A Bump in the Road

Month 2 of my renewed commitment to healthy eating has been a little tougher than the first month. I've struggled to be consistent with my eating habits, and have made some less than stellar food choices over the past few weeks. That's partly the result of life stress, which is understandable. But I think I've taken advantage of that and allowed myself to eat things I know aren't good for me just because I feel like I deserve it somehow. I did get back in the groove toward the end of the month, so it wasn't a total bust, and I lost a total of 2 pounds in the last 4 weeks. That's nowhere near my goal of 5, so I've got some work to do in March to turn things around.

I don't have any big, profound lessons I've learned, except that I need to stay focused and motivated. Weekends continue to be a struggle, and will be unless I really work to develop a plan for eating on those days. In the past it's been helpful for me to write down what I'm eating, and I may do that again for a while on Saturdays and Sundays to see if it helps this time.

Here's hoping for a better March.