That Didn't Last Long

So I made it into the ranks of the overweight, managed to stay there for a couple of months, then bounced back into being obese. The worst of my weight gain has been in the past three weeks. Why?

The answer is easy: Duh-uh, I'm eating too much.

This is not news to me. It didn't require tracking, searching self-analysis, or clinical intervention. I know I'm eating too much and eating poorly. I also have absolutely no willpower or discipline right now. I've been working 50-60+ hours per week for so long (since April) and my schedule has been disrupted so frequently (especially since November 1 when I also started traveling) that I just don't care.

But I do see a light at the end of this long, long tunnel. I should be able to reduce my work hours some after the first week in January. I might even get some time off in February. I know I need much more than a week, or even two, to feel rested and refreshed. I also know that once my schedule starts to settle down the second week in January I'll be able to start taking steps back to the healthy, reasonable eating I was doing in September.

It took me a long time to get back to being simply overweight. I've risen to obesity so fast this time that I clearly remember how it felt to weigh less. I'm hoping that memory will drive me back to being overweight much faster this time around.