Back In The Saddle

About three months ago I fell off the wagon.  Yep, there I said it.  I haven't been exercising on a regular basis since the end of October.  I can pretty much tell you the exact day.  But I had been doing good with my eating.  I was maintaining my weight and even made it through the holidays only gaining two pounds.  I would exercise here and there but nothing like I was before.  I thought when January hit that I would start the new year off right and get back at it.  Only instead I didn't pay much attention to what I was eating and ended up gaining 4 additional pounds.  AGH!  But for the last three days I have been counting my calories and staying under my limit and I have been exercising.  :)  I can make excuses for why I haven't been doing it but I am not even going to waste my time writing them out.  I know they are just that...excuses.  Things I told myself to justify not working out and eating 12 cupcakes. 

I know that it may seem like I am the type to fall for fad dieting.  I did afterall do the HCG diet but that was what started this journey in the first place.  I lost over 20 pounds on that diet and went on to lose an additional 20!  It helped to kick start this progress and help me become accustomed to better eating habits.  This time aroundI am not going so drastic.  For the next 17 days I am going to follow the diet plan layed out in the book The 17 Day Diet.  It isn't too different than what I ate on the HCG diet except it allows yogurt and it doesn't restrict your calories as harshly.  What I am hoping is to get back in the habit of planning my meals in advance, taking snack with me to work so I don't choose unhealthy options, and eating more vegetables. 

So join me as I restart my weight loss journey.  I will probably be posting twice a day.  Once for whatever fancies me and then another for my meal plan and exercise for the day.  I think that will keep me focused!