Week 6 wrap up... After returning from Florida I went back to my usual nutrition and exercise routine. I did pretty well throughout the week. Still, on Saturday the scale showed 198.8, a 0.6 lb gain. I was not too disappointed though, not bad for one week of bad eating and lack of exercise. I have also measured myself - I lost some inches! (0.5 off the waist, 0.5 off the hips, 0.2 off the bust) So it was not a bad week after all.

I went to the mall over the weekend and was proud of how I did. In the past, I would often get some type of unhealthy snack: Auntie Amy pretzel and lemonade or a pastry from Panera, Coldstone Creamery milkshake, etc... This time a had a 150 cal smoothie from Jamba Juice.

Week 5 wrap up... So, week five was different. I was out of town for 8 days - went to a work conference in Florida, then stayed for 2 extra days. I had very good intentions, but ended up not following my nutrition plan. I tried exercising, but also did not do as well as I could have. It was hot! I dreaded stepping on the scale when I returned but did it anyway. The scale showed 203+, I knew it was not possible to gain so much so fast, so I assumed at least part of it would be water weight (I was right, thank goodness). It went to 200.6 in just a couple of days, but that was still an upsetting number...

I stocked up on some favorite foods after I returned.