Our 4 week challenge is over and although I didn't lose much weight (2-3 lbs), but it was a good way of learning how much calories my body really needs. I kept an average of 1600- 1700 cal. a day through last month's challenge. During these days I was not completely full, but nor hungry. I ate pretty much everything that I desired, but kept it within the cal. limit. In between I had few days that I totally messed up and ate a lot, but within 2 or 3 days after I was always back to my original weight. On the other hand during the only few days that I ate around 1200 cal a day, I was always hungry and grumpy. Of course the next morning I weighed about 1/2 to 1 lbs less, which was great, but I just needed more food to be able to do my daily training. Well, it is obvious that if I want to lose lbs, i need to stick to lower calorie diet, but how am i gonna survive it!!! Cutting 400 cal. a day doesn't seem much, but it is. It is really hard. That extra banana with the 1/2 cup of rice gives me so much energy. I know that either I have to accept this weight or do something about it. I am tired of losing this 10lbs during my hard training seasons and then gain it back few months after. But then I want to enjoy my life also. I want to be able to have a glass of wine with a nice creamy plate of pasta (there goes 800 calories out of 1200), without feeling guilty....

Now the question is to diet or not to diet :o)