False Start

DO OVER - I declare a do-over for starting my diet. In retrospect, last week was a REALLY bad week for me to start a new diet plan. I already whined about all the obligations to eating/drinking out I had lined up last week (and I added a couple more over the weekend), I was haveing some hormonal issues (sorry Microe, I know-- TMI) and the end of the week was super high-stress/intensity couple of days. So yeah - those are all my excuses for why it is that in my first week of dieting I GAINED a 1/2 lb.

So, I am regrouping, making some resolutions about the choices I make and the control that I need to have over those choices. I completely agree with Microe's last comment that we should not look at it as a "diet" but as a life style change (behaivor modification). This works much better in the long run, but is harder to implement. But I am willing to be patient, not beat myself up to bad, and accept that this will be a long term solution with better results. Rome wasn't built in a day and I'm sure that was an easier task then melting the fat off my butt.