Welcome back! You know something in your post really hit me. It is the little things that make us gain weight. I have been listening to a CD set by a guy named Keith Kline. Best 90 dollars I ever spent. In that statement "It is the little things that make us gain weight" is a huge ray of hope! The converse is also true! It is the little things that can lead to a healthy lifestyle. It is the 100's of little choices that we can make that can and do add up to a lifetime of fitness and good health. Switching from Mayonnaise to mustard, using smart squeeze instead of butter, power cooking great food that you love and keeping good food handy, switching to frozen yogurt instead of ice cream. As Keith Kline says - better bad choices.
A change in lifestyle does not have to be this draconian restriction - it is about making small changes over time that add up to a healthy lifestyle. Adding an exercise program that you make a part of your life. It all adds up. Start with what you will do and will be consistent with. Keep making small changes. That way, there is no "diet" to fall off of. It is a way of life.
I wish you the very best!
