welp it's official... i've gained over half the weight i lost this summer back in about 3 months. I don't know what it is about living in a college town and being in school but i can't seem to balance the eating out/drinking during the weekends with exercising and eating right during the day - the gym seems to be sacrificed when I get busy and drinking during the weekends seems almost more necessary. i want to complain about how busy i am in law school and how i have NO TIME but i don't want to use that as an excuse - i need to make time to be healthy and happy. i want to blame my boyfriend who loves to go out and eat and drink beer for tempting me and leading me to drink more but i really need to just use self-control and not be tempted by him. it's really devastating to think about how happy I was on 9/15 when all my hard work paid off and I hit the 10lb loss mark at 140.6, and was halfway to my goal... and how by 12/1 I'm back up almost to where I started, 7.5lbs heavier (3lbs from Thanksgiving weekend alone!) at 147.4. I always told myself once I went down I'd never let myself get back up.
Well enough self-pity ranting. It feels good to vent... and it's time to start getting motivated... AGAIN! I hope this helps anyone who's reached a milestone on their own weight-loss goals - don't slack! Don't let all your hard work be gained back by any excuses. I was scared of the scale and let my busy schedule get in the way of calorie counting and the gym... and now I'm back where I started