[AppyPappy]

Forget the liquor. I can't stay away from the FOOD!

[SweetCaroline]

Forget the liquor. I can't stay away from the FOOD!

Now that is a hard one for me too AppyPappy. Everything looks so delightful. I'm like a kid in a candy store! Perhaps we should just replace the word ALCOHOL with the word FOOD when reading this article! LOL

[SamAdams76]

Insert "FOOD" in this article instead of "ALCOHOL" and there you have my dilemma. I was at a company Christmas party Friday night and I had to say "Not now, thank you" about three dozen times as waiters came around with plates of hor d'oevres. Probably saved myself 1,000 calories right there.

Then at dinner, I had to circumvent a buffet table laden with goodies in previous years I would pile my plate with. I somehow made it to the end of the table with just some salad, a couple slices of roast beef and a few pieces of cheese.

Then they brought out the desserts. Cake, pies, cookies, brownies, cannolis, etc., etc. At least six people came up to me to say "Aren't you having some?"

Even having exercised restraint this entire Christmas season, my pants are starting to get tougher to button in the morning. There is something about this time of year that makes you gain weight.

It's been nearly 21 months since I started my new diet and I'm starting to appreciate how tough it is for recovering alcoholics.