I ended up the day with about 14 points to spare, so I need to do something about that. It's too many points to just leave on the table at the end of a day.

Other than that, it was a really good day. I should probably use up a few more points in the morning so I don't end up with so many left over at night.  Or, I like the idea that we learned in our last WW meeting to start your points at night, and start them over 24 hours later. So, you'd start at night and end before dinner the next day.  I'll have to think about that one.

Time to face the truth. My last weigh-in was Dec 7, well over a month ago. Here goes:

Dec 7:  258.4

Today: 262.0

Gain: 3.6

Net loss: 7.8

I'm giving myself two weeks two get back to my Dec 7 weight, which would effectively mean that my little Christmas binge will have taken me 6 weeks out of the program. How humbling.

A week of keeping track. I'm getting good at this.

It's always amazing how well I slip into a routine, and how I can create a pattern of good things happening once I get that routine established. It's always amazing how I can get out of that routine just as quickly,

Another quasi-normal day. Points goal attained.

Just a quick check-in. Good day, and I even got out with my camera today. It was a gorgeous day, in the 50's and very sunny.  I ended up with a few points to spare, but I didn't do anything about it. I'm actually looking forward to weigh-in this week.

Pretty good day. Routine, for a Saturday, and barbecue hamburgers for dinner. Yes, it was that good. Even treated myself to a Skinny Cow at the end of the day.

Pretty good day.  After being back on program for just this long, there's a noticeable difference in my energy level. Today was the first day that I didn't have cravings for things beyond my WW points allowances.  Well, ok, maybe just a little, but they weren't bad. I'm actually looking forward to weighing in next week. 

Pretty good start to the day, although I was a bit on the sluggish side this morning. Normal food intake this morning, granola bar and coffee, but I didn't have anything planned for the rest of the day.My ideal world is that I have my meals planned beforehand, but in reality that only happens occasionally.

Lunch was PBJ and yogurt, another staple in my routine. I'm beginning to see a pattern here.

Dinner was brocolli beef over rice, and I've got some points left over. Too many to leave on the table, so I'll need to do something about that. 

Pretty good day. I counted everything, and still have a few points to spare. Weigh-in was tonight, but I just checked in without getting on the scale. I'll face the music next week. 

School puts me into a routine, and I was out of that routine for about 3 weeks.  Not an excuse, just some insight into how my habits work. Some colleagues were talking about running to get into shape, and that's something I'll never do again. Not with my joint problems, anyway. I found myself a little envious that it wasn't an option for me anymore.

I'm going to continue to post here daily until I get some things under control. With all of the other blogging I do, though, it's really going to take some commitment on my part. 

Well, no excuses to be made here, but for all intents and purposes, I took off a few weeks of Weight Watchers. I'm feeling it, and that's not a good sign. It's one thing to feel bad about a day or two of off-program eating, but it's quite another to go a few weeks without even trying. It's not a matter of whether or not I put some weight back on, but rather, how much?  I don't even want to know right now.

We have weigh-in tomorrow night, and I'm taking a Mulligan on this one. I need to give myself a week of good, solid, on-program eating habits before I see that number again.

Where I grew up, you get right back on the horse when you get bucked off (or, in my case, purposefully jump off), and that's just what I'm going to do. I feel bad for the regression, but I can't keep looking in the rear view mirror. Not for long, anyway. I'm going to think about revising some goals and have a plan to get down to my goal weight in the coming weeks and months. Spring Break is the next marker on the calendar where I'd like to look forward to again. It's time to get back to South of 260.

One of the original reasons for starting my weight loss blog in the first place was to create some accountability and keep a record of my progress.  It's time to do that again. With that in mind, I'm going to start posting daily again, at least for the first few weeks, even if it's just a few simple lines about thoughts and feelings from that day. Blogging is a very healthy, productive way for me to get back on track.