Two Out Of Two

Well, in the two weeks since I decalred I was going back to square one I have managed to put on 2lbs ... 1lb last weeks weigh in and another one at this weeks weigh in. Crap. Now I have had my fair share of naughties so I am not surprised at the gain. I had pizza friday night, mini fish and a cone of chips on saturday night, my fair share of vino over those two nights too and my dad's home made profiteroles with dark chocolate sauce after sunday lunch ... I was good for the rest of the week though and have come up with a verdict : portion control. For most of the week I only ate core foods (with the occaisional slice of toast with my baked beans for breakfast) so I think I am just eating too damn much so when I do have a naughty moment it pushes me way over the edge. The way I see it I have two choices.

1. Stop having any naughties on core because I end up not having enough weekly allowance left for the weekend but still eating/drinking them anyway.
2. Go back to weighing and pointing and having the naughties and measuring them obsessively.

I have decided on option 2. Eat less of the foods I want. Controlled naughtiness. I am going to stick with what I have learned on core, because the free foods on core are generally quite low points so I can eat more and feel fuller than if I stuff myself with low-calorie no-nutrition rubbish. At the same time I can overcome my tendancy to absolutely stuff myself on pasta and potatoes because they are "free". I can also grab a limp sandwich from the asda or somewhere without blowing my treats allowance on days when I haven't been organised enough to prepare couscous or whatever.

So, I'm doing points. Points it is. It has worked before, it can work again.

Also, I have managed to get up to date with my uni work after the flu and a weeks annual leave and a level of laziness and apathy on my part which put me two weeks behind schedule. I have no excuse not to exercise now and I have double ensured that I go do some by arranging two seperate aerobics buddies for wednesday evenings class. That way, if for some reason one of them drops out (which happens quite often) I still have to go because the other one is expecting me. Then there will be yoga on thursday too. Full steam ahead.

Gem x