three decades as a reporter and editor. Mostly recently, I was an editor with the Metro section of The Washington Post.
