Well, I haven't been entirely successful in maintaining my weight in the year and a half since I last checked in.
So much has happened and I just haven't been consistent in eating well or exercising. I was actually moving in the right direction again, but had a major blip. I went around beating up on myself "for gaining 10lbs in 5 days".
Of course, I was comparing apples to motorcycles because even when sticking to a good diet and fitness plan you can't really compare a weight taken in the morning before eating, after going to the bathroom, and with no clothes to a weigh-in with an indulgently full belly at the end of the day when I'm dressed to shoes and likely retaining a couple of water pounds due to PMS.
Oh, but I did, even though I knew it wasn't a fair comparison. And that made me angry and depressed. What better way to soothe myself than with food? Lots of cheesy, carb-laden food in unnecessary quantities.
Two weeks out it looks like the real damage was a gain of about 4lbs. I'm not proud of myself, and I knew that I was gaining weight back when I had that freak-out, but it only intensified the damage in the end.
It was a needed wake-up call.
I'm back to keeping myself accountable here, if only to serve as something to record and look back on, and something to keep busy instead of snacking mindlessly.
That's it for now. I'm struggling, but still here.
