Back in the saddle again

It’s been a while since my last blog entry… alright it’s been a looooong while. That’s not to say I haven’t written anything, because I have started numerous ones over the last few months. But I thought I would spare you the torture of hearing me whine about how much I hate the holidays or how looking for a job sucks or how bad I wished I was camping. So instead I waited until the holidays passed and I had a good subject to write about.

I was on the fence regarding my diet for a while. Around Thanksgiving I decided to take a break from my eating plan during the holidays. I felt if I wasn’t going to be committing to it 100% then it would be a waste of money. That doesn’t mean I dove in face first into a plate full of turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie! I still maintained portion control and really didn’t overindulge. At the end of December, I had only gained back a few pounds. Which I think is pretty good!

However, once the holidays were over I decided to jump back on the wagon. At first I was confident I would go back on the eating plan, which I did. By day three I had actually gained 1.5 pounds! So I went off again. I discussed it with my fiancé, who also wants to be healthy, and he suggested we start an exercise plan and eat healthy, which we did. For the first 3 weeks I did fantastic. I was exercising regularly and eating pretty well. I felt great! That is until I stepped on the scale and didn’t see the results I thought I would. Physically I was seeing definition in my body that I had never seen, but I was still not losing. My disappointment with my progress combined with my fiancé getting really sick for almost a week caused a lull in my workouts and increase in my bad eating habits. I quickly gained back a few more pounds!

So once again I am back on my eating plan. It’s been a week and I have already lost 5 pounds! But what I am most happy about is that I feel better. The only real concern I have is whether I will be able to maintain my weight lose when I go off of the plan, but I have confidence that I will be able to. The weather will start warming up soon and that always inspires me to not eat as much. Another inspiration is my upcoming wedding, which means getting into a wedding dress! YIKES! But that is whole other blog entry.