Starting Over.

Wow, alot has changed since I was last here on EP. I moved to another country, I had a change of profession . . . and I gained back most of the weight I had lost before arriving. Drats.

I'm not going to go into the whole 'woe is me' thing; I have just been lazy! But as of today, I'm back on track. Food wise, I've let the convenience of living in busy central London get the better of me - popping out for a sandwich, a muffin, a coffee, a croissant, it's all just too easy. Plus, I'm now not getting home until around 7:30-8:00pm, and I just don't have the energy to do as much. (It's a big jump from getting home at 4pm like I was used to.

I did the best when I was tracking myself on here and exercising. I must admit, I was exercising like a mad-woman for a while there, seven days a week, but being realistic? My lifestyle here won't allow it. I'm going to aim for 2-3 times a week, at this point. We'll see how that goes.

Today started out with a quick oats pack, which I'm going to try and eat all the time. They were yum, took 2 minutes in the microwave, and kept me fairly full in the morning. Tea and a biscuit at work, then a low fat apple snack bar. I was SO good today and had plain old chicken soup for lunch, and tonight for dinner is homemade chili con carne with basmati rice.

I'm all for indulgences, so I refuse to restrict myself; but I'm going to be more sensible now.

My goal is to get back down to the 85-87kg mark by August, which is when I'm going on my big American holiday! :)

YAY!!

Look who's back!! I am so excited to see you around!! It's good to have you here. I hear you on gaining back.... it's hard to move somewhere new and get used to different hours etc. Tell me about it, I have been almost wild the past few months..... So let's get our act together together, ok? :)

Big hugs!! Missed you!

Welcome back!

My theory, for what it's worth?  You've just got to do what you can do to make you feel good / confident.  So if exercising 2-3 times a week does the trick?  That's what you need.  Glad to have you back here!

Yup, welcome back!

Nice to see a post from you.  I refuse to give up anything entirely too that I really want, because we all know that backfires and turns into a binge at some point.  I think you can get back on track by August and you've got a great plan of moderation to get started on.