Stress = Eating

These past couple of weeks have been a bit stressful to say the least and I am finding that I have not had time to exercise and I am not eating the right things and therefore, have gained a couple of pounds back. It is horrible to gain weight back but I am checking myself now before it gets out of control. I should know by now that I can't eat what I want when I want, it does me no favors, but as I said, I have been quite stressed and that has led to numerous bottles of wine with my neighbors and over indulging in some not so great fatty foods!

First off, I got the news that my current landlord needs to sell the home I live in and it was very upsetting because we are so settled there and love it so much. I was up and down on whether I should move immediately or wait it out because in this economy, it could take forever to sell. Then we found the perfect little house and we submitted an application. I was then stressing over whether we would get this new house so that led to more eating! We did receive the news though that we had been approved so that made me so much happier and although it is a hassle to pack everything up and move home again, it is to a nice place that I think we will be very happy at.

Then last night a realtor entered my home without permission and that set me off again, so I have decided today that I have to keep my weight in check and not let these little setbacks get to me otherwise all of this hard work will be for nothing. So while I weighed 151 this morning and not 148, I am determined to get it back down and hope to report a bit of a loss next week!

Zumba!

Okay, so I have got more sporadic in my posting, mainly because I don't have lots of time and also because I don't think anyone reads this anyway!!!

So I haven't been to my WW class for a couple of weeks now. Summer is here, I don't have tons of money and to be honest, I think that I have got the logistics of it all and am going to give it a go on my own. Yes, I know that people usually fail when they do this but it is worth a shot. I have to be out there on my own at some point, so I am giving it a test run. If I fail miserably, I will go back to my class.

I would also like to join a gym and can't do WW and buy a gym membership. I have found a gym that I LOVE, but it is a year long commitment at $55 a month and I am very wary and a commitment phobe! But I like it there. They gave me a 2 day free pass and I tried out the Zumba classes and loved them. They were so much fun! Then I tried out a Zumba class at 24 Hour Fitness and while I am a gym snob and felt like I was slumming it, the Zumba class was the best there. Had so much fun and would like to do more. So, I am giving it some thought and will see what I decide.

In the meantime, I have been indulging in treats when I feel like it, but maintaining my food plan the rest of the time. This morning I weighed 148.8lbs which has made me feel on top of the world! The last time I weighed this, I was probably 12 weeks pregnant. 6 years ago! So it feels really good and is motivating me to keep on doing it!