The Cheesecake Moment

So time goes on...and so does the diet. So far so good, only a glitch or two, (I guess you can call cheesecake a glitch when you are on a diet...?). Everything is relative when dieting, especially after 50. There is something about dieting after 50 that feels different...not like one has more control or anything but like it is so much more relaxed. There is no pressure. I guess it is because that "over the hill" moment is eminent...what could be worse...so what if you eat a piece of cheesecake. But back to the laid-back/relaxed part, realizing that you will never look 22 again is quite a relief. Too bad it takes reaching the big 5-0 to have such a revelation. So many wasted years trying to achieve something that for 90% of the population wasn't a possibility in the 1st place. Suddenly realizing that looking 10 or 15 years younger means looking like you did when you were 35 or 40.....well I was overweight then too!? So that takes the pressure off because this time I can look better than I did 10-15 years ago just by being successful on my diet.....so the good news is.... I'm still motivated, (AND 7 lbs. lighter after the cheesecake last week).