I'm Back...

To put it simply- I've missed blogging. I also have missed the success that I had when I was blogging. Even though things can get crazy between working full time and graduate school, I really would like to take some "me time" to blog again. 

Since New Years (and even before) I've been cycling between being successful for a few weeks/month and then completely falling off the wagon for a few weeks/month. This leads to losing and gaining the same few pounds over and over. It would be crazy to think about how much I would have lost by now if I kept going down in weight instead of see-sawing back and forth. 

I've also been thinking about how I told myself I was going to be at a healthy weight and in shape by the time I was thirty. I've been thirty since the end of November, but I'm only eight pounds away from my heaviest weight. Not exactly a great feeling. Thirty is a big deal birthday and it starts hitting you that you are not as young anymore. I think that my thirties will be awesome since there should hopefully be some big milestones such as having children, getting a master's degree, and possibly being a counselor. I don't want to forgo those things or be uncomfortable doing them because of my weight and lack of being in shape.

I've found the motivation to start working on weight loss again. I lost six pounds in January just by eating right. Then I proceeded to gain four of them back in February and up to now in March. I want to change many things right now, but I know if I do too much I will want to give up. Here are some goals for the rest of March:

• No more fast food (unless in a total bind, but I shouldn't be)
• No more pop (I was drinking diet, but still not good for you)
• Try my hardest to meal plan, cook for the week, and eat everything that I made
• Try to move a little bit everyday (even if it is just a short walk or cleaning)

I did meal plan this weekend and food prepped for the week. Here is what I'm eating this week:

Breakfast:

I'll also have a vitamin and a fruit strip with this.

Snack:

Snack:

Lunch:

Whole wheat spaghetti with ground turkey in the sauce.

Snack:

Dinner:

Turkey burgers - sweet potato fries will be the side

Snack:

If you add some chocolate chips, honey, and peanut butter, it kind of makes the yogurt taste like a cookie.

Something new I'm trying to drink instead of pop:

I added one lime, one cucumber, and some mint leaves. It tastes really good.