Christmas Is Coming Soon, and I Am Getting Fat

For the past few weeks now, I've been noticing that my pants were fitting a little snugger.  Not all of them, mind you, and none of them were too tight to actually have problems putting them on.  But some were tighter than I liked.  I put the blame mostly on my computer.  I have been online for a lot over the summer, to the detriment of other activities.  Yes, it has mostly to play games, but that wasn't all of it.  I had been doing some other work as well.  Just not for school, since I'm taking this semester off.  I'll also admit that I haven't been exercising as much as I normally do.  For the past few months, I've been too tired just before my regular weightlifting sessions.  I force myself to lift for the bare minimal, both in reps and weight, to say that I did something.  Just this past weekend, I barely worked out for a third of my usual time, and with the lowest possible weights, even though I felt fairly well and rested at that.  I just didn't want to do it, some of that spark had gone.  I will also admit to eating a little more than I need to.  I try to eat the right portion size, but I frequently end up eating a little bit more than I need.  Maybe not that much more, but enough that I feel slightly uncomfortable afterwards. This has been going on for weeks, if not months.  For instance, I stopped giving out candy this past Halloween after barely a half hour.  I still had a this of the candy left.  Part of it was that it was kind of chilly, and I didn't want to have to stand by an open doorway for so long.  Another was that it was about time for dinner, and I didn't want to have to stop just to eat.  Yes, part of it was that I wanted to have enough candy leftover for me.  I didn't get as much this year as I normally do, but it was all my favorite type.  I still feel a little guilty for not handing more out, but as least I haven't started eating any of the candy yet.  I have already decided to try and exercise more and eat less.  Specifically, eat healthier and less unhealthy.  It's just so hard to do so this time of year, when time is stretched so tightly and food is a dominant focus.  I actually put off writing this post for about half an hour, just so I could walk some beforehand.  It wasn't much, mostly laps around my store, but at least I wasn't sitting down.  For the rest of the year, I will try to be as active as possible.  I just feel so sleepy so much.  A neighbor has a light shining into my bedroom many nights.  Sometimes, it is so bright I can almost see colors clearly.  Not an easy thing to ignore when trying to fall asleep.  The light sometimes stays on much of the night.  This doesn't even take into account my own lifelong difficulties with falling and staying asleep.  Just a little more goo sleep, and I feel that enough of my problems will take care of themselves.  Okay, less time on the computer, especially before going to bed will help even more.