Forgotten aims

So for the last week, or two, or even three, I have not been logging my daily intake. and it shows. Larger meals, more quantity of sweet biscuits with tea, frequent snacks, no fruit,no water,... and the list could go on. Am at home, with the kids, for the winter vacation. Had some house guests for a couple of days, so did a lot of cooking, and it was officially for them, but I polished off more than them.

We used to be neighbours in Michigan approximately 4 years ago, so I havent seen her in this much time. At that time both of us had just had our younger ones, and we would walk at night after dinner in the attempt to lose the post baby weight. Well, she did manage to lose it and I think I gained all that she lost. So now she is at a healthier weight.
But , you know , weight is a very small part of the whole 'being healthy' concept. She is doing an executive MBA, which means she has to spend a weekend every 15 days away from her family, and the stress of the course homework, alongwith her full-time job and household duties is showing up on her face which looked so withdrawn. And she was so exhausted that after lunch instead of having a heart to heart talk, she dozed off on the sofa for 3 straight hours. So that gave me plenty of time to munch the afternoon away.

But health is the presence of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. The lack of any one of those prongs leaves us feeling unbalanced.
On the other side of the coin, for me atleast is, that when I eat, I feel happy, I thank God and turn into a generally chirpy, perky person- the kind who can give you a headache. So I dont know what exactly I should do- try and lose this weight , focus on the numbers on the scale to be healthy OR just eat my way into eternal bliss!

No, I am going back to the logging food intake and exercising- well , I have walked or run or used the elliptical most days of the week, so thats not the major problem- the problem is the eating which goes haywire if I dont log regularly. And so this month, there will be not much to report in terms of weight loss, I will be pleased if I dont have to report any gain!
And so I am behind by 3 pounds towards my goal of minus36. Thats Ok, better luck next time.