Bittersweet...but so sweet

Is it just me, or does our self control go on vacation during the holidays?  Especially when it comes to food.  I don't know what it is, but I have the inner need to finish off every bit of savory and sweet foods left over from Thanksgiving.  It's a little nuts.  It's also more than a little delicious...which most likely adds significantly to the problem.

I always have the best of intentions during most of the year to eat healthy and get into shape, but for some reason around the holidays those intentions are gone and don't come back until after New Years when I'm stuffed and guilty. 

What can we do to change this?  Do resolutions for weight loss ever work for anyone?

I've heard the key to success is to view weight loss as a 'lifestyle change' or an addiction you have to overcome....but if that's true, I don't think our best intentions or tries are going to cut it.  I can't remember the last time I heard an alcoholic say that he was really able to quit drinking by just giving it a shot or 'really trying'....though I always think this approach will work for me with weigh loss!  And then I'm bummed when it doesn't!

I think the reason I don't take it addiction level serious, is because I feel like I can change any time and some times I think my eating habits are that bad....I EVEN sound like an addict!!  

I'm excited for what the new year holds and I even have a few 5k races on the books so we will see!  So here's to the final year with a weight loss resolution  : )