Nicki, glad to hear about things improving for your family. Congrats to your dh on the new job!!

HIHeart, you threw cake out and I'm so inspired by your will power. I hate wasting anything which has caused me trouble over the years because I'll put it in my mouth rather than have it get thrown away. I'm trying to remind myself that it's not my responsibility to eat everything.

I did not eat clean this weekend at all. I went pretty far off the rails actually. While in France, I'd spend my weekends walking all over Paris, exploring. I would put in a good bit of distance every weekend and so would allow myself to eat whatever I wanted. This weekend I went to the coast with my parents and let myself eat whatever I wanted. Oh it was bad.

Snacks in the car on the way there, fast food for lunch, salt water taffy, a cinnamon roll, a blended latte, see's, fro yo. The list goes on. All these things I hadn't had access to in Europe. I made myself sick. I don't even want to see another piece of candy for awhile. I'm not beating myself up. I think I needed to show myself what I was "missing out on." Turns out, not much. My body is bloated and I feel lethargic. So, I've got my detox water in hand and my running shoes on. It's a new week and I have a new respect for my body and what we've accomplished so far. I'm learning that nothing tastes as good as healthy feels.

Nicki, I'm so so glad he's feeling better. I hope things keep on getting better and better. I'll definitely send good thoughts your way, especially as he starts his new job!

Nj- it sounds like you're doing exactly what you should! Just move on but remember the reasons why it's not worth it! And if it happens again, do the same! I try to remember it every time it happens to me too. Kindness is always better, to ourselves, just the same as it is to others. That sounds so exotic. While in France.... Ahhh! One day I will go there.

Today I tried out water Zumba. My friend wants me to go with her to Zumba on Friday, but I have 2 left feet! I was pretty glad it was under water but I had fun. I'll probably go and hopefully I can fit in spin tomorrow. If not maybe this weekend. I'm trying to squeeze in as many work outs as possible before I spend a whole week in swim suits in Hawaii! I'm so excited.

It used to be that I didn't mind cook outs, but my progress on the scale has been so bad this month that I'm dreading another setback. That food sure smells good, though.

Hi everyone!

I've dropped off, because I've been traveling a lot for work.

And a lot of bad habits came back into my life and I'm trying to kick them out again... *sigh* why is it so easy?

But, some of my medical issues came back, so that's always a "nice" wake-up call that I can't continue this way of eating either... So much for eating Paleo and low carb -- that went out the door some weeks ago. And weight gain wasn't the only thing that happened -- weight gain is hard for me to use as a motivator to lose weight. But medical problem -- high blood sugar levels, ezcema, etc., are all reasons to be on track again...

So, I'm still traveling. But I'm having to learn how to stay on plan even if I travel -- it's not easy, as my worst habits are travel habits (food is a good "soother" when you're trapped in a plane, bored to death, hurtling through the sky at an insane miles per hour).

I guess I need to come here more often and get support. I need reminders that removing all of this yummy food isn't the end of the world, that I can find other ways to "enjoy" myself that don't include putting things into my mouth... Help?